Rivers Travel

Yorkshire Evening Post – Published Date: 22 March 2010

BALKAN Holidays has announced a new route from Leeds Bradford Airport to Sofia in Bulgaria for the winter 2010/2011 season, targeting the expanding Yorkshire ski market.

Winter 2011 ski packages to Bulgaria from Leeds Bradford are now on sale, with prices starting from £222 for seven nights departing on March 19, 2011, staying at the Castle Apartments in Pamporovo – based on six people sharing a two-bedroom apartment.

The tour operator currently operates summer charter flights serving the resorts of Bourgas and Varna in Bulgaria from Leeds Bradford.

With the addition of this new winter route Balkan Holidays will be able to offer services throughout the year.

Rupert Diggins, Balkan Holidays sales and marketing manager, commented: “We are delighted to introduce this new winter service to Sofia which opens up the popular Bulgarian ski resorts of Bansko, Borovets and Pamporovo.”

Tony Hallwood, LBIA commercial director, added: “This is great news for skiers who now have a wider choice of ski destinations from their local airport. As a non-Euro destination Bulgaria is particularly attractive, offering excellent value for money.”

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