Category: Romania travel news
Romania travel & tourism news for travelers and travel professionals. Romania is a southeastern European country known for the forested region of Transylvania, ringed by the Carpathian Mountains. Its preserved medieval towns include Sighişoara, and there are many fortified churches and castles, notably clifftop Bran Castle, long associated with the Dracula legend. Bucharest, the country’s capital, is the site of the gigantic, Communist-era Palatul Parlamentului government building.
Go Global Travel completes three additional acquisitions of B2B accommodation providers
editor- July 25, 2019 10:12· Go Global Travel welcomes Olympia Europe (UK) and two Italian based companies into its family · Go Global Travel successfully concluded the integration of last year's acquisitions in Poland, ... Read More
Romanian tourism to Dubai surges 24 percent
Chief Assignment Editor- June 18, 2019 19:30Dubai’s Department of Tourism and Commerce Marketing (Dubai Tourism) has reported a steady increase in tourism volumes from Romania, welcoming 29,670 overnight visitors in the first three months of 2019. ... Read More
Ryanair tells passengers to take bus after landing at wrong airport 480 miles away
Chief Assignment Editor- January 6, 2019 16:54Travelers trying to scape Britain for some winter sun were left stranded in a Romanian airport for about a day after their flight was 'diverted'. The passengers hoping for quick ... Read More
Romanian tourism booming in Israel
Chief Assignment Editor- December 27, 2018 18:20Romania has become the main country in Eastern Europe as a source of tourists for Israel, surpassing even Poland, a country that has constantly topped the rankings during the past ... Read More
How Multiculturalism Day in Transylvania is bringing tourists and locals together
Juergen T Steinmetz- October 6, 2018 13:30A local tourism event in Transylvania is expected to attract people from more than 20 non-EU countries, who live in Brasov and who are visiting the region. Read More
TAROM Romanian Air Transport orders five Boeing 737 MAX 8s
Chief Assignment Editor- July 16, 2018 21:07Boeing and TAROM (Romanian Air Transport), national carrier of Romania, today announced they signed an order for five 737 MAX 8 airplanes. Read More
Jet fighter crashes, explodes in front of thousands of people at Romanian air show
Chief Assignment Editor- July 7, 2018 19:02A Romanian Mikoyan-Gurevich MiG-21 Lancer jet fighter has crashed during an air show, exploding in front of thousands of people. Read More
Air Canada taps into largest European market without trans-Atlantic flights
Chief Assignment Editor- June 9, 2018 18:11The arrival of Air Canada flight 1928 at Bucharest's Henri Coandă International Airport marks the launch of twice weekly Air Canada Rouge seasonal service to Bucharest, Romania. Flights will be ... Read More
Romanian flag carrier TAROM posts €38 million losses in 2017
Chief Assignment Editor- June 7, 2018 19:25Romanian flag carrier TAROM posted losses of RON 172 million (EUR 38 million) in 2017, as the airline changed five general managers. Last year was the tenth consecutive year when ... Read More
Corinthia Hotels to open historic Grand Hotel du Boulevard in Bucharest, Romania
editor- March 28, 2018 22:05Corinthia Hotels is set to expand its five-star hotel portfolio with the opening of a new luxury property in Bucharest, Romania. Located in the heart of the capital, the former ... Read More
Canada lifts visa requirements on Romania and Bulgaria
Chief Assignment Editor- December 2, 2017 16:15The decision to lift the visa requirements is a culmination of high-level engagement with Romania and Bulgaria on visa issues that began in 2014 Read More
Air Canada expands its Montreal global network with flights to Bucharest and Lisbon
Chief Assignment Editor- September 28, 2017 19:15Air Canada today announced new non-stop services to two new destinations next summer from Montreal, expanding its global network to Bucharest, Romania and Lisbon, Portugal. In addition, beginning June 2018, ... Read More