CONFLICTS AND CONSTRAINTS IN BULGARIA TOURISM SECTOR

Bulgaria has a unique position among the Eastern bloc countries as a cosmopolitan international holiday destination. At the macro level, tourism is an important generator of foreign exchange, but it also assists in financing the development of social tourism at home. Resource conflicts arise because of the ideological commitment to social tourism and the necessity to spread and develop the international tourist base inland. At the micro level, tourism operations are severely constrained by the inflexibilities of the centralized system. Limited reforms have decentralized decision-making powers, but much more radical reform is required if Bulgaria is to compete in the international tourism market. © 1990.