Pandel (Christian Tour): We estimate a growth by 30 pct in number of tourists going to Canada after visas lifting

Georgiana Bendre 13/12/2017 | 14:26

Tour operator Christian Tour estimates a growth by 30 percent in the number of tourists going to Canada in 2018 after visas lifting.

Marius Pandel, general director of Christian tour, said to News.ro that he develops, together with Romanian American Business Council, a campaign so that Romania enter the Visa Waiver program hoping for USA to take the same decision as Canada from next year.

He says that he will create tours, both a combination USA-Canada, as well as only for Canada.

„There are many people who we’ll choose a holiday in Canada, because visas have been lifted. We want to launch holidays since June, starting from EUR 1,200, for seven night accommodation, airplane transport and a guide. Including seniors were interested in this kind of travel, especially because they speak French,” said Pandel.

„We, together with the Romanian American Business Council (RABC), support the Visa Waiver program (that allows citizens of certain countries to travel in USA for touristic or business reasons for a period of maximum 90 days without visa). We now have an information and lobby campaign for visas lift. We hope we can succeeded and next year Romania enter the Visa Waiver program,” added Pandel.

He says that there are discussions at high level. Including with American congressmen, to lift the USA visas.

„Romanians are well regarded in America. The reaction is different from those towards other European state,” says Pandel.

Pandel mentions that since he activates on the market, tourism has changed a lot. Currently Romanians travel more and more and choose qualitative tourism.

„Currently tourists know what they want, they know to choose, they are wiser. They choose 3,4,5 star hotels, with a high level of comfort. Also now more and more tourists choose to travel by plane compared with the previous years. Tourists have grown up, they know to analyze also the agency better, they search for information about the hotel they will stay in. And we have growth at the same time with tourists,’ said the Christian Tour’s  representative.

Christian Tour closed the first nine months of this year with sales of EUR 57.7 million, an year-on-year growth by 7 percent.

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