Bulgaria, Montenegro Have Joined Forces to Promote Sustainable Tourism in the Balkans – Caretaker Tourism Minister Miloshev
Bulgaria and Montenegro have joined forces to promote sustainable tourism in the Balkans. Bulgaria’s idea of a shared tourism product of the Balkan countries is getting closer to realization during caretaker Tourism Minister Evtim Miloshev’s official visit to Montenegro. The introduction of direct flights between Balkan capitals is expected to support this initiative, allowing the region to market itself to destinations farther afield such as Japan and the United States, Miloshev told BTA. According to the Ministry’s estimates, with an integrated Balkan tourism product, next year could see an additional 250,000 tourists from markets like North America, South America, and Southeast Asia.
During his visit, Miloshev held several high-level meetings, where he presented the concept of a new Balkans tourism destination, a unified tourism destination that brings together the Balkan countries. “I have already visited Turkiye and Romania to discuss this integrated Balkan tourism product. Montenegro’s Tourism Minister, Simonida Kordic, and I advanced these talks in Japan, which led to this visit and the signing of a plan for joint actions in tourism for 2025-2027. I am scheduled to hold discussions with Minister Mirela Kumbaro of Albania and hopefully with the Tourism Minister of Moldova as well,” Miloshev said.
At a meeting with Montenegro’s Parliamentary Committee on Tourism, Agriculture, Ecology and Spatial Planning, Chair Dejan Durovic said that Bulgaria’s experience and its examples of success, including the resorts of Bansko and Pamporovo, are crucial to the development of winter tourism in Montenegro, the Ministry said. “Bulgarian experience is valuable for us and can speed up the development of Montenegro as a year-round tourist destination,” Durovic said. Sustainability was identified as a key principle in tourism development.