Three quarters of pension tourism, informal

Pensions are the travel accommodation facilities that operate on the black market the most, with declared revenues being lower than those collected, in the context where tourists that check in are not given fiscal receipts, believe several tourism consultants. Tourism Ministry data differ significantly from Town Hall data. The Ministry says 52,000 tourists were accommodated in Bușteni in 2009, but the Town Hall data say there were 200,000 tourists registered in the resort. This example shows that three quarters of pension tourism is informal.
“I don’t think I would be mistaken to say that most pensions operate in the informal sector, although not entirely so. While hotels affiliated to international chains are forced to operate under certain rules, most pensions are managed by the families that own them, so certain things are easier to “manipulate”,” said Lucian Marinescu, senior associate of consultancy Trend Hospitality.