Romanian Tourism

The year in Bucharest Life

by Craig Turp December 23, 2011 Bucharest

 We started the year in belligerent mood, dismissing as nonsense the idea that Minister of Tourism Elena Udrea should be held personally responsible for Romania failing to appear on a couple of meaningless travel lists. We followed that up with a similar post calling bullshit on the idea that foreign reporters should be compelled to [...]

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What’s wrong with ‘Ceausescu Tourism’?

by Craig Turp October 31, 2011 Media

 Why do we do it? Why do we watch questionable talk shows on questionable television channels (in this case Antena 3) knowing how loaded the content is, how subjective the guests are and – to all intents and purposes – knowing exactly what will be said. Last night the subject was a report that had [...]

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The Romanian National Institute of Statistics didn’t get the memo about the terminal decline of Romanian tourism

by Craig Turp September 5, 2011 Bucharest

 Oh dear. The Romanian National Institute of Statistics (INS) has gone seriously off-message. According to its latest figures, published today, the number of tourists in Romania in July of this year was an impressive 22 per cent higher than in July 2010. The number of foreign tourists was almost sixteen per cent higher. In the [...]

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The idea that tourism can ‘save’ Romania is too simplistic

by Craig Turp September 4, 2011 Business

 Shortly after the Romanian revolution of 1989 graffiti appeared on the streets of many cities in the country saying ‘Monarhia salveaza Romania‘ (The monarchy will save Romania). You still see the slogan occasionally, although these days it’s usually written with a heavy sense of irony. Without irony however is the current trend amongst certain parts [...]

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Misja 21

by Craig Turp June 22, 2011 Romania

 Leading Polish newspaper Gazeta Wyborcza last week launched a major experiment in the use of social media in travel and tourism, Misja 21 (Mission 21). Read a bit about the background here. Each of the students is staying in his or her assigned city for a week, and has a daily list of things to [...]

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Prince Charles & Romania

by Craig Turp May 16, 2011 Romania

 ‘Eco-hypocrite’ Prince Charles, who a couple of weeks ago told people in the United States that they should eat fewer steaks for the sake of the planet (this from a man who reportedly has 82 servants) is this week on a private visit to Romania, where he owns property. Tomorrow he will apparently meet Romania’s [...]

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Is Romanian Tourism making the best use of Twitter?

by Craig Turp April 18, 2011 Romania

 The world is now full social media managers, consultants, experts, gurus and other such new media types, some of whom we suspect even know what they’re talking about. We have never pretended to be such an expert/guru, and we are not about to start now. But we do know a thing or two about city [...]

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