I would not want to be in the shoes of a hotelier or an employee of a travel agency trying to sell beach vacations for the 2021 season at this time. No matter what discount is offered or no matter how hard these people try to convince them customers that "everything will be fine", no one can give assurances that life will return to normal next summer. And yet, thousands of Romanians took advantage of Black Friday and bought beach vacations for the following summer.
Mamaia is once again preferred by Romanian tourists
With a double beach area in 2021, Mamaia was preferred by those who bought their holidays. The data we analyze was provided by litoralulromanesc.ro , a company that has over 180.000 clients in its portfolio this year alone. The preferred package was five nights with breakfast included, and the average cost of the holiday was 2000 lei (let's not forget that the discounts applied by hoteliers were even reached 60% of the standard rate).
Throughout the coast , reservations show that three-star hotels are preferred, and the total value of stays booked for next summer exceeds one million euros only in the case of those at litoralulromanesc.ro.
Paid vacation, but with COVID 19 insurance
It's no secret that Romanian hoteliers have started selling vacations with cancellation insurance, something more common for foreign vacations. The offer appeared this summer as we already announced in another article published on funkytravel.ro During the November sales campaign, litoralulromanesc.ro drew a line and noticed that 30% of those who bought vacations for 2021 wanted to be sure that they wouldn't lose their money if they got sick with SARS COV 2.
If you want to buy a vacation with cancellation insurance (Covid 19), here are the situations covered. If the tourist falls ill or is placed in quarantine due to the fact that he is suspected of being infected with Covid-19 and, for this reason, is forced to cancel the planned trip, the insurer will reimburse him the cancellation costs. The illness of the non-traveling spouse/first-degree relative with Covid-19 is considered grounds for vacation cancellation if that person's life is endangered and requires intensive care in hospital.
If the tourist falls ill with Covid-19 during the trip, he will benefit from full medical protection, according to the international medical insurance included in the purchased package. Medical protection also provides 24/7 emergency assistance, as well as coverage of medical costs.
In the event that the tourist is notified during the trip that his/her spouse or a first-degree relative has fallen ill and his/her life is in danger as a result of infection with Covid-19, the insurer will provide support for returning home and will reimburse the costs related to this trip. "Practically, in all these situations, the tourist can cancel his/her stay and recover the money paid as an advance. The value of the insurance depends on the value of the stay. In this way, the tourist can benefit from discounts of up to 50% by making an Early Booking reservation", added Ionuț Nedea, general manager of the company litoralulromanesc.ro
To be able to benefit from the insurance, the tourist must buy the package at least 30 days before going on vacation.
