{"id":121980,"date":"2017-05-29T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2017-05-28T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/bucharest-needs-investment-in-a-major-congress-and-conference-center\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T13:21:45","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T11:21:45","slug":"bucharest-needs-investment-in-a-major-congress-and-conference-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/bucharest-needs-investment-in-a-major-congress-and-conference-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Bucharest Needs Investment in a Major Congress and Conference Center"},"content":{"rendered":"
Romanian hoteliers claim that Bucharest is inferior to regional capitals regarding large conference centers and believe that such an investment, which they consider urgent, could be built in the north of the capital, on a plot of land where the city’s Zonal Urban Plan (PUZ) initially provided for this. However, the largest mosque in Europe is set to be built there, something the hotel industry representatives do not agree with.<\/div>\n
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Organizers of large events from abroad face an insurmountable problem: there is no modern conference center to host 2,000-3,000 people, nor even anything exceeding 1,000 people.<\/div>\n
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C\u0103lin Ile, president of the Federation of the Romanian Hotel Industry (FIHR), recalls a statement from last year by Nicu\u0219or Dan, president of USR, who said that on the land where the mosque is to be built, Bucharest’s PUZ planned for an exhibition park with international conference and exhibition centers.<\/div>\n
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The regional context would be favorable for Romania because Istanbul, which used to organize many events, is now being avoided by organizers, and other cities in the region have increased their rates, C\u0103lin Ile specified.<\/div>\n
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The hotel offering in Bucharest, both in terms of the number of rooms and quality, could cover the demand that would follow the opening of such a modern conference center.<\/div>\n
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The FIHR representative believes that the opportunities knocking on the door in the next 3 years make the existence of a conference and event center „urgent”: 2018 – Romania’s Centenary, which would involve large-scale social events, festive events, etc.; 2019, first semester – the EU Presidency (an estimated need for about 200 social, economic, political, or cultural events that this semester of the EU presidency can generate, which Bucharest will not be able to afford with its current conference capacity, in which case many will remain in Brussels or other European capitals); 2020 – the European Football Championship, which will take place in Bucharest and will attract a series of events beyond the matches.<\/div>\n

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

Frequently Asked Questions<\/h3>\n

Why does Bucharest need a large conference center?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Bucharest lacks modern facilities capable of hosting 2,000-3,000 people, causing it to lose major international events to other regional capitals.<\/p>\n

What upcoming events highlight this need?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Key events include the 2018 Centenary, the 2019 EU Presidency, and the 2020 European Football Championship, all requiring significant event infrastructure.<\/p>\n

What is the controversy regarding the proposed location?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Hoteliers argue that land in Northern Bucharest, originally zoned for an exhibition park, has been allocated for a mosque instead of a conference center.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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