Aurelian Marin, president of the National Association of Travel Agencies, ANAT, stated that next year over 2,000 hotel rooms on the coast will transition to an all-inclusive basis. All of these are located in the southern resorts, thereby increasing the accommodation capacity in such facilities on the seaside by more than 65%.
Currently, there are 3,000 rooms in all-inclusive structures on the coast, mostly in Mamaia, Navodari, and Eforie Nord, according to ANAT data.
The majority of these are in Venus, within the Mera group hotels, joined by the Afrodita hotels in Venus, Cleopatra in Saturn, Olimpic, and Capitol in Jupiter. Additionally, at the Steaua de Mare complex in Eforie Nord, a number of rooms from the third hotel, currently under renovation, will be commissioned. The other two hotels in the complex have already been renovated and have been operational since last year.
Aurelian Marin specified that, to transition to all-inclusive, a hotel must make investments, as major changes are required in both leisure infrastructure and kitchen facilities.
He added that an all-inclusive hotel is more profitable than one operating under a standard system.
This summer, approximately 1.8 million tourists visited the seaside, of whom 1-2% were foreigners. A significant portion of those staying at all-inclusive resorts are Romanian tourists who in previous years traveled to Bulgaria for this type of vacation.
Source: Profit
Frequently Asked Questions
By how much will the all-inclusive capacity on the Romanian coast increase in 2016?
The capacity is set to increase by over 65%, with more than 2,000 new rooms transitioning to the all-inclusive regime, primarily in southern resorts.
Which specific resorts are expanding their all-inclusive offerings?
Growth is concentrated in the southern seaside, including Venus (Mera group, Afrodita), Saturn (Cleopatra), Jupiter (Olimpic, Capitol), and Eforie Nord (Steaua de Mare).
Why is there a shift toward all-inclusive services in Romanian tourism?
Hoteliers find the model more profitable and are aiming to recapture Romanian tourists who previously preferred Bulgarian all-inclusive destinations.