7-10% is the expected growth of tourists in the new season compared to the same period of 2007, said the chairman of the State Agency for Tourism (SAT) Anelia Krushkova at a press conference in Albena resort today. According to her, this forecast is optimistic even for the German market, which has not registered growth of 3-5% since many years, and which is expected to be achieved during this summer.

Entering the Black Sea resorts and in Russia is running well. It is expected that many tourists will take advantage of the "In the last minute" offer.

Krushkova however, commented that in the early summer the expected animation in the Black Sea resorts have not been noticed. She listed as a possible reason the rainy weather in the last two weeks, and possibly the running UEFA European Football Championship.

According to the chairman of the State agency there are no longer any drastic problems with Construction in the resorts during the high season.

Krushkova considers that tourist industry each year registers growth, but hotel-keepers are dissatisfied because of overbuilding hotels remain unfilled.