{"id":117411,"date":"2021-11-07T02:25:51","date_gmt":"2021-11-07T00:25:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/egypt-an-increasingly-popular-destination-for-romanian-tourists\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T11:50:32","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T09:50:32","slug":"egypt-an-increasingly-popular-destination-for-romanian-tourists","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/egypt-an-increasingly-popular-destination-for-romanian-tourists\/","title":{"rendered":"Egypt: An Increasingly Popular Destination for Romanian Tourists"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Romanians have favored holiday packages to Egypt this year, a trend that continues for the 2021 winter holiday season.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The tour operator Cocktail Holidays has been operating charter flights to Egyptian tourist destinations since Christmas 2020 and continues to do so, with flights scheduled through the spring of 2022.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Over 1,600 Romanian tourists have already booked their winter holiday packages for Egyptian destinations; in total, over 14,000 Romanians have reached this country through Cocktail Holidays in the last year.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Charters to Egypt are the best-selling product this year, with demand being 700% higher than in 2019. The most sought-after resorts are the now-classic Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh, where the local population is nearly 100% vaccinated.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Cocktail Holidays offers charter packages to these two resorts, departing from Bucharest, Cluj-Napoca, Iasi, Craiova, Timisoara, and Craiova, using either Blue Air or Tarom.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For departures from Bucharest, rates start at 417 EUR\/person, and for the rest of Romania, from 457 EUR\/person.&nbsp;The rates include 7 nights of accommodation in 4-star hotels, all-inclusive, charter flight transport, airport taxes and transfers, as well as travel insurance that includes COVID-19 protection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Tourists must have an accredited COVID-19 vaccination certificate to enter Egypt.&nbsp;This proves they have been fully vaccinated at least 14 days before arrival or that they had a negative PCR test within 72 hours.&nbsp;Cocktail Holidays has partnered with two clinics that offer the PCR test at a discounted rate.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h3>\n<strong>What are the entry requirements for Egypt?<\/strong>\n<p>Tourists must provide an accredited COVID-19 vaccination certificate (completed at least 14 days prior) or a negative PCR test result taken within 72 hours of arrival.<\/p>\n<strong>Which Egyptian resorts are most popular among Romanians?<\/strong>\n<p>The most sought-after destinations are Hurghada and Sharm El Sheikh, where the local population is nearly 100% vaccinated.<\/p>\n<strong>What is included in the Cocktail Holidays charter packages?<\/strong>\n<p>Packages include 7 nights of 4-star all-inclusive accommodation, charter flights, airport taxes, transfers, and travel insurance with COVID-19 protection.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Romanians have favored holiday packages to Egypt this year, a trend that continues for the 2021 winter holiday season. The tour operator Cocktail Holidays has been operating charter flights to Egyptian tourist destinations since Christmas 2020 and continues to do so, with flights scheduled through the spring of 2022. Over 1,600 Romanian tourists have already&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":87673,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2858],"tags":[],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-117411","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tourism"],"article_style_override":"on","post-style":"style2","post_via":"","post-top-image":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/turism-2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117411","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=117411"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117411\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/87673"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=117411"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=117411"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=117411"},{"taxonomy":"thb-sponsors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thb-sponsors?post=117411"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}