Minister of Tourism Hristo Prodanov held a working meeting in Belgrade with Minister of Trade, Tourism and Telecommunications of Serbia Tatjana Matić. He proposed concrete ideas to develop the region’s potential in the field of cultural, congress, pilgrimage and maritime tourism. The two countries agreed to work together under the motto “The Balkans – a safe tourist destination”.
“I am in Belgrade because I see potential in the relations between the two countries in the field of tourism. Before the pandemic, 500,000 Serbs visited our country every year, the same number of Bulgarian tourists in Serbia. Your citizens know our ski resorts very well. We hope that through our participation in the ITB Belgrade exhibition and joint initiatives, Bulgaria will be rediscovered by more Serbian tourists for summer vacations and maritime tourism,” said Minister Prodanov.
He informed his colleague that the Ministry of Tourism plans to organize an information event on the southern Black Sea coast in May for Serbian journalists, travel bloggers and vloggers to familiarize themselves with the tourism conditions in Bulgaria, and invited Minister Matić to attend.
During the meeting, the parties agreed to maintain more intensive contacts at the operational level, as Bulgaria and Serbia will launch the creation and promotion of joint tourism products and routes to attract tourists from distant countries like China , Australia, etc.
Tatjana Matić proposed that the two countries work together to develop tourism in the Balkan mountains, which constitute an important geographical link between Bulgaria and Serbia. According to Minister Prodanov, this can be done through cross-border cooperation programs, because our countries share not only the mountains but also the Danube.
Minister Hristo Prodanov encouraged Serbia to support us as the host country of the 68th session of the WHO Regional Committee for Europe in 2023.