Romanian tourism faces a favorable context starting 2017, thanks to the security concerns in other parts of Europe, as more and more tourists choose the country for spending their holidays. Moreover, the increase in the minimum wage currently allows Romanian citizens to travel more in their own country.
“The infrastructure is developing too, little by little – probably not at the speed that we all want, but it is happening. More and more we’re seeing new hotels and better service, although there is still a need for better training in service delivery,” Javier Garcia del Valle explains.
One the other hand, other analysts claim that the high demand will trigger an increase in accommodation prices, especially for foreign travelers, who have started to visit Romania intensively because the nation has very good flight connections with other European countries.
“What I am seeing is groups coming from abroad. This is the segment that we have to target. Individuals will keep coming but their budgets will probably be lower. We’re seeing an increase in traffic from Germany and other countries,” commented the new CEO.
Nevertheless, the poor public roads infrastructure in Romania is a problem for those visiting these amazing places.
“If I want to put together a tour around Romania I cannot do it based on the distances. I have to build it based on the roads. This is a problem because Romania is a country to visit in ten days with proper roads,” added del Valle.
Currently, Romania places second in the agency’s travel market, as France is the preferred destination. Yet, according to forecasts, the tourism in the country might increase by 40 per cent during the year to come, thanks to the momentum that brings out considerable opportunities for Happy Tour, expected to increase its revenues by 11 per cent until the end of 2017.
