Europa aims at 75% take-up

Europa Hotel in Eforie Nord, owned by businessman George Copos, intends to see annual take-up of at least 75%-80%. “Occupancy rate was 40% in February and 48% in March, mainly because of conferences. Our annual take-up objective is 75%-80%,” Gilio Roza, Ana Group vice president, said. The investments in the Europa Hotel complex in Eforie Nord amount to over 20 million euros. This complex comprises a five-star hotel, conference rooms and a spa, the Ana Spa. The complex will be managed by TUI, one of the leading tour operators worldwide, with which Ana Hotels concluded a five-year contract in this regard. “The contract with TUI guarantees us a large flow of incoming tourists, who are our main clients. TUI officials guaranteed we would see an annual take-up of 75%. TUI will operate charter flights to Romania on a regular basis during the season, from May to September,” said Roza, who did not reveal the revenue goal for this year, though. “We believe we will see strong growth in the second and third year in business,” Roza added. Ana Hotels published a release on the Internet about an over $13 million loan it got from BRD. The loan is secured by Ana Imep, another company owned by George Copos. Roza said the contract was not new, just updated after changing the bank branch. ZF