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INSPECTION TRIPS
VIEWING TRIPS
What could be more exciting than a viewing trip to see
luxury property in
Bulgaria?
Centrally located in Eastern Europe, with a beautiful coastline along
the Black Sea rising to spectacular mountains ranges, Bulgaria is a
varied country.
Eating and drinking is exceptionally cheap with a pint of lager
costing about 40p and a three-course meal, with wine, often
costing no more than Ł5 a head.
Many of our clients are purchasing more than one property for
investment purposes prior to Bulgaria’s schedule entry in EU in 2007.
Our success rate is due to the preparation carried out prior to the
actual trip between each client and us to assess your requirements.
No mass multiple family tours, we make individual arrangements for our
clients that allow us to tailor your itinerary and to fit around your
availability.
We meet and return clients to the airport
With sales, after sales, legal, contracting and admin office coverage
across all the main regions in Bulgaria (Sofia, Bansko, Pamporovo,
Barovets, Sunny Beach, Varna and Golden Sands) we can uniquely offer a
high level of support on the ground.
Please note we do not charge per km or for airport collection etc
We can arrange and book flights for our clients, many book packages
but if not let us know the arrival and departure dates and times and
we book the hotels.
Unfortunately there are no budgeted flights to Bulgaria like to Spain
and Cyprus for example and flight costs are about 250-300 Euros for
return ticket but use the charter companies as below
As Easy As 1-2-3
1. Book flights
2. Tell us the dates, we book hotel and arrange directly with you &
arrange pickup
3. We collect you from airport/hotel
**no need to check if we can meet with you,, we always have people
available**
SUBSIDISED TRIPS
The subsidised Spanish-type inspection trip is not operating in
Bulgaria as the competition is not as intense and nor are the property
prices as high with margins to allow for such trips
FLIGHT BOOKINGS
Direct international flights from the UK (2.5 hrs) are available to
the capital Sofia all year round from Heathrow with British Airways
and from Gatwick with Bulgarian Air www.air.bg.
There are a number of regional airports, most notably Varna and
Bourgas on the Black Sea coast where there are daily connections from
Sofia all year round and can be booked on line at
www.hemusair.bg.
Direct charter flights to the Black Sea (Varna or Bourgas) from
nineteen UK airports are available during the high season spring and
summer months and less than 3.5 hrs away
http://www.balkanholidays.co.uk/s05/bgflights.htm
BULGARIA TAKES OFF
On 18 September 2005 Wizz Air www.wizzair.com starts 29 euro (airport
fees not included) flights from Sofia to London three times weekly.
The news heralds the beginning of a new age for the country, with Wizz
Air being the first ‘no-frills’ airline to operate a service to
Bulgaria.
Wizz Air is a Hungarian company registered in London which has already
taken off - literally – in other East European countries like Poland
and Hungary with huge success.
József Váradi, Chief Executive Officer of Wizz Air, said at a press
conference in Sofia, where the announcement was made: “The Bulgarian
market entry represents a strategic move for Wizz Air that will expand
its operations in Eastern Europe, beyond the boundaries of the EU.
“Shortly the citizens of Bulgaria will benefit from Wizz Air’s low
fares and comfortable customer services which will undoubtedly
revolutionise air travel in the country. Wizz Air will change the
travel industry here for the benefit of the country and the people of
Bulgaria.”
To promote the new route Wizz Air is offering 10,000 tickets priced 1
euro each (taxes and charges are to be paid) for travel between 18
September 2005 and 25 March 2006.
For more information, visit www.wizzair.com
Sunny Beach
It is best to fly to Bourgas Airport, which is 30 min. from Sunny
Beach.
Varna and 1 hour from Sunny Beach
www.skydeals.co.uk/
www.cheapflights.co.uk/flights/Bourgas/
www.charterflights.co.uk/flights/bulgaria/bourgas/ep
Golden Sands & Varna
75 minutes from Bourgas airport
Varna Airport is 60 minutes from Sunny Beach
Heathrow
Austrian Airlines www.austrianair.com
Manchester
Malev Airlines www.malev.com
Gatwick
Bulgaria Air www.balkanair.co.uk (Monday, Wed & Fridays)
Bansko, Pamporovo & Barovets
Fly to Sofia then all approx 2 hours by car.
Heathrow
British Airways
www.ba.com
Austrian Airlines www.austrianair.com
Lufthansa
https://aero.lufthansa.com/aerodyn/fb_main.aero?l=en&pos=DE&p=fly
Malev Airlines www.malev.com
Manchester
Malev Airlines www.malev.com
Gatwick
Bulgaria Air www.balkanair.co.uk (daily service)
Luton
WizzAir www.wizzair.com (3 times weekly from 18/9/05)
LENGTH OF TOUR
3 - 4 days is sufficient if you are visiting one area, for example the
coast or just the ski resorts.
