Bulgaria is studying Germany's national guarantee fund, which protects travellers if a tour operator goes bust, the Ministry of Tourism said.
In Berlin, tourism minister Ilin Dimitrov discussed the German travel security fund (Deutscher Reisesicherungsfonds, DRSF) with Anja Karliczek, chair of the Bundestag's tourism committee. Bulgaria's ambassador to Germany, Grigor Porozhanov, also took part.
Bulgaria wants to know how the fund is financed, how it is run and how it protects consumers. The two sides agreed that the Bundestag committee will help arrange contact with the DRSF's management.
Early this month, Dimitrov said work on a Tourism Guarantee Fund is continuing. The fund is meant to give travellers extra protection if a tour operator becomes insolvent. The legal changes are expected to be ready by January 2027.
Karliczek is interested in visiting Bulgaria for the Eurovision contest in Burgas and for the UN World Tourism Organization conference planned for June 2027.
The Bundestag meeting is one of a series of talks Dimitrov is holding in Berlin with leading German travel organisations, industry firms and airlines. The minister wants Bulgaria to strengthen its position on the German market and to get more flights and more tourists in 2027. He says work on a strong season must start now.
"Germany is a key partner for Bulgarian tourism. We want more German guests to choose Bulgaria and visit all year round," Dimitrov said.
He also presented the Association of Universities that train tourism staff, which was recently founded in Bulgaria. Contacts are coming up with German education institutions, which would join the association's future projects, as well as cooperation between universities in the two countries.