PRESS RELEASE
19,000 TRAVELING PASSIONATORS MEET
AT THE SPRING EDITION OF THE ROMANIA TOURISM FAIR
19,000 travel enthusiasts met on the weekend of February 20-23, at ROMEXPO, at the spring edition of ROMANIA'S TOURISM FAIR.
Romantic getaways on remote and exotic beaches, all-inclusive stays in the country and abroad, adventure trips or holidays at the SPA, offers for the holiday of May 1 or Easter, all were available to travelers with substantial discounts at the AL TOURISM FAIR ROMANIA I.
343 agencies and tour operators from South Africa, Albania, Bulgaria, Croatia, Egypt, the United Arab Emirates, Greece, Israel, Italy, Morocco, Palestine, the Republic of Moldova, Romania, Serbia, Spain, Tunisia, Turkey and Hungary they have surpassed in tempting offers for unique holiday experiences. The official participation in the fair of South Africa, Bulgaria, Greece, Israel, the Republic of Moldova, Morocco, Palestine and Tunisia brought closer to visitors the flavor of destinations that must be seen at least once in a lifetime.
The representatives of the County Councils from Bistrita, Bihor, Botoșani, Brasov, Buzău, Constanța, Dâmbovița, Hunedoara, Ialomița, Maramureș, Mureș, Suceava, Timiș and Tulcea promoted, as always, the most beautiful areas of tourist attraction in Romania, and the representatives of Amara, Bistrița, Brașov, Botoșani, Constanța, Eforie, Făgăraș, Geoagiu Băi, Herculane, Hunedoara, Iași, Mangalia, Oradea, Piatra Neamț, Târgoviște, Timișoara and of the communes of Afumați, Miroslama and Bali „ seasoned ”participation in the event with specific culinary products, along with the most beautiful traditions and customs in the area they come from.
The most sought after offers from this edition of the fair were those for the summer vacation, Greece, Turkey and Egypt remaining this year in the top of preferences. Travel agencies have prepared a variety of surprises for visitors. Travelers even had at their disposal a unique way of payment: fridge magnets from previous holidays and were able to benefit from accommodation offers in Greece from just one euro / night. Also, many of the agencies offered discounts of up to 50% for any vacation contracted during the event.
Those who could not pay for the much-desired vacation in full at the fair, had the opportunity to buy it in installments. Tourists who preferred to travel by charters or by bus found discounts of up to 50% on transport at the event.
At the same time, many of the travelers wanted unique holidays for 2020, so during the 4 days of the fair the agencies received requests for destinations such as Africa - Morocco, Tunisia, Caribbean - Cuba, Dominican Republic, Indian Ocean - Maldives, Mauritius, Seychelles , Asia - Bali, Sri Lanka, Vietnam.
„The spring edition of the Romanian Tourism Fair was exactly as we wanted! Offers for all budgets, circuits launched for the first time, multicultural artistic moments and extremely many visitors with an appetite for travel! Certainly, in recent years Romanians prefer to travel more abroad, to get out of the comfort zone, to experiment, and the agencies present at the event have prepared for 2020 travel packages for new destinations. In an era in which holiday booking on the internet is gaining more and more ground, we aim - and I think we succeed - to bring together as many agencies as possible to present various offers to present at each edition of the Romanian Tourism Fair, for any budget, which are not in the online environment until the start of the fair. In addition, every time the Romanian Tourism Fair is as a whole a celebration with many ingredients, the tour operators and the representatives of the Romanian historical areas choosing to promote themselves during the event through spectacular artistic moments. ” said Mihai Costriș, General Manager of ROMEXPO, at the end of the event.
The 3rd edition of the Tourism Fair Conference, which had as its theme the Social Media Impact in Tourism, revealed the secrets behind the most successful creators of online campaigns in the field of tourism. The conference attracted social media specialists from travel agencies, marketing and PR agencies, travel guides, influencers and bloggers who sought the latest information on the best online service promotion strategies in the industry. The large participation in the event showed, once again, the increased interest of PR and advertisers for the increased visibility in online and social media, especially since in Romania there are already over 11 million Facebook users and over one million Instagram users .
ROMANIA'S TOURISM FAIR is organized by ROMEXPO, biannually, in spring and autumn, together with the Romanian Chambers of Commerce and Industry, in strategic partnership with the National Association of Romanian Travel Agencies (ANAT) and in partnership with: Tourism Employers' Organization Spa in Romania (OPTBR), the Federation of Romanian Tourism Employers (FPTR), the National Association of Rural, Ecological and Cultural Tourism (ANTREC), the Federation of Romanian Tourism Promotion Associations (FAPT).
The spring edition of the ROMANIA TOURISM FAIR took place together with ROMHOTEL - International exhibition of equipment, furniture and endowments for hotels and restaurants.
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For information for the press:
Loredana Dogaru-Tulică - PR Specialist ROMEXPO,
Mobile: +40 758/039 413 or +40 21 207.70.00 / int. 1160
Oana Netbai - PR Specialist ROMEXPO
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