However because the ski resorts are geographically separated from the
coastal resorts it isn’t feasible to try and squeeze both areas into
just a 3/4 day trip.
TYPICAL INSPECTION TRIP ITINERARY
Day 1
Pick up at the airport by one of our sales executives and transferred
to a hotel.
Clients are left to relax or explore, as they so desire.
Day 2
Pick up from the hotel by a sales executive.
We take you on a viewing trip. This can be as long, or as short as you
desire. Once we have shown you the properties of your interest in that
region and the complex sites, you get the opportunity to ask our sales
executives any questions/concerns that you may have. You are then
returned to your accommodation.
Day 3
Pick up from the hotel by a sales executive.
We take you on a viewing trip if there are any other properties you
want to see. We offer a full independent legal service. Our lawyers
are fully qualified and have a complete knowledge of Bulgarian
property law. Then we will transfer you back to you hotel where you
will stay the night.
Day 4
Pick up from your accommodation by one of our sales executives and
transferred to the airport.
Flight home.
AIRPORT INFORMATION
Not that you will need it as we will collect you.
Sofia International Airport
This is the main gateway to Bulgaria and handles more than half of the
international air traffic to Bulgaria. The flight from the UK takes
2.5 hours. Bulgaria Air and British Airways provide daily flights to
London. While low cost airlines do not operate flights to Sofia yet,
the round trip is unlikely to cost more than J250. The Czech, Austrian
and Hungarian airlines may be a good alternative if you do not mind a
short stopover in the respective capital.
Once in Sofia, various means of transportation are available. You can
rent a car from the airport should you need flexible transportation
arrangements. Four pounds is the highest taxi fare you can expect to
pay for the longest one way trip within Sofia, but usually it would be
just 1-2 pounds. Regular bus (coach) services can take you anywhere in
the country in comfortable environment. The longest one way trip
imaginable (Sofia – Varna or so) is about 5.5 hours and costs just 10
pounds. The winter resorts – Borovets, Bansko and Pamporovo are 1, 2,
and 3 hours drive from Sofia, respectively. In general, transportation
services are of good quality and reliability.
Varna International Airport and Bourgas International Airport
The importance of these seaside airports sharply increases during the
summer months. They handle significant traffic of incoming tourists
from Western Europe and Russia going for their summer vacation.
Numerous charter flights operate to and from the airports and can go
as low as J80 one way. They cover the main markets of the UK, Germany,
Scandinavia and Russia. Out of season demand sharply drops and
arranging a direct flight to the seaside becomes more difficult, but
still possible, especially to Varna.
Shuttles and regular bus services are readily available between
Bourgas and Varna (2 hours) and the resorts in between. Such services
are also at your disposal should you want to visit the resorts south
of Bourgas or north of Varna. Again, transportation is reliable and
one cannot expect to remain stranded.
Bulgaria is about two and a half hour flight from the UK direct. A
number of Bulgarian and foreign airlines fly to Bulgarian airports
from most capitals of Europe, Africa, Middle East and North America.
Two scheduled airlines currently fly direct to Sofia once a day, most
other major European carriers fly indirectly.
Bulgarian International airports are at Sofia and on the Black Sea
Coast at Bourgas and Varna. Some chartered flights also land at
Plovdiv and Gorna Oryahovitsa. Direct international flights are
available to the capital, Sofia, all year round. Direct charter
flights to the Black Sea (Varna/Bourgas) are available during the
spring/summer months and can be booked through local UK travel agents.
Varna Airport (VAR) is 9km (5.5 miles) from the city of Varna. Bus
service to Varna city centre departs every 20 minutes. Bourgas Airport
(BOJ) is 13km (8 miles) from the city. Bus service departs every 20
minutes to the city centre.
There are also several international Bus stations where all
international busses arrive and you can use a rail transport too.
Although there are no direct rail services between Bulgaria and
Western Europe there are frequent services between Sofia and Belgrade,
Bucharest, Thessalonica and Istanbul.
Reaching Bulgaria by car is also convenient. Travelling by car you
must enter at an official border point (those with Romania, e.g. Vidin,
Oryahovo, Rousse probably being the most convenient). When entering
you have to present a document of ownership over your car, if such
ownership is not explicitly shown on the documents of its
registration. You must also declare your exit crossing and pay the
corresponding tax. Speed limits in Bulgaria apply on all public roads
- 50 km/h in populated areas, 90 km/h outside towns and villages, 120
km/h on motorways.
There are also sea and river connections through the Black Sea and the
Danube River however most of these are cruises rather than regular
services. The official crossing point into Romania by ferry is from
Vidin to Calafat. The two main international ports are Varna and
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