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10:32, 06 Mart. 2024
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Tourism Federation Says Unemployment in Hotels and Restaurants Hits 60%

12:13, 07 Apr. 2020
The unemployment rate in hotels and restaurants in Romania has already reached 60% and will soon climb to 90%, the Romanian federation of tourism employers said Tuesday, adding the situation of over 50,000 employees on the Romanian sea-coast is dire.

Romanian Tourism Association, 13 Agencies Fined EUR2.45M for Antitrust Practices

15:51, 14 Ian. 2019
Romania's antitrust authority has fined 13 tourism agencies and the country's national tourism association ANAT a total of EUR2.45 million for acting concertedly to keep vacation prices high.

Romanian Homeowners May Pay Taxes As Individuals For Up To 5 Rooms Let To Tourists

16:22, 15 Nov. 2011
Romanian homeowners who let between one and five rooms to tourists will be able to declare their income and pay taxes without registering as self-employed persons, according to a draft amendment to the Tax Code, due to enter force on January 1.

Romania Tourism Revenue Down 10% In Summer ’11, Despite Activity Hike

19:24, 08 Sept. 2011
Corina Martin, head of the Romanian Tourism Agency Association and of the "Litoral-Delta Dunarii" Association, said Thursday that hotel revenues were 10% lower this summer compared to last year, despite a slight increase in the number of tourists.

Romanian Tourism Still In Crisis – Industry

14:12, 25 Mai 2011
Romania's tourism sector has not recovered from the crisis and the number of tourists who stayed in Romanian hotels was 20% lower in the first three months of this year, compared to the same period last year, said hotel and tour agency representatives in a conference on Wednesday.

Almost Half Of Romanians Did Not Go On Holiday Last Year – Survey

20:28, 13 Mai 2011
Almost half of Romanians (46%) did not take a holiday trip last year, most (62%) because of financial reasons, according to a Eurobarometer survey on the attitudes of Europeans towards tourism, which shows things improved overall in 2010.

German TUI Group Unhappy With Prices On Romanian Coast

14:48, 09 Mart. 2011
The TUI group is unhappy with the services and prices on the Romanian Black Sea coast, but Tourism Minister Elena Udrea promised the German travel operator's representatives that she will try to solve some of the problems.

Romanian Tour Agency 2010 Sales Down 15% On Year – Assoc

16:13, 17 Feb. 2011
The sales of Romanian tour agencies dropped by an average 15% in 2010, compared to 2009, and dozens were forced to close because of the economic crisis, said Corina Martin, head of the National Association of Tour Agencies (ANAT).

Romania Wants To Double No. Of Foreign Tourists By 2015

11:58, 17 Feb. 2011
Romania wants to double the number of foreign tourists that visit it by 2015 compared to the numbers recorder in 2010, according to the Tourism Ministry’s strategy presented Tuesday.

Romanian Tourism Sector Has Overcome Crisis, Minister Says

10:31, 17 Feb. 2011
Romania’s tourism sector has overcome the financial and economic crisis as both hotels and tour operators have posted increased contributions to the country’s gross domestic product last year, Tourism Minister Elena Udrea said Thursday.

Romanian Tourism Certification Process Sped Up

19:44, 10 Feb. 2011
Tourism classification certificates and licenses will be issued 30 days after the operator files the necessary paperwork, as per an order of the Romanian Minister of Tourism, which reduces the waiting period and introduces new requirements on pensions in rural areas.

Romanian Tourism Min Says Hotel Owners Who Don’t Invest May Be Expropriated

18:45, 04 Dec. 2010
Romanian Tourism Minister Elena Udrea said Saturday owners of hotels in spa resorts who bought them “for nothing” and keep them in ruins risk fines or confiscation, adding a law in this respect already exists.

Romania, Facebook Work Together To Promote Country As Tourist Destination

11:37, 02 Nov. 2010
Romania’s Tourism Ministry will collaborate with social networking website Facebook to promote the country as a tourist destination, minister Elena Udrea told a news conference Tuesday.

