Greece as a touristic destination, either the islands or the resorts on the continent, was during the summer season of this year at the top of the Romanian tourists preferences, the agents having in many cases all places sold out before the beginning of the summer.The sales of package holidays for Greece started at the beginning of the year, so that in May there was no offer left, stated Madalina Balaiban, the owner of Hello Holidays.There were also tourists fond of all-inclusive holidays in Turkey who this year preferred Greece but who would have liked to find the same kind of services, all –included.There were also agencies who mentioned lower sales for the package holidays in Greece, an explanation being that of price increase."We have been tour operators on Bulgaria for years, but this year Bulgaria fell because they had very high prices, Greece too, we sold very thin," said Luminita Matei, general manager at Ecovoyage. Greece's tourism revenue hit a record in the first seven months of 2023, according to official data, while there is solid demand for travel in the autumn period, including November. The data supports estimates that there will be around 35 million foreign visitors this year as a whole and tourism revenues will exceed €20 billion, surpassing the previous record level of €18.17 billion set in 2019. According to a study, the Central Bank of Greece estimates for this year income from tourism of 21 billion euro, an advance of 15.6% against 2019 when the income was 18.17 billion euro and 19.1% as compared to 2022 when the income was 17.63 billion euro.
Romanian prime minister Ilie Bolojan stated during an interview on Wednesday, December 17, that there should be no statute of limitations in cases of serious corruption. The statement comes after a Recorder investigation, which showed that several heads of the major institutions in the Romanian justice system allegedly delayed trials for years until wrongdoings were […]
President Nicușor Dan has challenged, before the Constitutional Court (CCR), the constitutionality of the law that requires that at least 40% of the athletes who play on a team in official national competitions be Romanian. Dan noted that the law violates the principle of non-discrimination and the free movement of workers, enshrined both in the […]
Craiova International Airport will open its new passenger terminal on Thursday, December 18, completing a major infrastructure investment aimed at significantly expanding capacity and improving air connectivity in southwestern Romania. It is part of a broader expansion and modernization project financed through the Large Infrastructure Operational Programme (POIM) 2014–2020, with a total value exceeding EUR […]
Romania is set to be connected to the Western European energy network thanks to grid investments worth EUR 30 billion. The funds will be provided by the EU by 2035, and the project will link Romania to Hungary and Austria in a joint project. Romanian energy minister Bogdan Ivan signaled the signing of the new […]
Franck Bagouet has been appointed managing director of TotalEnergies Marketing Romania SA and managing director of Automotive Southeast Europe Hub TotalEnergies Marketing. He succeeds Didier Grimault, who has accepted a new position within the TotalEnergies company. “I am glad to join this dynamic affiliate and confident that, together with our talented team, we will reinforce […]
Databricks, the data analytics and artificial intelligence company co-founded by Romanian professors Ion Stoica and Matei Zaharia, announced on Tuesday, December 16, that it is raising USD 4 billion in funding at a valuation of USD 134 billion, according to CNBC. The new valuation represents a 34% increase compared to the August round, when Databricks […]
