150 tourists from Texas were to arrive in Bansko, Bansko mayor Alexander Kravarov said.

These were the first US tourists to arrive on an organised trip to the winter resort, Focus new agency said. They were ski teachers and every year they would organise a meeting at some resort around the world. This year they picked Bansko.

The Texas tourists would arrive on January 26 and stay for a week. Apart from skiing, they would also take part in the Praznik na banskoto meze (Feast of the Bansko appetisers) on January 27. The feast would include a march, in which some of the Texas tourists were to take part.

As part of the feast a number of local meat delicacies, wine and rakia (Bulgarian brandy) would be offered for testing, and local folklore bands would put up a show, Focus news agency said.

“We will receive the Texas tourists with music and koukeri. Our programme is traditional,” Kravarov said.