Bulgarian Association of Travel Agents (BATA)
is a non-governmental, non-profit making organization, established in 1992 to represent and protect the economic rights and interests of tour operators and travel agents, to support and encourage their economic activities.
 
At present the association unites over 250 members:

• Regular members are tour operators and travel agents with long-term experience in the travel industry and proven professionalism;
• Affiliate members are companies and individuals, whose activities and interests are related to tourism development. 

BATA members generate 75% of the incoming tourism and 70% of the outgoing tourism of Bulgaria. Our member companies are working actively on the Romania, German, Greek, Russian, British, Scandinavian, Spanish, Italian, Turkish, Macedonian, etc. markets, and successfully develop new products on destinations still unfamiliar for Bulgarians.

 

BATA members could be identified by BATA logo, which is displayed in the companies offices, advertisement materials and web-sites.

About BATA

Our vision
Bulgaria is a competitive and attractive tourist destination and BATA members guarantee for the quality of the tourist product.

Our mission
To consolidate and encourage the professionalism of tourist companies, to structure and promote Bulgaria’s tourist products;
To provide favourable conditions for cooperation between tourist companies towards achievement of sustainable development of the Bulgarian tourist industry.

Our priorities
To stimulate the creation of favourable legal and business environment for tourism development;
To establish rules of professional ethics and fair competition among the players on the tourism market;
To contribute to the improvement of the Bulgarian tourist product;
To support new investments in the tourism sector;
To assist our members in establishing business contacts with Bulgarian and foreign partners;
To cooperate for the protection of customers’ rights.