Bulgaria is to be included in the programmes of Black Sea cruise tourism. This was one of the outcomes of the conference Black Sea Economic Cooperation (BSEC) on tourism held in Russian Gelendzhik.

The conference was dedicated to the development of tourism infrastructure and resorts in the the Black Sea region and its investment potential, Focus news agency reported.

Leonid Shopov, representative of the trade and economic relations department at the Bulgarian embassy in Russia represented Bulgaria at the conference.

Bulgaria managed to reach an agreement with the other participants to develop its cruise tourism and to increase the number of cruise tours to visit Bulgarian ports.