EU accession to double Visit revenues

Visit Romania travel agency, one of the top ten players on the tourism market, targets a 60-80% increase in its incoming sector (travel packages for foreign tourists who come to Romania), as well as a 150-180% increase of its event-organising department in the wake of Romania”s accession to the European Union in the next two years. “We have four strategic directions: our closeness to the French-speaking community, the EU accession, Sibiu – the cultural capital in 2007 and the “George Enescu” festival in Bucharest,” stated Gheorghe Fodoreanu, chief executive of the company. The Bucharest-based agency posted turnover worth some 9 million euros in 2005, which is an increase of 15-18%, estimates Fodoreanu. This increase, he says, is due to the increase in travel packages for foreigners who come to Romania, as well as of the business travel segment. “The incoming segment has grown by 30%. We have seen a 20-25% growth every year since 2000”, Fodoreanu stated. ZF