Bulgaria is planning to build a new resort near popular Borovets, it emerged on Thursday.
The new holiday settlement will be located between Borovets and Samokov, and will have an accommodation capacity for about 7,000 people.
That is part of the government's special strategy for the development of Borovets until 2015, which was published on Thursday.
During the first stage of the project, the number of people employed in the local tourism business should double. The accommodation potential should increase by 2007, while the ski runs will be broadened to match European standards.
The second stage will be related to the building of the new resort.
Following will be the modernization of the area with an altitude of 1,400m or more.