Sofia Airport

A useful 20% off all Wizz Air flights booked between 22nd and 26th October for travel from today to 27th March has just been announced. This offer includes flights to Sofia from London Luton and from the many cities in Europe that now have direct Wizz Air flights. Full details at wizzair.com.

Flight Cancellation Warning

I have been speaking Balkania travel, a Bulgarian specialist travel agent today, and Vanya there explained how how EasyJet, Bulgaria Air and BA have been consolidating flights to Bulgaria (Varna and Sofia from the UK in particular). This problem can be made much worse by under booked flights being cancelled at very short notice.

Last year EasyJet did this in attempt to avoid flying a loss making flight. I advise always checking on your flight departure a few days before scheduled flight to see if it is still flying. It is perfectly within an airlines right to change your flight without compensation.

My suggestion, for November flights in particular, is to consider Bulgaria Air first. If you are taking a bag and have a glass of wine on board there is often very little difference between the low cost airlines and BA and Bulgaria Air. And of course you arrive at Terminal 2 in Sofia — which exudes a air of calm — in a clinical sort of way. Of course this is only relevant if you are near London.

Talking of which, speculation is rife that Ryanair are looking to fill the void of no direct Dublin flight. This will be a huge boost for visitors from all of Ireland.

Sofia So Good

So there we have it — now’s the time to book your trip. Bansko is gearing up for the season ahead… but recession or no recession, there is nothing like getting out into the mountains for fresh air.

Or a pre Christmas trip to Sofia for spa, shopping and a good night out out. Tip: try my favourite piano bar in Sofia, Sinatras. Sofia is in many respect my favourite European city, and one which like so much in Bulgaria, only reveals its varied pleasures after some perseverance, some research or a local guide.

Need Bansko accommodation? go here:  http://banskoblog.com/bansko-accommodation/

Own property to rent?  offer closes 15th November: http://banskoblog.com/advertise-bansko/

More Flight Offers

We will most likely see a similar offer announced soon from Bulgaria Air and possibly BA, so well worth registering with the airlines to get the offers emailed as they are launched.

If you hear anything on flights to Sofia — or have experienced problems with flight cancellations, consolidations or diversions then please let us know.

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Wizz Air continue to adapt and add new routes. And this additional route, along with Bourgas to Poznan,
Bourgas to Prague, Sofia to Venice  and Sofia to Eindhoven (from 25 October) is superb news for all those looking to visit Bulgaria from UK, Poland, Czech Republic and Austria.

The Wizz Air Varna service  complements BA flights to Varna — its all year round too. If you enjoy Bansko then you should try Varna for its magnificent sea gardens — a real historic area.

Varna is lively all year round and I expect and the new golf course to the north will help bring more tourism outside the summer months.

If you haven’t booked your ski trip to Bulgaria, then now is the time to check flights. If are yet to try Bulgaria for a ski holiday, by the time you have paid for everything CAN be much less than half the price of France. Especially useful if you have a family to pay for. Needless to say its not all good in Bansko — but its coming together, and avoiding the pit falls is easy.

Are you feeling less inclined to spend on your winter holiday this year? And is the thought of missing the annual fix of a ski trip is not filling you with joy? Well, if you are new to this site, then do try joining and getting the guide and more info. There’s no spam — and I am never offended if you wish to opt out receiving the occasional newsletter.

For close to the gondola accommodation  http://banskoblog.com/bansko-accommodation/

Remember to sign up now and receive regular updates including snow condition — just like this report which was taken over Christmas period: http://banskoblog.com/2008/12/bansko-ski-conditions/ – and reports on the best bars, restaurants and clubs and a whole host of info. Or if you’re happy to recommend a place, or business please let me know!

Here’s to sorting winter season flights and thanks to Wizz Air for placing Varna on the city break map some more

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This the Wizz Air 20% off deal launched today, for those of us who didn’t get round to booking flights in the one day offer — which I wrote about on the 19th May, http://banskoblog.com/wizz-air-offer-19-may/, we have a second chance.

Wizz Air fly to a load of destinations in eastern europe: so it well worth checking it out for other places to visit as well as Bulgaria.

