Sat, Jul 04 2009
The resort village of Kamchiya, located 28 km southward from Varna, will attract significant investment to the tune of between 200 and 250 million euro over the next two or three years, Avren municipality mayor Krassimir Todorov said, as quoted by Bulgarian news agency (BTA).
The projected investment will add between 12 000 and 15 000 new beds to the capacity of the holiday compound, he added.
A new vacation complex will open doors in close proximity to Kamchiya village this year. It will deliver 200 apartments and 70 studios. Finance is secured by a British company, Todorov told media, without disclosing its name.
Investments will not be limited to tourism alone, with construction on the spaghetti factory in the nearby village of Zdravets due start in April, the mayor said. The investor is Korean company Sammi Sound Tech, which plans to export its produce to European markets.
The project will be financed by the Bulgarian Bank for Development, and the Joint European Support for Sustainable Investment in City Areas, or Jessica Programme, although the report has so far failed to reveal the total cost of the vast enterprise.
The strategic plan envisages the conservation of the nature "for decades ahead", and it was formulated by a municipal team headed by professor Ivan Nikiforov, backed by Prime Minister Sergei Stanishev.
Once the overhaul and reconstruction of the Sofia–Vidin line is complete, it will cut travel time to three hours, as the train will be able to reach speeds of up to 160 km/h, shortening the journey to three hours.
Marriott however has made it clear that is not interested in investing in construction, but rather to occupy and manage existing buildings. Its strategy is to obtain management contracts.
Investors realise that it’s not viable to have a building remaining empty over the course of a year – so it's better for them to employ more flexibility to offset that loss.