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Tourism progress discussed at the "Undiscovered Northwest" Conference in Vidin

22.05.2025

"The development of the sector requires a strategic approach, coordination between the state, local authorities, business, NGOs and, of course, civil society - for a more sustainable use of natural and cultural resources in socio-economic terms," ​​said Mrs. Ani Arutyunyan at the forum, which was held at the Jules Paskin Cultural center. She emphasized the need to create better working conditions for the private sector, which would attract investor interest in the Northwest, and emphasized the procedure for transferring management of architectural and construction immovable cultural values ​​to the Vidin municipality in order to attract more tourists.

The "Undiscovered Northwest" conference was initiated by the Ministry of tourism and the news publication Filternews.bg, with the Regional administration Vidin as a co-organizer.

The forum was attended by the Deputy minister of tourism Pavlin Petrov, the Regional governor of Montana Kalin Haitov, the Mayor and Deputy mayor of Vidin Dr. Tsvetan Tsenkov and Borislava Borisova, the head of the AG "Nikola Petrov" Bogdan Alexandrov, Dr. Hristina Kirilova – Director of RHM – Vidin, the metropolitan of Vidin Pachomius, as well as representatives of travel agencies, hotels and restaurants from Vidin region.

During the discussion, ideas and good practices were exchanged that could lead to promising results in the development of tourism in Northwestern Bulgaria.

The attendees emphasized the close cooperation between them and the use of modern technologies for the development of a quality tourist product that would advertise our country as an attractive tourist destination.

"I believe that we will all remain true to our commitment to promote tourism in the region as a preferred destination for Bulgarian and foreign tourists, because the first steps have been taken, we only have to go all the way. The Bulgarian Northwest should not sink into oblivion any longer and it is time to clearly state itself nationally and internationally," concluded the Regional governor of Vidin.



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