One reader, who saw my last 20% off announcement, booked three flights to Sofia paying around £50 return. It really makes a holiday affordable – especially if you have family to pay for.

As always, its best to compare options so do use skyscanner to compare. NOTE: BA and Bulgaria Air take your bags for FREE and you’ll get drinks and food for FREE.

If you are looking for accommodation that is more flexible than anywhere I know. Flexible by length of stay AND day of arrival — then you are in the right place today. Just click here: http://banskoblog.com/bansko-accommodation.

I find that the secret to saving money on your  flights costs is by avoiding Saturday travel. Obviously school holidays have a big impact as well but day of travel often even more so when booking early.

Compare hotel prices via the leading cheap accommodation web site. booking.com. I have estimated before the savings, and they are huge. If you are new to Bansko, then you may be interested that in 2010 we have the Mens Super G World Cup and in 2011 we have the mens downhill! The womens last season here was a huge success and shows how far things have come. But with accommodation from €7 per person per night and living costs the cheapest in Europe, you can afford to come to Bulgaria thre times for every one trip to France.

Summer activities include Jazz Festival in August: details here  http://banskoblog.com/bansko-jazz-fest-2009/  and you may also want to check out Belitsa and the Dancing Bear Sanctuary as this is one of my favourite trips. The views are spectacular and the bears are amazing. Its NOT a museum, FREE entry (but donations encouraged).  Take a look at the kind of bear to be viewed in natural open living spaces:

Finally a little milestone reached today. I recently noticed that the site got its google stamp of approval. It got to a rank of three. This was in very quick time (under four months) and I must thank my mentor, Yaro. His free ebook is well worth reading. It is great for anyone interested in building and optimising either a new, or exisitng, web site. It’s good for a blog style format or regular.

I would also recommend my hosting company, hostgator who are really helpful: as well as being good value. Check them out here http://www.hostgator.com/.

You can keep up to date with news and my stories on Bansko  by subscribing below.

In addition why not give twitter a try. With over 200 followers now I expect this will prove to be a popular way for information to be passed round quickly.

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Wizz Air are offering 20% off all flights. Today only.

If you’re thinking of visiting Bansko, or anywhere in Bulgaria, then this Wizz Air 20% off deal really makes a difference. The discount is off the taxes as well. Amazing!

Best thing is to check ALL flights, including Wizz Air, Bulgaira Air, BA as well as indirect flights on different dates. Use this link to skyscanner to do so:

http://www.skyscanner.net/flights/uk/sof/cheapest-flights-to-sofia-from-united-kingdom.html?utm_campaign=INT_GEN_00016&utm_content=00001&utm_source=whoflies&utm_medium=integration

I particularly recommend gabbing a flight for the Bansko Jazz Festival — all details and video here:  http://banskoblog.com/bansko-jazz-fest-2009/

Or how about a Wizz Air flight to Bourgas? Unless you’re an ardent partyer, I suggest trying Nessabur or better still Sozopol. Contact me for accommodation in Santa Marina Resort – a top bedroom apartment with direct sea views you’ll find.

Back to flights in general, we all know it usually pays to book them early. Right now there are still cheap deals — but popular dates are creeping up in price.

Cheapest flights for the ski season are selling fast. Keen skiers won’t let the economy worry them! Not motivated? I know the feeling well. But here’s a video I took and looking at it now its enough to make you yearn for a great day up in the Pirin mountains.

Why not set up some long weekends or midweek skiing? We will soon have as big choice of accommodation on this site — but if you are looking for affordable luxury from €29 per day, just 200m from the gondola lift and close to restaurants, bars and all facilities then check out this accommodation http://banskoblog.com/bansko-accommodation/

Finally, think about flying to Thessaloniki, some of the transfer operators in Bansko  http://banskoblog.com/sofia-transfers/ will pick up up from there. Its a little longer journey – but could make an excellent choice if you want to visit IKEA or just enjoy fabulous Greece.

Read more about my recent trip to Thessaloniki IKEA here: http://banskoblog.com/ikea-thessaloniki/.

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