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.
The Freedom and Respect for Every Earthling association will hold the March for Animal Rights in Bucharest on October 4, to mark International Animal Day. The march will start at 11 AM at the National Theater Park, and will go on to Piața Victoriei. Organizers say they aim to bring to the forefront the suffering […]
Several Israeli citizens got into a fight on a plane flying from Israel to Bucharest on Monday, September 15. Upon landing, Romanian police issued several fines. The scandal reportedly broke out for religious reasons. The argument involved roughly 30 passengers of the flight from Tel Aviv to Bucharest. At one point, seven passengers started to […]
Only 145 companies in Romania, out of more than 800,000 active businesses, managed to grow their revenues and remain profitable every year between 2008 and 2024, according to an analysis published by business intelligence platform Termene.ro. The study found that these firms, representing just one in every 5,500 companies (or 0.02% of the total), generated […]
The secretary-general of the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development, or OECD, Mathias Cormann, was on a visit to Romania on Monday, September 15. The representative had talks with president Nicusor Dan and prime minister Ilie Bolojan, after which he said that Romania may succeed in joining the organization in 2026. Founded in 1961, the […]
Romania’s anti-corruption prosecutors have indicted Timișoara Airport’s former general manager Iulian Daniel Idolu and five board members on charges of abuse of office, alleging they illegally extended Idolu’s mandate without a competitive selection process. The National Anti-Corruption Directorate (DNA) said Iulian Daniel Idolu, who served as general manager of “Traian Vuia” Timișoara...
Romanian car rental company Klass Wagen said that it launched the Autozentrum brand and opened its first subsidiary in Germany, becoming the first Romanian company to sell used cars on the German market. The move marks the beginning of the Klass Wagen Autozentrum European network, through which the group intends to sell used cars directly […]
