We are excited to open up registration for the Catch The Fire World Advance 2024 in Borovets, Bulgaria! The Advance is for our Pastors, Leaders, and Staff of Catch The Fire churches, ministries, missions, and networks. If you are in a leadership position at one of our Partner churches, ministries, or missions, you are invited to attend.
Our EMA Sphere is hosting the Advance this year, and many of our leaders in the EMA Sphere have been to Bulgaria, and they have loved it. They highly recommend the Spas!
Bulgaria is in Southeast Europe and borders Romania to the North, Serbia to the West, Greece and Turkey to the South, and the Black Sea to the East. We have chosen the Rila Hotel Borovots Resort as our host for accommodation and meetings. The resort is in the rolling foothills of the Rila National Park’s eponymous mountain.
We have received an amazing deal at this beautiful resort. The basic room rate per person, based on a double occupancy, is $83 USD per person per day, including your meals. Yay, God!
Booking Accommodation
There are various room options for you to book. You can choose your room at the time of booking. The Rila Hotel Borovets gives details for each room on their website, which can help you decide. https://www.rilaborovets.com/rooms-and-suites
All prices are per day and include:
✓ Breakfast, lunch, and dinner on buffet;
✓ Free use of the indoor pool, Jacuzzi, gym, SPA Center;
✓ Free Wi-Fi;
✓ Tourist tax and hotel insurance;
✓ 9% VAT.
✓ The rates are per night
The Hotel has free parking based on the availability of spaces upon arrival.
Please use the link below to register.
https://rilaborovets.reserve-online.net/?lang=en&checkin=2024-10-07&rooms=1&nights=7&adults=2&bkcode=GSVE
Booking code: GSVE
Room Rates: Bulgaria still has its own currency. They will switch to the Euro in 2025.
Signature Room, Resort View: 220 BGN/night single; ($121 USD) 300 BGN/night double for FB ($166USD)
Signature Room, Slope View: 230 BGN/night single; ($127 USD) 310 BGN/night double for FB ($172 USD)
Superior room, Resort View: 230 BGN/night single; ($127 USD) 310 BGN/night double for FB ($172 USD)
Superior room, Slope View: 240 BGN/night single;($133 USD) 320 BGN/night double for FB ($177 USD)
Deluxe Suite, Resort View: 540 BGN/night single;($299 USD) 620 BGN/night double for FB ($344 USD)
Deluxe Suite, Slope View: 580 BGN/night single;($321 USD) 660 BGN/night double for FB ($366 USD)
Signature Suite, Resort View: 940 BGN/night single; 1020 BGN/night double for FB
Signature Maisonette, Slope View: 1040 BGN/night single; 1120 BGN/night double for FB
Superior Maisonette, Slope View: 1140 BGN/night single; 1220 BGN/night double for FB
Vice Presidential Suite: 1440 BGN/night single; 1520 BGN/night double for FB
Presidential Suite: 1840 BGN/night single; 1920 BGN/night double for FB
Child supplement (until 12 years old) for FB is 40 BGN/child/night. Over 12 years old is an adult.
Arrival & Schedule:
The Rila Hotel Borovets is located 70 km from the Sofia International Airport, approximately 50 minutes by car. You can rent a car for between $100 and $150 USD a week. If you choose this option, we recommend booking with a company you know or are familiar with. This is based on a previous experience.
You could also take a taxi. We are looking into the option of shuttles but don’t have that information available yet.
The Catch The Fire Advance will begin on Sunday October 6, and conclude after breakfast on Friday, October 11. For those who may like to come earlier or stay later, our rates are guaranteed from October 2 - 16, 2024. Any stay outside those dates would be at the regular rate of Rila Hotel Borovets. We recommend arriving on Sunday, October 6, so you can settle in, meet new and old friends, and adjust to the time change. Our first ‘official’ meeting will be on Monday morning. As a note, check-in time is 3 PM, and check-out is 12 PM.
For those who may be interested, some of our leaders will speak at a conference in Plovdiv, Bulgaria, starting Friday, October 11, for the weekend. We would love for you to stay on and join them there if you’re able. The conference is in Plovdiv, but they have an airport there, so you could fly out of there or travel back to Sofia to fly home. The details are not on the church website yet, but it will be held here. https://ncc.bg/
If you have any questions, please contact us at world@catchthefire.com