More foreigners on Romanian seaside

The number of foreign tourists set to visit the Romanian seaside this year may go up 20% as compared to 2002, mainly due to the contracts concluded with the large European tour operators. “The seaside will be given a complete makeover this year, following the upgrading works undertaken by the local authorities, the Tourism Ministry and the authorised investors. More than 20 million euros will be invested in Mamaia alone,” said Dorel Vlad, seaside advisor to the Tourism minister Dan Matei Agathon. Last year 57,162 foreigners visited the Romanian seaside, compared with 44,469 in 2001. ZF