Accompanying Program 2025

11:00

Official Opening

11:40

Topic: Traditional dances from India

Organizer: Embassy of India

13:00 – 13:20

Topic: Preparation of bulgarian spice

Organizer: Municipality of Panagyurishte

14:00 – 18:00

Adventures without luggage: Balkan Roadtrip

Tickets: HERE

Organizer: Dessytravels

10:30 – 12:00

13:00 – 14:00

16:00 – 18:00

Topic: Destinations Jammu and Kashmir – “The heaven on earth”

More information you can find HERE.

Organizer: Embassy of India

14:30 – 17:00

Topic: Premium Travel – Programs and Highlights for 2025.

With the participation of the China Cultural Center in Bulgaria.

• 14:30 – 16:00 Presentation
• 16:00 – 17:00 Networking

Organizer: Premio Travel

12:00 – 13:00

Topic: Video and Creative: The Most Powerful Marketing Tools in 2025

Organizer: Improve

13:30 – 14:30

Topic: Maximizing Hotel Bookings on Google with Local SEO (English)

Organizer: SEO Pinnacle

15:00 – 16:00

Topic: Is the Website or Booking Engine More Important for Direct Hotel Bookings?

Organizer:  HotelBox

13:30 – 14:30

Topic: From traditional to smart tourism: How cities are creating better tourist experiences

Organizer: Urbo Studio

11:30 – 12:10

Topic: To be announced

Organizer: Municipality of Bansko

12:30 – 13:10

Topic: Hundreds of Counties, Thousands of Dishes – The Tianyi Night Banquet

Organizer: China cultural center

13:30 – 14:10

Topic: Presentation of traditional dish from Panagyurishte

Organizer: Municipality of Panagyurishte

14:30 – 15:10

Topic: “Komotini – a crossroads of flavors” – presentation of culinary tourism in the Municipality of Komotini, Greece

Organizer: Municipality of Komotini, Greece

16:30 – 17:10

Topic: “Past and present, gathered in flavors” – presentation of culinary tourism in the Central Greece Region

Organizer: Central Greece Region, Greece

15:00

Topic: Wine tastings from wineries in the Plovdiv region

Stand: C5 at hall 3

Organizer: Plovdiv Municipality

15:30

Topic: Tasting of wines and dairy products from the region “WINE GUIDE TO THE SLIVEN REGION”

Stand: A1 at hall 3

Organizer: MUNICIPALITY OF SLIVEN

10:30 – 13:00

Topic: How to eliminate the grey sector in Bulgaria?

Organizer: BATA

13:30 – 14:30

Topic: The Challenges of a New and Different Museum

Speaker: Kristian Krastanov – Director of the “Hall of Fame” and representative of Hristo Stoichkov.
With the assistance of “Our Heritage”

Organizer: Hall of Fame of Hristo Stoichkov and Tsari Mali Grad, in collaboration with the company Our Heritage

10:30 – 13:00

Topic: Are we wasting money? Where do hotel website bookings really come from?

Organizer:  Hotel Box

11:00 – 13:30

Topic: Bohemia Season 2025 – European and Exotic Programs – Excursions, Vacations

Registration HERE

Organizer: Bohemia

10:30 – 11:30

Topic: Your Marketing is a Zombie! 5 Signs Social Media Isn’t Working for Your Hotel!

Organizer: HotelBox

11:30-13:30

Topic: Shortcut to more sales in the tourism sector: How to reach new audiences?

Organizer: tbi bank

13:30 – 14:30

Topic: How to Increase Your Revenue as a Tour Operator: The Secrets of Upselling and Cross-Selling

Organizer: Urbo Studio

11:30-13:30

Topic: Presentation of the programs of Roal Travel for 2025, flight programs in Europe, Asia and South America, cruises, bus programs in Europe.

Organizer: Rual Travel

14:00 – 15:00

• 14:30-15:30 Presentation: Organized vacations, excursions and cruise programs in Bulgaria and around the world with the tour operator SOLVEX – Your reliable partner in the field of travel!
• 15:30-17:00 Individual questions and discussions over coffee with snacks

Organizer: SOLVEX

11:00 – 12:00

Topic: Presentation of the issues and events of the magazine “Destination Bulgaria”. Raffle.

Organizer: “Destination Bulgaria” Magazine

10:30 – 12:00

Topic: Tourism in the focus of municipal policies. Perspectives and opportunities.

Organizer: SOFIA TOURISM ADMINISTRATION

10:30 – 11:10

Topic: “With a rich culinary heritage and an abundance of local products” – presentation of traditional dishes from the Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Region, Greece

Organizer: Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Region, Greece

10:30 – 11:10

Topic: “With a rich culinary heritage and an abundance of local products” – presentation of traditional dishes from the Eastern Macedonia and Thrace Region, Greece

Organizer: Municipality of Razlog

12:30 – 13:10

Topic: Festival “Days of banica” in Bela Palanka

Organizer: Bele Palanke

13:30 – 14:10

Topic: Preparation of traditional sugar confectionery products – cut candies by master Boyan Minchev

Organizer: Municipality of Gabrovo

14:30 – 15:10

Topic: “Traveling through the Lakes Region” – presentation of culinary tourism in the Western Macedonia Region, Greece

Organizer: Western Macedonia Region, Greece

15:30 – 16:10

Topic: Preparation of the traditional Turlach appetizer “Bel muzh”

Organizer: Municipality of Belogradchik

16:30 – 17:10

Topic: “Unforgettable sunny and delicious experiences” – presentation of culinary tourism in Halkidiki and Central Macedonia Region, Greece

Organizer: Halkidiki and Central Macedonia Region, Greece

13:00

Topic: Wine tastings from wineries in the Plovdiv region

Stand: C5 at hall 3

Organizer: Plovdiv Municipality

14:00

Topic: Tasting of wines and dairy products from the region “WINE GUIDE TO THE SLIVEN REGION”

Stand: A1 at hall 3

Organizer: MUNICIPALITY OF SLIVEN

10:30 – 11:30

Topic: Tsari Mali Grad Museum Complex and the Transformation of Such a Site into a Resource for Cultural Tourism

Speaker: Dr. Veselin Hadzhiangelov – long-time archaeologist and director of the Tsari Mali Grad Museum Complex and the Historical Museum – Samokov. With the assistance of “Our Heritage”.

Organizer: Tsari Mali Grad

13:30 – 14:30

Topic: Information meeting and invitation to join the EU DETOUR project

Organizer: Thracian Tourist Region Management Organization

11:00 – 13:30

Topic: World’s First Innovation VR Forum

Organizer: Ivan Kristov, Spiderman.Academy

13:30 – 14:30

Topic: How to increase direct bookings through YouTube, TikTok and UGC content (Bulgarian)?

Organizer: SEO Pinnacle

12:30 – 13:10

Topic: Demonstration of preparing authentic BUGATSA & interesting facts from the history of this specialty, which has become an attraction of culinary tourism in Greece.

Organizer: Greece

14:30 – 15:10

Topic:  “Welcome to Alexandroupils” – presentation of culinary tourism in Alexandroupolis, Greece

Organizer: Municipality of Alexandroupolis

16:30 – 17:10

Topic: “With a scent of the sea, mastic and tangerines” – presentation of culinary tourism on the island of Chios, Greece

Organizer: Municipality of Chios 

14:00

Topic: Tasting of wines and dairy products from the region “WINE GUIDE TO THE SLIVEN REGION”

Stand: A1 at hall 3

Organizer: MUNICIPALITY OF SLIVEN

12:00 – 18:00

Tourism open days

Organizer: Louder than horn