09 Oct 2013
Our ski hotels and self-catering apartments in Kopaonik Resort in Serbia are available to book online as Accommodation Only. We have two 4-star hotels, one of them offering All Inclusive Light service, and there is an apartment complex for self-catering ski holidays.
Kopaonik is the largest ski centre in Serbia and one of the most beautiful tourist destinations in this part of Europe.The top class terrains of the ski centre feature more than 55 km of slopes for Alpine skiing and 18 km for Nordic skiing, providing an immense enjoyment to all categories of skiers, from the very beginners to the well experienced ones.
Three slopes are in
03 Oct 2013
It may only be October but if current weather conditions in Borovets are anything to go by then it looks at though skiers & snowboarders are in for a real treat on their holiday to Bulgaria this winter! Fresh snow began falling in Borovets this morning coating the Rila Mountain with plenty of the white stuff normally only seen later in the year.
Over recent seasons Bulgaria has seen much improved ski weather conditions adding to the appeal of this already popular value for money destination with Bulgaria's winter tourism bringing in an estimated 417m Euro for the country during the 2012/13 season, an increase of 4.9% on
17 Sep 2013
As delegates from around the UK prepare to attend this year's Travel Convention hosted by Dubrovnik, ABTA has teamed up with the Croatian National Tourist Office to encourage the 600 delegates attending to explore more of the beautiful country during their stay. The tourist office reported a 25% increase in visitors from January 2013 to July 2013, compared to the same period last year and Mark Tanzer, ABTA chief executive, said: "Croatia is a stunning country and after three days in Dubrovnik at the Travel Convention many delegates will want to see what else the country has to offer. "I am sure that if they do have the
10 Sep 2013
As the specialist Tour Operator to Bulgaria, Croatia, Montenegro and Slovenia, Balkan Holidays has 48 years of experience in providing great value summer holidays to the region. In addition to our existing departures for holidays to Croatia and Slovenia we are pleased to announce the following flights have now been added for 2014 summer package holidays to Croatia and Slovenia.
PLEASE NOTE: Further dates will be added at a later date for the remainder of June, July, August & September 2014.
Dubrovnik, Croatia from:
Edinburgh
Departing 26th April - 10th June 2014
Tuesdays &
28 Aug 2013
Yesterday was a landmark day for the city of Varna as the new passenger terminal at Varna Airport on Bulgaria’s Black Sea coast came in to full use, 12 days after its official opening. As of 3pm, all arrivals and departures began passing through the new terminal, announced by the airport on its website.
The first serviced domestic flight was to Sofia with the national carrier "Bulgaria Air" while the first international passengers served in the new Varna Airport terminal came from Minsk with the aviation company “Belavia”. At the same time, the old terminal at Varna Airport closed after 41 years of
14 Aug 2013
From the 23rd - 25th August, the unlikely combination of summer sunshine and snowboarding will be brought to life at the Borovets Street Festival 2013. Burton Bulgaria in conjuction with the hotels of Borovets will provide a unique opportunity for all keen skiers and snowboarders to ride. A specially covered jump will be used to host a demonstration of the ski and snowboard technology in summer conditions. The ramp will also host a summer ride competition. The competitors will be divided in three categories – snowboard up to 16 years old, snowboard over 16 years old and ski with the winners picking up some fantastic
24 Jul 2013
A new project introduced with funds by the Sozopol municipality was launched earlier this month which provides all guests to Sozopol with free internet access across the popular seaside resort.
The company which maintains the service reported that after only a few hours after the service was introduced, 1150 people had already used it.
The WiFi service starts from the old town in Sozopol through to the Budzhaka district and many tourists are already enjoying the opportunity to message, call and email friends and family whilst enjoying their summer holiday, free of charge.
In addition to the free WiFi, the Sozopol municipality has
20 Jun 2013
Some great news arrived in the form of cranes and diggers this week in Pamporovo as construction began on a brand new lift facility due to be completed before the start of the upcoming winter season.
The new 4-seated lift was announced by the executive director of Pamporovo AD Mr. Marian Belyakov and the total cost of the project is expected to be around the 3.5m Euro mark (£3m). The resort of Pamporovo is hoping the new 1km lift will enhance the infrastructure within the resort along with the ski track measuring 1200 meters about to be prepared with an artificial snow inflow in the near future. Another 1.2m Euro (£1m) has
17 May 2013
Bulgaria’s first full European Tour event, the 2013 Volvo World Match Play Championship, takes place this weekend at the breathtaking Thracian Cliffs Course. The elite tournament, which is celebrating its 50th year, gathers 24 of the world's best players to compete for this prestigious title via a qualification process designed to attract the highest quality from the international world of golf. Taking part this year will be players like Nicolas Colsaerts who has qualified as the Defending Champion, Shane Lowry who qualified by winning the 2012 Portugal Masters and Rory McIlroy, Justin Rose, Louis Oosthuizen and Peter Hanson who
16 May 2013
Balkan Holidays are pleased to announce the release of our new Winter 2013/14 1st Edition brochure packed with a choice of over 50 hotels and apartments in the countries of Bulgaria, Slovenia and Romania.
The brochure includes three NEW properties in the resort of Pamporovo, Bulgaria and our new flight from Glasgow to Sofia departing Sundays from 22nd December 2013 to 30th March 2014 as well as many other fantastic deals and savings.
For full details visit our brochure launch page or to order the new brochure visit our brochure request page.
