It has been stated in the press releases that TUI plans to merge its airline, TUIfly, with Germanwings, the German low-cost airline that operates on the Romanian low-cost market too. The talks regarding the structure of a possible alliance could continue into 2008. The deal could be backed up by a broader union formed by […]
Lună: noiembrie 2007
Comorile pierdute ale turismului balnear
Înainte de 1989, turismul balnear din peste 30 de staţiuni balneo-climaterice aducea la buget câştiguri semnificative. După privatizările de după revoluţie, doar 5 staţiuni au rămas în subordinea statului şi au ajuns precum Govora (link inactiv), în paragină, ca şi cele privatizate de altfel. De ce? Pentru că investitorii au avut iluzia câştigului rapid, evitând […]
Mobile communications in aircrafts
National Regulatory Authority for Communications and Information Technology launched a draft decision for public consultation regarding the use of mobile phones in aircrafts, during the flights. I think this will be one of the many steps in giving away the frustrating part of air travel. Also, Tarom and many other airline operators, introduced few years […]
Electronic ticket
In April 2005, CFR Călători started to implement an electronic sales and reservations system (the XSELL system) for domestic railway traffic. The system has already been implemented and is now in use in almost all major railway stations in Romania – 153 stations, and 67 CFR agencies, and by the deadline it has to […]
The biggest swiming pool in the world
The swimming pool and the artificial lagoon at San Alfonso Del Mar Resort in Chile are eight hectares in size. The pool was acknowledged by Guinness World Records as being the world’s largest swimming pool with 1km in length and a capacity of 250.000 cubic meters of water. It cost $1.5 billion to make and […]