Romanian Tour Operators’ 9-Mo Revenues Dn Up To 25%

15:28, 14 Oct. 2010
Romanian tour operators sold 2.5 million holiday packages in the first nine months of the year, but revenues dropped by up to 25%, as tourists chose cheaper holidays, said National Association of Tour Operators (ANAT) president Corina Martin.

Romania’s Tourism Might Be Promoted On Facebook

16:06, 12 Aug. 2010
Romania’s tourism might be promoted on social networking website Facebook, through a potential partnership between Facebook and Romania’s Regional Development and Tourism Ministry, the ministry said Thursday.

Number Of Tourists Staying In Romania Dn 4.3% YY

10:29, 04 Aug. 2010
The number of tourists staying in Romania was 4.3% lower in June compared to the same month a year earlier, at 583,600, the National Statistical Institute said Wednesday.

Romania To Launch Tourist Brand At Shanghai Expo On Thursday

16:17, 26 Iul. 2010
Romania’s tourist brand will be launched Thursday at the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai, with Tourism Minister Elena Udrea, Foreign Minister Teodor Baconschi and former sportspeople Nadia Comaneci, Ilie Nastase and Gheorghe Hagi in attendance.

Number Of Tourists Entering Romania In May Down 0.1% YY

11:29, 05 Iul. 2010
The number of tourists entering Romania was 0.1% lower in May compared with the same month a year before, while the number of tourists accommodated was up 1.3% on the year, the National Institute For Statistics, or INS, said Monday.

Romanians Spent About EUR6M On Tourism Services On May 1

17:29, 02 Mai 2010
Over 86,000 Romanians spent the International Workers’ Day in the country’s tourist resorts and only 11,000 people chose to go abroad on May 1, said the Romanian Tourism Employers’ Federation in a press release Sunday.

Romania’s Tourism, Development Min Works On New Town-Planning Law

13:03, 01 Mai 2010
Romania’s Tourism and Regional Development Minister Elena Udrea said Friday the ministry’s officials are working on a new construction law, as many of the country’s buildings were constructed illegally and triggered “town-planning disasters” countrywide.

Romanian Tourism Minister Requests Extra Funds For Infrastructure Development

18:46, 17 Apr. 2010
Romania’s Regional Development and Tourism Minister, Elena Udrea, said Saturday that the Government will ask the Monitoring Committee of the Regional Operational Program (ROP) to transfer unused funds from Priority Axis 4 to Axis 5.2, investments into tourism infrastructure.

Romanian Govt May Penalize Owners Of Closed Tourism Facilities

17:46, 17 Apr. 2010
Romania’s Regional Development and Tourism Minister, Elena Udrea, said Saturday that tourism facility owners who refuse to include them in the country’s tourist circuit may be penalized.

Romania To Receive RON198M In EU Non-Reimbursable Funds For Tourism Investments

15:20, 12 Apr. 2010
Romania’s Agency for Rural Development and Fishing APDRP will contract 269 tourism investment projects, which were shortlisted for funding via the National Rural Development Plan and will receive European Union non-reimbursable funds of 198 million lei (EUR1=RON4.1305).

About 37,500 Romanians Spent Easter In Country’s Tourist Resorts, Dn 25% Compared To 2009

14:31, 05 Apr. 2010
The number of Romanians who spent Easter in the country’s authorized boarding houses decreased by about 25% this year, to 37,500 million tourists, and the average price paid for tourism services was down 20% compared to 2009, the Romanian Tourism Employers’ Federation said in a press release Monday.

Romanian Tourism Min Pleads For Complete Privatization Of Tourism, Better Services

20:51, 26 Mart. 2010
Romanian Regional Development and Tourism Minister Elena Udrea said Friday that hotels on the Romanian coastline apply prices similar to those in Greece, but the quality of services is not at the same level, while Bulgaria offer smaller prices.

Romanian Association Wants All Seaside Cos To Pay Tourism Promotion Fee

14:03, 26 Mart. 2010
Romanian tourism association Litoral-Delta Dunarii said in a press release Friday it will propose that local authorities on the Black Sea Coast charge a tourism promotion fee for each and every company with business operations in seaside resorts.

