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Blue Air to launch flights from £17.79
Revitalised Romanian Low Cost Carrier Blue Air has launched its winter 2011 flying program from London Luton Airport to Bucharest and Bacau with a special one-way price of £17.79 including taxes.
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TAROM and Airbus launch Europe's first production and marketing biofuel value-chain
Tarom and Airbus companies, together with a consortium of partners will develop a production and processing network of sustainable biofuel for air transport whose center will be in Romania, a press release of the airline giant reads. Airbus does not offer any details regarding the value of the investment.
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Qatar Airways, first Gulf airline company operating flights to Bucharest
A Qatar Airways flight landed in Bucharest for the first time on Monday and the company is going to operate flights on the Doha-Bucharest route four times a week. Qatar Airways is the first five-star airline company coming to Bucharest and the first airline of the Middle East operating direct flights to Romania.
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Romanians regret death and trial of Ceausescu
Over 90 per cent of Romanians struggling with economic ruin now regret the trial and subsequent death of communist dictator Nicolae Ceausescu and his wife, Elena.
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First 3D Café opens at Patria Cinema
The first 3D café cinema in Romania will be inaugurated in Bucharest, at the Patria Cinema, on Magheru Boulevard. Caffe Cinema 3D, the select 50 seats’ lounge, complete with air conditioning, a bar, sofas and 3D equipment, will be open for business as of December 22, 2010.
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Paris and Berlin officially oppose Romania's joining Schengen
France and Germany oppose officially Bulgaria and Romania's joining Schengen. In a common letter, written by German and French Interior ministers addressed to the European Interior Affairs Commissioner, Cecilia Malmstrom, they say that if Romania and Bulgaria would join Schengen in March 2011, this would be premature, RFI informs.
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80 pc of Romanians keep Christmas traditions alive
Less than 17 percent consider Christmas and New Year celebration to be overrated, most of the subjects appreciated this is the’ richest in tradition’ time of the year. 45.7 per cent of the interviewed said they have been fasting most of the Lenten time and an even higher percentage (74.9 per cent) have included going to church as part of their holiday ritual.
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Bucharest shopping mall in Guinness World Records
A Bucharest shopping mall has made it into the Guinness Book of World Records with the world’s largest Christmas light installation in a closed arena.
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Tourism to help Southeastern Europe development
Untied Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) seminar Tourism as a Tool for Sustainable Regional Development took place in Tirana, Albania.
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Low cost flights moved to Otopeni airport
Romania’s Transport Ministry plans to convert Bucharest’s Aurel Vlaicu (Baneasa) Airport into one reserved for business flights and move low-cost traffic to the Henri Coanda Airport in the nearby town of Otopeni, which will mean higher costs for budget airlines and higher ticket prices.
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Bulgarian and Romanian regions to develop cultural tourism together
The Bulgarian regions of Dobrich, Silistra and Rousse in cooperation with the Romanian Constanta, Valarasi and Giurgio will work on a project for common cultural tourism development.read more
Romania will promote tourism on Facebook
Romania will be promoted as a tourist destination on Facebook, it was announced today. The Minister of Regional Development and Tourism, Elena Udrea, said today that the country will be promoted on new media channels, which have become more popular than traditional ones.read more
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Airports in Romania
List of all airports in Romania
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Moldovita Monastery
The Moldoviţa Monastery (Romanian: Mânăstirea Moldoviţa) is a Romanian Orthodoxmonastery situated in the commune of Vatra Moldoviţei, Suceava County, Moldavia, Romania. The Monastery of Moldoviţa was built in 1532 by Petru Rareş, who was Stefan the Great's illegitimate son. It was founded as a protective barrier against the Muslim Ottoman conquerors from the East.
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Putna Monatery
The imposing Putna Monastery is situated about 30 km northwest from the town of Radauti, near the Putna River. High, forested hills and wild landscape surround the monastery and the village with the same name. Stephen the Great built the monastery as his burial place between 1466 and 1469, and the Church of the Assumption of the Holy Virgin was consecrated one year later.
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Customs & Etiquette in Romania
Romanians are friendly and open and foreigners are usually made very welcome. Chatting with visitors is very common for Romanians and they will find a way to communicate with you even if they cannot speak your language.
