Tecuci had 50 times more tourists than Vama Veche

The reporting is carried out by the National Institute of Statistics for the month of May 2019

The gentle February sun and the insistent phone calls from friends in Bucharest , asking me what I can do during this period at the seaside, pushed me once again towards the tourism data provided by the National Institute of Statistics. Even though we are only in February, many young people are already planning their vacation for May 1st, and especially to Vama Veche. With a simple search on booking.com, I notice that over 120 properties offer accommodation in this resort of national interest, and many of the places are 90% occupied. It's as if I see the main alley in Vama crowded like the subway station in Pipera, and thousands of beautiful and free young people singing their freedom. An untaxed freedom!

32 tourists officially stayed at Vama Veche throughout the month of May last year

Let's get to the serious stuff! I'm trying to figure out if the waves of tourists from Vama Veche officially appear in the statistics from the INS. I've already written about the data provided by statisticians that even the HORECA industry criticizes because they are unreal and that in fact the total number of tourists is at least 20% higher than the officially reported one. The resorts of Vama Veche and 2 Mai are in the care of the Limanu City Hall, and the reporting to the INS provides data on the number of tourists in this commune. And now I say read it out loud because maybe you are one of those who have money coming out of your wallet or card during the May 1 mini-vacation in Vama Veche. Only 32 (thirty-two) tourists stayed last year on May 1 in the freedom resort or in the Vama Veche Fiscal Paradise.

The rest slept under the open sky, either with Bulgarian neighbors or in guesthouses/hotels/villas that do not declare themselves tourists. As if the last scenario is the most real!

Who earns from this illegal tourism: only the owners of these houses where sometimes not even a minimum of conditions are ensured! Who loses: first of all, the beautiful and free tourist who goes to Vama Veche. Let me explain why it is precisely the tourist who is happy for the moment that he found a rate 10-20% cheaper than that of a boarding house or a classified hotel that loses. Well, the untaxed money doesn't end up in fees and taxes, and hence there is no money for infrastructure. Let me remind you that at Vama Veche there is no asphalt, sidewalks or sewage network! Maybe this year before you go on vacation to Vama Veche answer this question: Do I want a country like outside or do I indulge the situation when I have an interest?

Tecuci vs Vama Veche! Tecuzi rullz

I continued to extract the figures from the National Institute of Statistics and randomly chose the town of Tecuci, in Galați county. I wanted to see how many Romanian tourists arrive in Tecuci and if the settlement in Galați can compete with the famous Vama Veche. Surprise! In Tecuci, in May 2019, 1630 tourists were officially registered. 

If you didn't know anything about Tecuci, here's what Wikipedia says . "On the globe, at the intersection of the parallel 45°51'06" north latitude with the meridian 27°25'56" east longitude, the unique mathematical position of the municipality of Tecuci is established, North of the Equator and East of the first meridian, in the third time zone. Geographically, the municipality of Tecuci is located close to the southern limit of the Tutovei Hills (14 km), at the contact with the Poiana-Nicorești Piedmont, both subunits of the Moldavian Plateau, at the confluence of the Bârlad River with the Tecucel Stream, close to the Siret Valley (10 km), within the terraced plain that bears the city's name, the Tecuci Plain"

Tourist attractions in Tecuci

St. George's Church in Tecuci – built between 1938-1962 and considered to be the "city's cathedral".

Tecuci Folklore Center Central Park

Tecuci Mixed Museum – (paleontology and archaeology )

"Statue of the Scout" (1916-1919);"

Monument to the Ceferist Heroes" (1916-1918);

"The Obelisk in the Cemetery of Heroes"

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