Bulgaria Ski discussion board

actually it was my hubby not me and for your information we have been going to bulgaria for the last 12 years and yes they are trying to rip the british off even the bulgarians themselves agree with this they are killing the tourist trade they were 30% down on british tourists this season and according to our BULGARIAN friends it is getting worse so please dont call people names that you dont know, over the past years I have tried to help lots of people on this site but obviously some people cant see that. btw am going bck again in June and next feb

yes i totally agree but on both sides. we visited Bansko in December - 4th time in approx 3 year period. we arrived in 2006 and we laughed every time we bought something or had a bill as it was so cheap and totally unbelievable. i agree that the resort must open up their potential for profit margins but i do see a steer towards a rip off attitude from within the Bankso i stayed in last December. we found we were totally on our guard by the end of our week, something we've never really had to do during previous visits. its inevitable though and its not that the locals are all out to rip off the british its more a case of (i think) individual local tradesmen moving in and monopolising the retail framework the resort has built up already. theres no getting away from it and when Bulgaria ski resorts become "Euro Savvy" and decide to hike up the prices to the french and Swiss benchmark i guess thats when we will be opting out and staying nearer to the uk, more flights and more vast ski runs. thats the bottom line - its all about what the place has to offer in terms of a challenging ski environment im afraid and if Bulgaria overlooks then im sure im not going to be the first to think its going to be a massive mistake.

its a shame. the people are nice and the place has potential

Bulgaria is now part of the EEC as we all know. When trading within the EEC most of their transactions will be conducted with costs based on the Euro and as the Lev is now firmly linked with the Euro, in order for the country to prosper you will find more and more prices rising in readiness to adopt the Euro within the next 4 years, and possibly sooner.

I'm afraid the days of 'cheap as chips' in Bulgaria has gone forever now and we need to get used to paying prices that we would expect to pay throughout Europe.

That's the facts - and it's not going to change.