Sobis turns from IT to hotels

The management of Sobis in Sibiu, specialising in developing and implementing Lotus Notes applications, communication networks and systems, decided to expand the company”s field of activity and started investment in the tourism sector. Towards the end of last year, the company merged by absorption with Pastravaria “Alvota”, which owned the four-daisy pension “Perla Arpasel” and has since started construction works on two other hotels that can accommodate about 100 guests, which will turn “Perla Arpasel” into a four-star complex. Investment in buildings and land has thus far has amounted to over 1.6 million euros, with the company intending to complete works by 2007. “Given that Sibiu will become Europe”s Cultural Capital in 2007, opportunities for tourism development are there; this is the reason why we decided to invest in this sector. In the next two years, tourism will become a very lucrative source of income, and Romanian tourism will be more open towards foreign tourists,” stated Razvan Marincoi, the company”s brand marketing manager. ZF