The development Summit Lodge is located just 400 metres from the main gondola and 5 minutes from Bansko’s quaint town centre. It is 160km from the capital Sofia, where the newly improved international airport is located, and 180km from Plovdiv, the second airport that services Bansko. In addition to the many infrastructural improvements Bulgaria is undergoing, Bansko is in the preliminary phases of a proposal to construct a new airport. This airport is planned to service Bansko all year round as it is not only a popular ski resort in the winter season but also a superb summer destination. A highway is currently in progress between Sofia and Kulata, a town close to Bansko on the Greek border. It is estimated to be completed by 2008 and to cut the travel time to Bansko from Sofia by 30 min.