Romania Says It Lost Tourism War to Bulgaria
2007-09-19 10:00:00
Bulgaria's higher quality of services and lower prices are beyond comprehension for Romanians, Romania's newspaper Cotidianul wrote in an article entitled "Romania Lost Tourism War to Bulgaria". The article attributes the successful development of Bulgaria's tourism to the privatisation of hotels, the contracts with powerful tour operators and the flow of investments. "The hotels were modernized and brought up to international standards. In this way the money, given by giants such as TUI and Neckermann, gave yields through tourist packages at low prices. Bulgarians got both money and international tourists, including many a Romanians." When tourism revenues for 2004 were totalled in Romania, the price tag was a mere EUR 505 M, against EUR 2,2 B in Bulgaria, Cotidianul points out.

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