The Romanians have reserved their Easter holiday since last year, the demand being about 15% higher for both stays in the country and abroad.
The Romanians have reserved their Easter holidays since last year. Photo Eturia
“Easter holidays of 2025 looks OCClear Realties of Romanians’ Interest For international travelers, either in Europe or in exotic destinations. Careful planning and search for special services packages are defining characteristics for this period. The allocated budgets are increasing, with an obvious preference for special destinations and all-inclusive resorts. Women remain mostly responsible for organizing these holidays, proving increased involvement and attention for travel details“, He told”truth”Ana Maria Gherasim, director of sales of a tourism company.
There are several reasons why Romanians have started planning their 2025 Easter holidays since September 2024. They are looking to make sure they will find good offers, especially in the context of a high demand for holiday periods during Easter holidays. Also, many Romanians have developed a culture of vacation planning early, given the global trends and the fact that, in general, the long -time planned holidays allow more control over the budget and more accommodation and transport options.
It is certain that the demand for Easter holidays in 2025 increased significantly compared to 2024, Gherasim said. According to her, the preliminary data indicates an increase of about 15% in the number of requests. “This increased interest can be attributed to aligning prices for holidays in Romania, Europe and exotic destinations, making these last more attractive travel options for a larger population segmentI ”, points out the specialist.
And the budget allocated to the holidays increased
The average budget allocated by Romanians for Easter holidays in 2025 is increasing compared to 2024. “The amount starts from 1,500 euros per person, including transport, accommodation and transfers. If for Europe we talk about Spain and Portugal, especially Madeira, for the rest of the world, Romanians are eager to experience destinations such as: Seychelles, Thailand, Indonesia, Singapore, Vietnam, Cuba, United Arab Emirates or Qatar.
In our case, exotic destinations continue to dominate Romanians’ preferences for Easter holidays, with about 70% of total requests. However, the European destinations earn land, representing 30% of the applications received compared to 2024, when they had only 20% ”added Gherasim.
What the Romanians want
Asked what special offers the Romanians want when buying Easter stays, Ana Maria Gherasim said that it is not necessarily about traditions, especially about being accompanied by a guide or at least a group attendant, because Romanians want to explore.
“Yes, Romanians show an increased interest in Easter packages that include special services such as dinner or traditions, but these are not a mandatory requirement and we are not required to go in the strictly traditional direction. However, although not specified in packages, tourists they want to travel next to a group attendant to enjoy the flavor of home traditions in every corner of the world“, Declared Gherasim.
