Approximately 73% of Romanians claim that they will not go on vacation at all this winter, and of those who will, almost 11.5% will spend their winter vacation in Romania, in the mountains, 7.5% will spend it with relatives/in the country, over 6% on the Romanian seacoast and only 2.6% will spend it abroad, according to a survey carried out by CEC Bank in partnership with FinZoom.ro.Among those who will spend their holidays abroad, about 22% say they will go to Turkey, almost 16% chose Spain, 12.5% - Greece, 10% each will spend their holidays in Bulgaria and Italy and over 6% in Egypt. Other holiday destinations include Norway, the UK and Brazil.When it comes to the budget allocated this year for the winter vacation, approximately 80% of the respondents mentioned that they will allocate less than RON 1,000, over 11% answered between RON 1,000 - 2,000, 6.5% will allocate between RON 2,000 - 4,000, and almost 4% intend to spend over RON 4,000.Regarding the means of transport that Romanians use to go on vacation, the personal car is the first choice. More than half of those who will go on vacation will go by car, about 23% chose to travel by train, over 15% by bus and approximately 8% by plane.The survey was conducted online by the FinZoom financial comparator, at the request of CEC Bank, on a sample of about 1,200 respondents from all over the country, representative of Internet users. 53% of the respondents are employees, 75% live in the city and over 27% have higher education.
North Bucharest Investments anticipates a surge in international interest in the local real estate market following the launch of the Romanian Golden Visa program — a modern mechanism granting foreign investors a 5-year residence permit and the possibility to later apply for Romanian citizenship. The program, which allows eligible investments starting from €400,000 in real […]
Between October 21-25, Bucharest hosts the Climate Change Summit, the most important event in Central and Eastern Europe dedicated to climate action. The main event will take place on October 21 at the Palace of Parliament, featuring the participation of international leaders, decision-makers, and sustainability experts. CCS Week includes...
The works of several Romanian designers and artists will be on display at the Hôtel de Béhague in Paris, the headquarters of the Romanian Embassy, as part of the exhibition Valuable. The Romanian artists and designers included in the exhibition are Radu Abraham, Mircea Cantor, Bogdan Ciocodeică, Constantin Flondor, Cosmin Florea, Nona Inescu, Șerban Ionescu, […]
SCUT, Romania’s newest cybersecurity company, has officially launched the concept of the digital cyber shield — a unified approach, co-created with Orange Cyberdefense — that provides a high level of protection, complete visibility, and coordinated assistance in the event of a cyberattack. The event, organized in Bucharest, brought together industry experts, partners of the new […]
The Romanian engineering and technology company Simtel (BVB: SMTL) announced on Tuesday, October 14, that one of its companies will open a factory in Băicoi, Prahova, to produce industrial cleaning robots. Simtel has a 51% stake in Agora Robotics, the company that will operate the factory set to open in November. “We already have a […]
Over 50 civic and environmental organizations are calling on the General Council of the Municipality of Bucharest to increase fines for illegal deforestation. At the moment, the fine for the illegal cutting of a tree is only RON 50 (EUR 10), or even RON 25 (EUR 5) if paid within 15 days. The organizations have […]
