Bulgaria receiver over 461,000 Romanian tourists in summer 2021, about three times more than in 2020 and over 50% more than in 2019, so that 30% of tourists on the Bulgarian sea coast were Romanians, according to an online travel agency. In August alone, Bulgaria was visited by 250,613 Romanians, compared to 110,190 in 2020. According to a study made by Travel Planner based on data obtained from the Bulgarian statistics institute, while in May-August 2020 Bulgaria was visited for rest and trips, by 177,757 Romanians, this year there were 461,343 Romanians, 259.54% more, about three times more than on 2020. “More surprising is the fact that versus the summer of 2019, the last normal year, 2021 recorded a 52.7% increase of the number of Romanian tourists. In 2019, Bulgaria was visited, over May-August, by 302,131 Romanians. This year too, Romanians were the main tourists on the Bulgarian sea coast, next to Bulgarians. The top of foreign tourists also included people from Germany, Ukraine, Poland, Serbia, France and the Netherlands. 30% of tourists on the Bulgarian sea coast were Romanians in 2021, of a total of 1,532,505 tourists. Last year, Romanians represented 40% of all tourists, but only 8.37% in 2019,” according to the source. In the summer of 2021, especially in the second part of the season, there were no vacancies in hotels. Bulgarian hotel owners on the Black Sea coast no longer promoted special offers in top season and were surprised by the high demand in the last part of July and in August. Agency representatives explained that the Bulgarian littoral attracted many Romanians on July and August because all restrictions were eliminated for Romanians and they guaranteed accepting tourists until August 31. Travel Planner consultants show that Romanians are also interested in ski and New Year's Eve offers in Bulgarian mountain resorts, which remain favorite winter destinations. Travel Planner has accumulated until now over 160,000 tourists and has organized over 40,000 holidays.
A painting estimated at EUR 2 million that was stolen from an Oxford university art gallery roughly four years ago was recovered in Romania and returned to the UK judicial authorities last month, the Romanian Police announced. According to the BBC,...
Romania's national team will play in Group B at Debrecen in the 2024 European Women's Handball Championship alongside the teams from Montenegro, the Czech Republic, and Serbia, according to the draw held in Vienna. The Romanian team was part of the second pot and was the first drawn. Romania qualified undefeated for the final tournament, […]
Bucharest City Hall, through the General Directorate of Social Assistance of the City of Bucharest (DGASMB), and UNICEF Romania inaugurated on Thursday, April 18, a new integrated social services unit for vulnerable children in the capital city. The Respiro center for children with disabilities and their families, named The Magical Rainbow, will provide free services such as […]
Romania is inching closer to admission into the US Visa Waiver Program, a national strategic objective, according to the government. The country is increasingly close to meeting the technical criteria for joining. To be part of the program, countries need to have an applicant refusal rate below 3%. To reach this goal, the government says […]
Document 56, a Romanian short feature by Christopher Landry, will have its world premiere at The Beverly Hills Film Festival, where it has been chosen in the Official Selection. The event’s 24th edition is scheduled for May 1-5. Director Landry and composer Călin Țopa will be in attendance for the BHFF screening. The Romanian short […]
The Easter Fair in Bucharest might have been canceled, but the public can still visit two Palm Sunday fairs hosted by the museums dedicated to village culture, while many cities in the country host Easter fairs with ample programs. Palm Sunday Fair @ Dimitrie Gusti Village Museum in Bucharest April 26 – April 28 The […]
