The Association of Tour Operators of Russia is grateful for the successful partnership with the Ministry of Tourism

On behalf of the Association of Tour Operators of Russia (ATOR) and her members, we hereby state sincere appreciation and gratitude for the productive and effective activities in the strengthening of ties in tourism between Bulgaria and Russia. This is communicated in a letter from ATOR to the Tourism Minister, Nikolina Angelkova, as signed by the Association’s CEO, Maya Lomidze.

The letter further highlights that with the Ministry’s support Republic of Bulgaria’s national representative office for tourism has held in the Russian Federation a number of events aimed at developing the cooperation among Russian tour operators, Bulgarian businesses, and tourism authorities in the country. Bilateral meetings are held on a regular basis, discussing the current situation, exchanging opinions and proposals on how to strengthen mutual cooperation, ATOR’s CEO writes further.

Maya Lomidze put the emphasis on the Ministry’s contribution and efficient information work, which was targeted not only on the end Russian users of Bulgarian tourism products, but also on the tour operators and travel agents in Russia. The Ministry’s activities help towards expanding the scope of proposals for the Russian players on the tourism market, for the Bulgaria direction, as well as for the significant expediency in resolving any issues arising during the season.

We would particularly like to acknowledge the important role played by the Ministry in the solving of the issues caused by the cancellation of flights of the VIM-Avia airline in June this year. We appreciate your help and the efforts spent in resolving that situation. We are hopeful that this very fruitful cooperation of Russian tourism businesses and the Ministry of Tourism, under your leadership, will continue going forward as well, concludes the letter to Minister Angelkova.