The Ministry of Economy, Digitalization, Entrepreneurship, and Tourism has launched the national selection for the localities that will represent Romania in the international “Best Tourism Villages” competition, coordinated by UN Tourism. Minister Irineu Dar\u0103u emphasized that participating in this fifth edition of the contest represents a strategic opportunity for rural communities to attract investment and gain visibility on the global tourism market.<\/p>\n
Applications are open until May 4, with eight domestic destinations to be selected for the international stage. Eligible localities must have a maximum population of 15,000 inhabitants and demonstrate a firm commitment to preserving traditional activities and local community values. The evaluation process is based on rigorous criteria, including economic, social, and environmental sustainability, the quality of infrastructure and connectivity, as well as tourism governance at the local level. Destinations can receive the official “Best Tourism Village” title or be included in the Upgrade Program, which provides technical support to address identified development deficiencies.<\/p>\n
To date, Romania has recorded consistent success in the competition: the commune of R\u0103\u0219inari (Sibiu) was designated “Best Tourism Village” in 2022, while the localities of Cioc\u0103ne\u0219ti (2023), Breb, and Polovragi (2024) were included in the Upgrade Program. Participation also ensures access to an international network dedicated to the exchange of best practices among rural communities. Application files can be consulted on the ministry’s official website.<\/p>\n
What is the deadline for Romanian villages to apply?<\/strong><\/p>\n Localities can submit their applications for the national selection until May 4.<\/p>\n What are the main eligibility criteria for the competition?<\/strong><\/p>\n Villages must have a maximum of 15,000 inhabitants and show a strong commitment to preserving local traditions and sustainability.<\/p>\n Which Romanian villages have been recognized in previous years?<\/strong><\/p>\n R\u0103\u0219inari won the title in 2022, while Cioc\u0103ne\u0219ti, Breb, and Polovragi were included in the Upgrade Program in subsequent years.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" The Ministry of Economy, Digitalization, Entrepreneurship, and Tourism has launched the national selection for the localities that will represent Romania in the international “Best Tourism Villages” competition, coordinated by UN Tourism. Minister Irineu Dar\u0103u emphasized that participating in this fifth edition of the contest represents a strategic opportunity for rural communities to attract investment and…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":91243,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2858],"tags":[5428],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-125452","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tourism","tag-best-tourism-villages"],"article_style_override":"on","post-style":"style2","post_via":[{"title":"wall-street.ro | 09.04","post_source_url":"https:\/\/www.wall-street.ro"}],"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\/125452","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=125452"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/125452\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/91243"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125452"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=125452"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=125452"},{"taxonomy":"thb-sponsors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thb-sponsors?post=125452"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}