ARSENAL PARK – the 1st military unit for your holydays!
The owners of Bega group of companies in Timişoara (Marius and Emil Cristescu) wish to amplify the offer of their adventure tourism complex. They announced that this year will buy two old aircraft for Arsenal Park, probably Boeings of 150 seats, where to make a hotel and a disco.
Arsenal Park was opened two years ago, on the spot of a former gun factory, on an 88 hectares surface. It is located in Orăştie, Hunedoara County, and is 4 stars rated holyday complex. Marius Cristescu said that, up to the moment, they invested 10 million euro in this plan. “We have the ambition to transform Arsenal Park in the largest open air military museum in Europe. It will eventually gather over 500 pieces” – added Radu Cristescu.
Petre Racoviţă, general director of Arsenal Park (nicknamed military unit for holydays) says that “there are several projects we expect to have European finances for. We aim building a football field, a Spa centre, a sports centre, ridding facilities as well as 16 kilometers of bicycle track”. He added that in the two years since functional Arsenal Park received over 10.000 visitors, with a 20-25% of foreigners. The offer is wide, ranging from adventure tours to cultural and historical visits to the Dacian citadels in Munţii Orăştiei (made with collection old cars), guiding and catering services in order to live unique experiences.
Blue Air already thinks about winter season
The first smart flying company in Romania, having an integral Romanian capital, announced the official winter flights schedule for 2011-2012. Even though summer did not yet arrive you can start planning your winter holydays looking forward to the very attractive prices for flights between October 30, 2011 and March 24, 2012. The fares start at 14,99 euro per segment (taxes included, limited availability, free online check-in for Bucharest and Bacău). The winter destinations from Bucharest are: Madrid, Paris-Beauvais, Barcelona, Milan-Bergamo, Valencia, Rome, Bologna, Brussels, Malaga, Stuttgart, Larnaca, London-Luton, Dublin, Naples, Catania, and Nice. From Bacău Blue Air will fly to Rome, Milan-Bergamo, Torino-Cuneo, London-Luton – as Florentina Tatu, PR director of Blue Air, said.
The complete timetable and schedule for the winter season is to be found on www.blueairweb.com.
Congresses go for rural
The Transylvanian city of Alba Iulia hosted the 4th and 5th of May the International Congress for Rural Tourism. The theme has been “Rural tourism – an instrument in building identity and a chance for quality standards”. The event gathered among participants several experts from Spain, Greece, Hungary, Poland, France, Belgium, Italy, etc. The congress has been organized by the Ministry of Tourism (MDRT) and The National Association for Rural Tourism (ANTREC) in a partnership with EUROGITES. Romania had been previously hosting in Bran (2004), the International Conference of Rural Tourism with the theme: „Rural Tourism and Eco Tourism – potential and perspectives”, also presented by our magazine.
20 years of Continental Hotels
The most dynamic Romanian hotel chain is 20 years old. Continental Hotels was founded in 1991 having Nicolae Fertig (general director of the society at that time) as a craftsman of its concept. In order to develop the chain the specialists of Continental Hotels renounced at some properties in Bucharest, Timişoara and Cluj but, in a strategic partnership with Accor, they have attracted the Ibis brand. The first hotel that came with this name in 2001 the former „Nord” in Bucharest, located nearby the North Train Station. Two other followed in 2005: Ibis Parlament (in the Capital city) and Ibis Constanţa. In 2009 the former Continental in Sibiu reopened as Ibis as well.
Radu Enache, president of the chain Continental Hotels, said: „I am very proud of what the Continental team accomplished. We now have more than 1860 rooms, 13 restaurants, 19 coffee shops, 54 conference rooms, and 4 Spa areas, all of them being in-house.
We have developed nine brands of our own regarding the hotels and Horeca segment: Continental Forum (4 stars, Continental (3 stars), Grand Hotel Continental (five stars), Hello Hotels (2 stars), Balkan Bistro, Mondo, Concerto, Tekaffe and Victoria Club”.
CONSTANŢA – good news for the mosaic
One of the most important attractions at the Black Sea, the Roman mosaic in Constanţa, has got all the chances to shine again. The restoration works where started in a private partnership by Groove Hour in Constanţa, following the poor conservation of the site. It is estimated that they will take four years.
According to some preliminary studies the starting costs go as much as 300.000 euro, the final price of all the needed works reaching a one million euro budget. “It order to be able to finance the project there has been signed a partnership with the company Dobrogea SA in Constanţa. They will launch the “Antique Roman Bread”, an original product made out of wheat after an old Roman recipe. 10% of the selling price of each bread will be directed in order to finance the restoration and conservation of the roman mosaic” – said Dragoş Paiu, marketing director of Groove Hour. Traveller Magazin is one of the media partners sustaining this private initiative for the salvation of world valuable monument.
The Roman mosaic dates back to the 4th century, and is a unique work of art due to its dimensions (100 meters long and 20 meters wide) and execution technique. It has been uncovered and exposed in the period 1958-1960.
România will be in 24 international tourism fairs
The tourism offers of Romania will be presented this year by the Ministry of Regional Development and Tourism (MDRT) in no more than 24 international profile fairs. There will be a priority in presenting the national brand in 8 countries, the places that sent the highest number of visitors in 2009: Germany, France, Italy, USA, Austria, Great Britain and Ireland, Russia and Hungary. MDRT is also going to participate in the tourism fairs organized in Spain, Poland and Israel. Among the official presentation events six will be in USA, five in Germany, three in Austria and two for France or Spain. The largest stand, 400 sqm, has been made in the International Tourism market of Berlin, in March.
Râşnov citadel chooses modern
One of the most visited spots in Braşov County after the Black Church and the Bran Castle, the Râşnov citadel, will go through new transformations. Adrian Veştea, mayor of the city, announced another step in the restoration of the place. As a first thing the lighting system will be modernized, being changed with an optical fiber system that will permit live broadcasts of the cultural activities in the citadel. The new museum to show up will have a permanent 200 sqm exhibition, showcasing Romanian and foreign pieces as well. The works are to be financed from the local budget and totalize 1,2 million euro.
