{"id":118785,"date":"2020-02-26T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2020-02-25T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/romanians-who-bought-vacations-in-coronavirus-affected-areas-can-recover-their-paid-amounts-in-full-but-will-not-receive-compensation\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T17:40:35","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T15:40:35","slug":"romanians-who-bought-vacations-in-coronavirus-affected-areas-can-recover-their-paid-amounts-in-full-but-will-not-receive-compensation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/romanians-who-bought-vacations-in-coronavirus-affected-areas-can-recover-their-paid-amounts-in-full-but-will-not-receive-compensation\/","title":{"rendered":"Romanians who bought vacations in coronavirus-affected areas can recover their paid amounts in full, but will not receive compensation"},"content":{"rendered":"

Romanians who bought vacations in coronavirus-affected areas can recover their paid amounts in full, but will not receive compensation<\/p>\n

On February 25, 2020, the president of the National Authority for Consumer Protection (ANPC), Eduardt Cozminschi, held a meeting with Emil-Razvan Pirjol, Secretary of State in the Ministry of Economy, Nicolae Demetriade, president of the National Association of Travel Agencies (ANAT), and Paul Silviu Anghel, general director of ANPC, to discuss the expansion of the coronavirus epidemic and the future steps to be followed for potential consumer notifications and complaints.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
According to the Tourism Directorate, in all cases where contracts regulate the relationship between travel agencies and travelers, these must be respected, and only in the case of those who were to travel to the severely affected areas in China, namely Wuhan province, but also other cities such as Beijing, Shanghai, and Shenzhen, as well as Northern Italy, must discussions be held with tourism economic operators to find the best solutions for consumers.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
From a legal perspective, individuals who have purchased vacations and wish to cancel them, in the event of unavoidable and extraordinary circumstances, have the possibility to recover the full amounts paid to tourism operators, but cannot benefit from additional compensation.<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
According to Art. 13, para. (3) of Ordinance no. 2\/2018 regarding the marketing of travel service packages, “By exception from para. (1), the traveler has the right to terminate the travel service package contract before the start of the package execution, without paying any termination penalty in the event of unavoidable and extraordinary circumstances occurring at the destination or in its immediate vicinity and which significantly affect the execution of the package or which significantly affect the transport of passengers to the destination.”<\/div>\n

Source: Economica<\/a><\/p>\n

Frequently Asked Questions<\/h3>\n

Can I get a full refund for a vacation canceled due to coronavirus?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Yes, according to Ordinance 2\/2018, travelers are entitled to a full refund of the amounts paid if unavoidable and extraordinary circumstances at the destination significantly affect the trip’s execution.<\/p>\n

Am I entitled to additional compensation for the cancellation?<\/strong><\/p>\n

No, while you can recover the full amount paid for the travel package, the law does not provide for additional damages or compensation in these specific circumstances.<\/p>\n

Which destinations were specifically highlighted for refund discussions?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The authorities specifically mentioned severely affected areas in China (Wuhan, Beijing, Shanghai, Shenzhen) and Northern Italy as primary locations for these measures.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Romanians who bought vacations in coronavirus-affected areas can recover their paid amounts in full, but will not receive compensation On February 25, 2020, the president of the National Authority for Consumer Protection (ANPC), Eduardt Cozminschi, held a meeting with Emil-Razvan Pirjol, Secretary of State in the Ministry of Economy, Nicolae Demetriade, president of the National…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":67995,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2858],"tags":[],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-118785","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tourism"],"article_style_override":"","post-style":"","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\/118785","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=118785"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118785\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67995"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118785"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=118785"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118785"},{"taxonomy":"thb-sponsors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thb-sponsors?post=118785"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}