The Russian market currently is a priority in the strategy of the Romanian tourism industry deployed to attract foreign tourists particularly to Romania's health, spa and wellness resorts, Chair of the National Tourism Authority (ANT) Anca Pavel-Nedea told an informal news conference on Thursday. "Officials of the National Tourism Employers' Associations (ANAT) and hoteliers have come to me, insisting that I should set up a delegation for Russia, where to meet the important tour operators of the Russian Federation in order to generate incoming business for the Romanian tourism. That is a huge potential. Given the international and regional contexts, all countries that want to win in the incoming business are fighting for a slice of this newly emerged pie. Romania's asset is its positioning and the fact that some regional tourism markets have fell and some relations were severed. We are standing a chance of getting some of the market," Pavel-Nedea explained. ANT wants to start up in the Russian market with holiday packages focused on health, wellness and cosmetic tourism, without neglecting travel products related to mountainous and seaside areas. "Russian tourists are huge consumers of what it means health, wellness and specific cosmetic tourism - anti-ageing treatments and complex aesthetic treatments. They would pay very much to come for recreation, to stay two-three weeks. Russians also have a loyal behaviour; when they come once and like it, they will return. Compared with other consumers from emerging markets, Russian tourists come several times a year. There are very many positive aspects that we have to use to draw them in by customised packages," Pavel Nedea explained. Spiritual tourism also has a potential to attract Russian visitors because they are very religious and want to tour monasteries.
Representatives of the ruling Social Democratic Party, PSD, gathered for a congress in Bucharest on Friday, November 7, to elect new leadership and to amend the party’s Statute. The only candidate for party leader is Sorin Grindeanu, who held the interim position after Marcel Ciolacu's resignation in May. In his speech at the congress, Sorin […]
The e-commerce sector recorded strong early results on Black Friday 2025, according to real-time data released on Friday, November 7, by PayU GPO Romania from its dedicated Media Center. By 14:10, the payment processor reported successful transactions totaling RON 514 million (roughly EUR 101 million). PayU said shoppers had made roughly 889,000 purchases, with around […]
Contakt Express Logistik, one of Romania’s leading retailers of mobile phone and tablet accessories, with a network of over 235 stores, is set to launch the initial public offering (IPO) between November 12 and December 3, 2025. The company offers a wide range of products, including cases, screen protectors, chargers, and gadgets, both in physical […]
Romania attracts fewer international tourists today than it did during the communist era, making it the only country in Europe in this situation, the National Association of Travel Agencies (ANAT) warned, as reported by news agency Agerpres. According to the organization, Romania received more than 3.4...
InterCapital ETF, the first international ETF provider in Romania, will launch two new exchange-traded funds on the Bucharest Stock Exchange starting November 11, 2025. The new instruments are the InterCapital CROBEX10 TR UCITS ETF, which offers exposure to the Croatian blue-chip equity market by tracking the performance of the CROBEX10tr index, and the InterCapital EUR […]
The Competition Councils of Romania, Bulgaria, and the Republic of Moldova have granted the necessary authorizations and approvals for the completion of the transaction through which Maspex Romania takes over the majority shareholding of Purcari Wineries. The Maspex Group, which has been present in Romania for nearly 30 years, became the majority shareholder of one […]
