Tourism was at a level of 40-50% of the capacity in 2021, but even so, the workforce in the domain dropped only by 30%, stated in a conference Dumitru Luca, the chairman of the National Association of the Tourism Agencies (ANAT).He added that the touristic packages offered by the tour operators are adapted to all kinds of situations where the tourist could be, at a certain moment, to offer his protection.According to Dumitru Luca, the domain of incoming has a huge potential and represents the engine for relaunching tourism in Romania. “I was and still am for the importance of incoming in that it has huge potential. Tourism is the engine of the relaunch of tourism. We had by far the steepest drop of 24% in incoming. A few measures were taken in a hasty way, not thought out enough then. The worst of all was the closure of the treatment bases of the hotels in the spa resorts. We have also passed that moment and the most important achievement that we have selected very little time ago with the current government team is the recognition of incoming as an export of tourist services. It was a goal of ours that we've been fighting for for over 20 years Similar to every form of export, incoming tourism must benefit from zero quota of VAT, as any form of export of goods and services. There is a minimis scheme on the way to be finalized to stimulate incoming. We have always brought proposals and solutions to create added value and get to the achievement of tourism and connecting activities being 10% of the GDP’, said the specialist during the Forum of entrepreneurs in tourism and HoReCa.
The Atlantic Council will honor Romanian president Klaus Iohannis with the Distinguished International Leadership Award for his remarkable career, exemplary leadership of Romania, and his transatlantic and European leadership role. The Atlantic Council’s Distinguished Leadership Awards are often referred to by media as “the Washington Oscars.” Among the honorees are a European head of state, […]
The colorful rapeseed fields in the southern part of Romania have been photographed by NASA from a satellite and featured in an accompanying article titled “Golden Fields in Romania.” The spectacular images were taken last month above the area where the Olt River intersects with the Danube. According to the article, NASA personnel were impressed […]
UiPath, an AI-based company founded by Romanian entrepreneurs and listed on the New York Stock Exchange in 2021, has recruited Raghu Malpani as Chief Technology Officer. Malpani, who was Corporate Vice President at Microsoft for the Microsoft 365 Application and Data Platform will report to the Director of Innovation and the Executive President of UiPath, […]
Production and new orders rise after nine straight months of decline Business confidence picks up, while hiring is back on the agenda Cost inflation eases and selling prices rise only fractionally An improvement in the health of the Romanian manufacturing sector was signalled for the first time in the survey's history, according to the latest […]
Raiffeisen Bank Romania continues its growth strategy in personal financial planning, up 50% in the first quarter of the year in the segment of investment plans, voluntary pensions and life insurance with a savings component. At the same time, it continued to support SMEs and accelerated investments to launch new functionalities in the mobile banking […]
Road crews have begun snow removal on Romania’s spectacular mountain road known as Transfăgărășan. Since there is less snow than in other years, the road could be opened much earlier than the usual date of July 1, according to authorities. Transfăgărășan, Romania’s second-highest road after Transalpina, is being cleared of snow so it can be […]
