A mini-holiday in early June

The Romanians have made the most of their Pentecost holiday

Mihai Pelin, 06.06.2023, 13:50

Mountain resorts and spas, the Danube Delta or
the seaside resorts on the Black Sea coast were top tourist destinations for
many Romanians during the Pentecost mini-holidays, according to data provided
by the employers associations in the hospitality industry in this country. The
most sought after proved to be the three-four star hotels and guesthouses as
many of these accommodation facilities had been completely booked many weeks
ahead.

Romania’s railway company CFR Travelers sold all
its tickets to seaside and mountain resorts on the Prahova Valley and had to supplement
the number of its trains to Suceava, in northern Romania and to Craiova in the
southwest. As expected, tens of thousands of tourists opted for the seaside,
motivated by the fair weather and cheap fees at the beginning of a new summer
season.

According to hotel owners, beaches were
surprisingly full at the beginning of the present holiday season, with the
resort of Mamaia on top of the ranking in terms of the number of tourists. Like
in the past, Mamaia proved to be the resort of the night clubs and of those
willing to party late into the night. Accommodation fees here started from the
equivalent of 27 Euros per night in three-star hotels to 44 Euros bed and
breakfast in four-star hotels and to roughly 100 Euros for all inclusive. The
other resorts which fared well in the ranking were Eforie as well as Venus and
Saturn in the south.

Mountain resorts also reported a higher number of
tourists thanks to the good summer weather. Many tourists preferred the
guesthouses in Bukovina, north-eastern Romania, where rooms had been booked as
early as last winter, in an area, which is also famous for its exquisite
cuisine and traditions. All over the country, the authorities resorted to a
series of measures aimed at ensuring the best conditions for this mini-holiday.

Police troops, gendarmes and firefighters were
deployed in large numbers to many travel destinations and measures to ease
border traffic had been implemented at the country’s main checkpoints. A good
number of Romanians chose to spend their holidays abroad in Bulgaria or Greece,
so Romania’s southern border checkpoints proved to be the busiest of all. Long
queues were also reported at Romania’s western border with Hungary after some
Romanians had opted for travel destinations in the West.

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