{"id":124988,"date":"2015-01-21T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-01-20T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/up-to-20-increase-in-city-break-bookings-at-the-start-of-the-year\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T23:25:56","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T21:25:56","slug":"up-to-20-increase-in-city-break-bookings-at-the-start-of-the-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/up-to-20-increase-in-city-break-bookings-at-the-start-of-the-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Up to 20% Increase in City-Break Bookings at the Start of the Year"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>At the beginning of the year, there is an increase in city break bookings in Europe&#8217;s most romantic cities, as well as in cities known for shopping. Interest in such vacations grows during this period by 15-20% compared to a normal period of the year without special events. The reasons are Valentine\u2019s Day and shopping during the sales period, which begins in mid-January.<\/div>\n<div><\/div>\n<div>The most sought-after destinations for Valentine\u2019s Day are Verona, Paris, Barcelona, Rome, and starting this year, Florence is also among the top cities. For shopping, the most popular destination during this period is Dubai, where the largest Shopping Festival takes place between January and February. International luxury brand products can be purchased at reduced prices during this time, said Elena Anghel, executive director of Prestige Tours.<\/div>\n<p>Source: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.capital.ro\" data-wplink-url-error=\"true\">Capital<\/a><\/p>\n<h3>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h3>\n<p><strong>Why are city breaks popular in early January and February?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Bookings increase due to Valentine&#8217;s Day celebrations and major winter shopping sales across Europe and Dubai.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Which are the top romantic destinations for Valentine&#8217;s Day?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>The most popular cities include Verona, Paris, Barcelona, Rome, and Florence.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Where is the best place for shopping at the start of the year?<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Dubai is the top choice due to its massive Shopping Festival held in January and February, offering luxury brands at discount prices.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>At the beginning of the year, there is an increase in city break bookings in Europe&#8217;s most romantic cities, as well as in cities known for shopping. Interest in such vacations grows during this period by 15-20% compared to a normal period of the year without special events. The reasons are Valentine\u2019s Day and shopping&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":65248,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2858],"tags":[],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-124988","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\/124988","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=124988"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124988\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65248"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124988"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124988"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124988"},{"taxonomy":"thb-sponsors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thb-sponsors?post=124988"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}