Access Tourism NZ TOURISM FOR PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES, SENIORS, AND AGEING BOOMERS IN NEW ZEALAND AND WORLDWIDE

Because Europe has an increasingly aging population Bulgarian government and tourism industry officials are looking to spa tourism to drive annual growth.  Spas in Bulgaria are open all year round and new luxurious hotels have already gained a reputation among Bulgarians and foreigners alike for the high quality of their services.  Tourism, which accounts for about eight percent of GDP, remains one of the few sources of foreign revenues for the poorest European Union nation.

Finns Hejari-Hashemi and Jukka Yrjola, who stayed in a five-star hotel in Velingrad — a mountain town that boasts 80 mineral springs — said they were particularly attracted by the warm climate and affordable prices.  ”We are both at the age where we enjoy these kinds of spa services,” Hejari-Hashemi, 54, quipped. “This is my first time here but not the last for sure.”