http://www.bwprop.com News and views from Bulgaria - brought to you by BW Properties en-en http://www.bwprop.com/blog.php amp;nbsp; Bulgariaamp;#39;s brand-new Black Sea airport in the northeastern town ofamp;nbsp;Balchikamp;nbsp;is set to welcome its first passengers after being transformed from a military into civilian airport, its director announced. On May 3, Thursday,amp;nbsp;Balchikamp;nbsp;Airport will receive a 9-seat passenger jet from the Prague Airport Ruzyne in the Czech Republic, according toamp;nbsp;Krasimir Kostov, chief of the newest Bulgarian airport. As of September 21, 2011, the military airpo... http://www.bwprop.com/blog.php amp;nbsp; Some 1.5 millionamp;nbsp;Romanianamp;nbsp;touristsamp;nbsp;are expected to visit Bulgariaamp;#39;samp;nbsp;Black Seasummer resortsamp;nbsp;this season, according to Rumen Draganov, head of the Institute for Analysis and Estimates in Tourism. amp;quot;The year on year increase is expected to be around 11%,amp;quot; Draganov has told the Monitor daily. According to the expert, the number ofamp;nbsp;Romanianamp;nbsp;touristsamp;nbsp;visiting the countryamp;#39;samp;nbsp;summer resortsam... http://www.bwprop.com/blog.php amp;nbsp; DIV Wind OOD has unveiled plans to build 74 wind turbines near Balchik in northeastern Bulgaria. amp;nbsp; DIV Wind OOD is a Bulgarian developer of wind farms, co-owned by Indiaamp;#39;s Suzlon Wind Energy (SUEL) and Germanyamp;#39;s Volkswind. The wind project will be designed to handle about 150MW capacity based on the size of turbine used. DIV has already secured the required approvals and completed necessary studies for the project, according to Bloomberg. Construction will c... http://www.bwprop.com/blog.php Qatar businessmen will use old building in Sofia downtown to make a luxurious SPA hotel, Regional Development Minister Lilyana Pavlova announced after the Bulgarian governmental visit to Qatar. Business interests of the emirate are directed to historic buildings situated near mineral springs and to acquiring or constructing of hotels out of Sofia. Qatar investors are looking for projects with at least 14% returns, Minister Pavlova explained. Concession on Balchik airport was also one of the disc... http://www.bwprop.com/blog.php amp;nbsp; Slovenian retail chainamp;nbsp;Mercatoramp;nbsp;plans to open five newamp;nbsp;Rodaamp;nbsp;supermarketsamp;nbsp;in Bulgaria in 2012, it has been announced. Almost all of theamp;nbsp;storesamp;nbsp;are expected to be located inamp;nbsp;Sofia, sinceamp;nbsp;Mercator-B, the company whose goal is to develop a chain of retailamp;nbsp;storesamp;nbsp;on the Bulgarian market, focused its activity towards the capital over the past year, according to Capital Daily. Merkator-B is trying to op... http://www.bwprop.com/blog.php The airports in Sofia and at the Black Sea town of Balchik will be offered on concession jointly, Deputy Transport Minister Kamen Kichev said on March 4 2012, Bulgarian media reported. amp;nbsp; Kichev was speaking at a ceremony at which Transport Minister Ivailo Moskovski officially re-opened Varna Airport, which had been closed for four months for its runway to be redone. amp;nbsp; While the official re-opening ceremony was on March 4, Varna Airport resumed operations on February 29. amp;...