ZLATOGRAD-XANTHI CHECKPOINT BOASTS REGIONAL TOURISM

Source: BTA

It is mostly people who make one-day trips that cross the new Zlatograd-Xanthi checkpoint, the Border Police Regional Directorate in Smolyan said during the past week.

The checkpoint is crossed by some 300-400 cars daily, Border Police says.

Hotel-keepers in the Pamporovo Mountain Resort report an increase of visits by non-package tourists during the past two weeks and are drafting special offers for touroperators from the region of Xanthi.

The two-way traffic increases in the weekends as the Greek visitors go to Pamporovo and the Bulgarian ones,
to neighbouring Greek settlements.

As the Greek side is still carrying out finishing construction works, it has introduced a restriction for the incoming traffic and only up to 3.5-tonne and up to 12-seat vehicles may enter Greek territory, said Commissioner Todor Georgiev, Director of the Border Police Regional Directorate.