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  Two Combined Approaches to Estimating Bulgaria’s Cyclical Position and Business Cycle Phase

  The cyclical position and the business cycle phase of Bulgaria have been estimated using two new approaches, which combine a production function and a Hodrick-Prescott filter. The results obtained following the two approaches are similar and close to the estimates of national, European and international financial institutions. Recommendations have ... The cyclical position and the business cycle phase of Bulgaria have been estimated using two new approaches, which combine a production function and a Hodrick-Prescott filter. The results obtained following the two approaches are similar and close to the estimates of national, European and international financial institutions. Recommendations have been made on macroeconomic policy, which is consistent with the cyclical position and the business cycle phase.

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  Opportunities to Increase the Attractiveness of Tourist Destination Bulgaria

  As a tourist destination, Bulgaria is a country with exceptional opportunities to provide a variety of different types of tourism. Besides the traditional forms - sea and mountain - ski tourism, it offers many alternative forms including: eco, rural, health, spa, wellness, cultural, adventure, wine, gourmet, event, hunting, camping, yacht, golf ... As a tourist destination, Bulgaria is a country with exceptional opportunities to provide a variety of different types of tourism. Besides the traditional forms - sea and mountain - ski tourism, it offers many alternative forms including: eco, rural, health, spa, wellness, cultural, adventure, wine, gourmet, event, hunting, camping, yacht, golf and congress tourism. Thanks to this, the country has a number of opportunities to develop its potential in the most rational way possible. Increasing the attractiveness of the destination could be achieved through a more appropriate use of the natural and anthropogenic resources available to it, while at the same time focusing on the regions with tourism potential and the opportunities they offer for the development of specialized forms of tourism. This article aims to present the opportunities for increasing the attractiveness of a tourist destination Bulgaria by examining the elements that determine the attractiveness of the country in general and on major tourist markets as well as by carrying out a SWOT analysis of the destination.

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  State and Development of „The Green Hospitality“ in Bulgaria

  The number of tourists aware of the great importance of environmental problems is constantly increasing. As a result, the number of eco-entrepreneurship initiatives in the hospitality industry has gradually increased. Therefore, the aim of the present scientific research is to establish the situation and to follow the development of the „green ... The number of tourists aware of the great importance of environmental problems is constantly increasing. As a result, the number of eco-entrepreneurship initiatives in the hospitality industry has gradually increased. Therefore, the aim of the present scientific research is to establish the situation and to follow the development of the „green hospitality“ in Bulgaria, as well as to outline the prerequisites and the main obstacles for the creation of „green hotels“.