08 Jan 2012
It is with great pleasure and pride to announce that Kempinski Hotel Grand Arena Bansko has been awarded for a second consecutive year with the TripAdvisors Certificate of Excellence for the year 2012 by achieving an exceptional 4.5 rating.
Ideally positioned, at the foot of the Pirin mountains, the Kempinski Hotel Grand Arena in Bansko is the only "Leading Hotel of The World" in Bulgaria and offers clients luxury along with quality services in this most popular of resorts.
The hotel combines Alpine style with modern comfort and comprises five connected buildings with an impressive range
03 Jan 2012
Slovenia will again host the already legendary international Ski World Cup for women on the 21-22 January 2012. The Zlata lisica - Golden Fox has been organised since 1964 in the city of Maribor. Some 20,000 visitors are expected to visit this year's event where the best slalom and giant slalom contestants will compete.
You don't need to be a wortd champion to enjoy Slovenia's spectacular ski resorts and excellent pistes - just book your ski holiday to Slovenia with Balkan Holidays for an unforgettable winter break!
01 Jan 2012
We have launched our Winter Ski & Board programme for 2012/13.
Highlights in the new brochure include:
New flight programme from Luton to Ljubljana, Slovenia
Three and four night ski weekends departing on Thursdays and Fridays from Gatwick to Bulgaria from January 2013
Value for money breaks with prices from £219** per person for 7 nights
Free night skiing in Pamporovo, Bulgaria, staying at the Hotel Perelik
Free lift passes in Bansko & Borovets, Bulgaria
Free ski/board storage in Bansko, Bulgaria
50% off Ski and Board packs in Borovets when staying at the Hotel Rila
Click here for latest deals and other offers
08 Dec 2011
The winner of the Ski Show prize draw was Mike Barratt from London who won a snowboard and bindings.
01 Nov 2011
The Ski & Snowboard Show is now open at London Earls Court and you are welcome to visit us on stand L11 where you can grab a copy of our latest brochure, find out about our special offers, and you can book your holiday straight away.
And that's not all! We are introducing a 10% reduction on 2011/12 winter holiday prices for direct bookings during the snow (19-23 October).
The offer is valid for direct bookings and is combinable with other offers currently available including loyalty bonus (not applicable for Late Deals).
15 Jul 2011
Situated high in the Rhodope Mountains in Southern Bulgaria, Pamporovo is set against the magnificent backdrop of the Rhodope Mountains and is the perfect Winter Holiday destination with its quality ski and snowboard instruction, great selection of après ski bars and high standards of accommodation.
Hit the slopes of this beautiful purpose-built resort which has a wide variety of pistes to keep all abilities happy, Holidays to Pamporovo though are ideally suited for beginners and intermediates. The Pamporovo Ski School is internationally renowned, and the ski school is where many Balkan Holidays clients have had their first
20 May 2011
Hurry and book your Winter Ski or Snowboard Holidays before 1st June and take advantage of our great early booking offers. These include :
* Free Lift Passes. When you pre-book a lift pass, get the same category of lift pass free. Conditions Apply
* 20% off Ski and Snowboard Packs when you book a holiday in Hotels Bansko, Pirin or Mura in the Bulgarian Ski Resort of Bansko.
* Free Ski Services. When you pre-book ski services for 2 Adults, one child will get the same services free. Excludes Ski Carriage.
* Free Ski School. When both parents book a Full or Learn to Ski Pack.
The main ski holiday destinations for
24 Feb 2011
World Cup fever hits Bansko this week as the Mens World comes to town. The best racers in the world along with world's press will decend on the Bulgarian Resort for the races on 26th and 27th February. You too could be skiing on the mountain of champions and hit the same pistes as Albert Tomba, Marc Giradelli and Lindsay Vonn to name just a few.
Balkan Holidays has great offers for this modern Winter Resort and it is a lot more affordable than you would think. So watch the race on Eurosport or Ski Sunday this weekend then search our website to access the latest deals to ski this excellent resort.
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11 Feb 2011
Borovets is one of the three main ski resorts in Bulgaria. This annual Borosport Cup is organised by the Bulgarian Ski Federation on the Popangelov slope of this and features the top Slalom and Giant Slalom racers from all countries on the Balkan Peninsula. This is a great opportunity to watch the best skiers from the region adding to the atmosphere of this lively resort.
11 Feb 2011
One of the featured ski resorts by Balkan Holidays has installed more artificial snowmaking systems this season.
Borovets have installed additional snow cannons on the ski areas of Yastrebets, Sitnayakovo and Markudjik along with a new snow retention system.
A new reservoir with a capacity of 30,000 cubic metres, will supply water directly to the snow cannons.
Borosport Director, Nelly Sandalska, has informed Balkan Holidays: "This allows for perfect snowmaking and maintaining of more than 200,000 square metres of ski runs."
Winter tourists are on the rise in Bulgaria, particularly families on cheap package deals and young