Romania Tourism Min Lobbies At Austrian Niki Lauda For Future Vienna-Constanta Flight

16:59, 16 Mart. 2010
Romania’s Tourism and Regional Development Minister Elena Udrea on Tuesday proposed to Austrian businessman Niki Lauda, whose airliner Fly Niki entered the Romanian market in February, to also operate a flight on the route Vienna, Austria, to Constanta, on the Romanian Black Sea coast.

Romanian Min Denounces Tourism Sector Privatization, Pushes For Investments

13:36, 12 Mart. 2010
Romania’s tourism sector was lousily privatized and investments in the sector, which is in a deplorable state, set off only in 2009, Tourism Minister Elena Udrea said Friday in response to the statements of German TUI officials who said Romania is about eight years behind Bulgaria.

Romania Is Eight Years Behind Bulgaria Regarding Tourism Development – TUI Official

19:37, 11 Mart. 2010
Romania is about eight years behind Bulgaria regarding tourism development and attracting foreign investors, said the manager of German Group TUI for Morocco, Romania and Bulgaria, Detlev Hohne, quoted by Deutsche Welle.

Romania’s Foreign Tourism Promotion Budget Inadequate, Should Be Increased – TUI

14:47, 15 Feb. 2010
Romania’s foreign tourism promotion budget, around EUR5 million for 2010, is very low and ought to be increased in order to obtain satisfactory results, TUI Romania general manager Tim Grosse told MEDIAFAX.

Romanian Minister: Tax Evasion Widespread In Tourism Sector

16:04, 06 Feb. 2010
Romania’s Regional Development and Tourism Minister Elena Udrea on Saturday said tax evasion is widespread in the country’s tourism sector, especially in the agritourism and food businesses.

Romania’s Tourism Minister Plans To Built Golf Course Near Bucharest

13:25, 05 Ian. 2010
Romania’s Tourism and Regional Development Minister Elena Udrea said Tuesday she plans to build a golf course in Snagov, near capital city Bucharest, adding the Snagov City Hall offered to provide the land needed to carry out the project.

Low Prices, Few Reservations For Holidays In Romanian Prahova Valley Resorts

17:00, 05 Dec. 2009
Many hotel operators in resorts on the valley of the Romanian river Prahova have reduced prices on their Christmas and New Year’s Eve packages compared to last year, but reservations are still at only half last year’s level in some places.

Winter Holidays Tourist Packages Cost 15% Less In Romania This Year, 25% Less Abroad

13:11, 12 Nov. 2009
Tourist packages for the winter season including New Year’s cost an average 15% less this year than in 2008 for destinations in Romania and 20-25% less for destinations abroad, according to Romania’s tour operators’ association ANAT.

Romanian Traditional Houses To Be Included Among Tourist Receiving Structures – Senate

14:58, 11 Nov. 2009
Romanian senators Wednesday adopted a law whereby tourist receiving structures would include traditional houses, whose owners handle the business directly, without a staff.

Romanian Tourism Brand Auction Enters Final Stage, Lowest Price Is EUR894,970

18:48, 12 Oct. 2009
The association THR, made of Asesores en Turismo, Hoteleria y Recreacion - Taylor Nelson Sofres, filed the bid with the lowest price, EUR894,970, VAT excluded, in the final stage of Romania’s tourism brand auction, according to a press release issued by the Romanian Ministry of Tourism.

Romanian VAT To Remain Unchanged – Tourism Min

17:33, 10 Oct. 2009
Romania’s Tourism Minister Elena Udrea said Saturday during a visit in Romanian seaside resort Neptun, that a VAT increase is out of the question, adding the budget already set by the Government does not include any VAT change.

Romanian Tourism Brand Auction Challenges Dubbed “Unfounded”

18:42, 28 Sept. 2009
The Romanian National Council for the Solution of Challenges (CNSC) rejected as unfounded the challenges issued by four of the associations involved in the auction for Romania’s tourism brand, according to a decision posted on the CNSC website.

Romanian Govt Body Starts Looking Into Tourism Ministry’s Spending

12:10, 18 Sept. 2009
The Romanian prime minister’s control body has started investigations on the activity of the country’s Tourism Ministry and will look into public procurement and advertising contracts the ministry has concluded recently, people close to the matter told MEDIAFAX Friday.