{"id":124820,"date":"2015-03-19T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-18T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/paralela-45-sales-up-nearly-50-during-tourism-fair\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T22:57:36","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T20:57:36","slug":"paralela-45-sales-up-nearly-50-during-tourism-fair","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/paralela-45-sales-up-nearly-50-during-tourism-fair\/","title":{"rendered":"Paralela 45: Sales Up Nearly 50% During Tourism Fair"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>Sales recorded by the Paralela 45 travel agency throughout the Tourism Fair increased by nearly 50% compared to the same period last year, with Greece being the most sought-after destination. Nearly 60% of the packages purchased by tourists are for the Greek islands, especially Mykonos and Santorini, via charter flights or individual transport.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Circuits were also in demand during the fair, with the most accessed being those in spring and summer to destinations such as: India, Russia, Israel, and Jordan, as well as European capitals.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Social and senior tourism also recorded increases, especially offers for Spain and Turkey, but also Bulgaria. The best-selling offers were Madeira (Portugal), Istanbul, Cappadocia and the Mediterranean Riviera, Costa Brava, Sicily, and Tuscany.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>For Easter, the most sought-after offers were those in Bulgaria, Romania, and Antalya, but Romanians also chose to spend the Holy Holidays in Krakow, Croatia, or Tuscany.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>Alin Burcea, the owner of the Paralela 45 travel agency, estimates a turnover of 44-45 million EUR for this year, an increase of 10-12% compared to 2014.<\/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 was the most popular destination at the Tourism Fair?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Greece was the top destination, accounting for nearly 60% of the packages sold, particularly for the islands of Mykonos and Santorini.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What types of circuits did Romanian tourists prefer?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Tourists opted for spring and summer circuits in destinations such as India, Russia, Israel, Jordan, and various European capitals.<\/p>\n<p><strong>What is the estimated turnover for Paralela 45 this year?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Owner Alin Burcea estimates a turnover of 44-45 million EUR, representing a 10-12% increase compared to the previous year.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sales recorded by the Paralela 45 travel agency throughout the Tourism Fair increased by nearly 50% compared to the same period last year, with Greece being the most sought-after destination. Nearly 60% of the packages purchased by tourists are for the Greek islands, especially Mykonos and Santorini, via charter flights or individual transport. Circuits were&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":65340,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2858],"tags":[],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-124820","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\/124820","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=124820"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124820\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65340"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124820"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124820"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124820"},{"taxonomy":"thb-sponsors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thb-sponsors?post=124820"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}