{"id":123561,"date":"2016-04-07T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2016-04-06T21:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/romanians-chose-european-city-breaks-or-exotic-circuits-for-easter\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T17:44:31","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T15:44:31","slug":"romanians-chose-european-city-breaks-or-exotic-circuits-for-easter","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/romanians-chose-european-city-breaks-or-exotic-circuits-for-easter\/","title":{"rendered":"Romanians chose European city breaks or exotic circuits for Easter"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>The online travel agency Paravion has announced that Romanians planned their Easter mini-vacation, which coincides with May 1st, well in advance, choosing European city breaks or exotic circuits. The most requested destinations were Prague, Vienna, Rome, Amsterdam, and Sicily.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Sales for Easter holiday packages increased by approximately 40% compared to 2015.&nbsp;<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The average budget allocated by those opting for international destinations amounts to about EUR 350\/person, sufficient to cover airfare, accommodation with breakfast included for three nights at a 3-star hotel, and round-trip transfers from the airport to the hotel.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Remus Visan, General Manager of Paravion, stated that this year the first bookings for Easter were made as early as February. Most chose 3-4 day stays in Europe with average costs of up to EUR 400\/person, but requests were also recorded for packages exceeding EUR 1,000 for circuits or exotic destinations in Jordan, Israel, or the Sorrento Peninsula in Italy.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>This year, domestic Easter destinations generated about 10% of Paravion&#8217;s dedicated sales, with the most accessed packages being those in Mamaia, Vatra Dornei, Dur\u0103u, B\u0103ile Felix, and Predeal.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>For vacations in Romania, the average budget amounts to about EUR 150, a sum that, however, strictly covers accommodation services for 3 nights, with breakfast and a traditional Easter meal, without transport or other objectives provided by the agency.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>For this year, Paravion estimates a turnover of EUR 60 million locally, an increase of 30% compared to 2015. Consolidated with the turnover of Bavul.com, the business it operates in Turkey, it aims for business exceeding EUR 80 million in 2016.<\/div>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.dailybusiness.ro\" data-wplink-url-error=\"true\">Daily Business<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h3>\n<p><strong>What were the most popular international destinations for Romanians this Easter?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The most sought-after European destinations were Prague, Vienna, Rome, Amsterdam, and Sicily.<\/p>\n<p><strong>How much did Romanians spend on average for an Easter holiday abroad?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The average budget for international trips was approximately \u20ac350 per person, covering flights, 3 nights of accommodation, and transfers.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is Paravion&#8217;s financial outlook for 2016?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Paravion expects a local turnover of \u20ac60 million and a consolidated turnover of over \u20ac80 million, including its Turkish operations.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The online travel agency Paravion has announced that Romanians planned their Easter mini-vacation, which coincides with May 1st, well in advance, choosing European city breaks or exotic circuits. The most requested destinations were Prague, Vienna, Rome, Amsterdam, and Sicily. Sales for Easter holiday packages increased by approximately 40% compared to 2015.&nbsp; The average budget allocated&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":66041,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2858],"tags":[],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-123561","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\/123561","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=123561"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/123561\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/66041"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=123561"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=123561"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=123561"},{"taxonomy":"thb-sponsors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thb-sponsors?post=123561"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}