Rural Tourism

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ANTREC
NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF RURAL, ECOLOGICAL AND
CULTURAL TOURISM
Rural Tourism
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Mission Statement
ANTREC is a non - profit, nongovernamental
association who identifies, develops and promotes
the Romanian rural tourism.
ANTREC has been set up in 1994, developing its
activity ih the next years in more areas from
Romania.By the efforts of our members and with
the support of different programmes(EU, US AID),
the association managed to create a functioning
mechanism in the country and to train specialists
in promotion and omologation.
ANTREC has got a network of 32 branches(out of
the same number of counties), 3500 members,
omologated touristic and farm houses, gathering
over 14.000 rooms.
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Mission Statement
The main activities of ANTREC are the following

• identification and promotion of rural touristic
  potential

• organization of training programs for the rural
  hosts, rural tourism agencies by seminars, short
  and long terms courses

• providing useful information on the rural tourism
  to the entire ANTREC network and to the
  institutions involved in the promotion and the
  development of the rural tourism

• organization of promotion active campaigns for
  the classified omologated guesthouses, included
  in the network

• supporting the new guesthouses entered in the
  network to obtain the clasication and omologation

• participation to important specific events in
  Romania and abroad touristic fairs, exhibitions

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Mission Statement
ANTRECs mission is to support the development
of the rural tourism in Romania and to improve
use of the actual touristic potential, providing
supports to its members to offer best quality
services. In order to achieve the desired
effects for the strategic objectives, ANTREC
organised several training programmes lectured by
University Professors highly specialised in
Tourism and Services. Althouh at the
beginning only a handful of people belived in the
future of rural tourism, now its quite obvious
that it has become a profitable line of business.
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Types and Distribution of Accomodation
Prices practices by guesthouses Guesthouse 1
- 2 daisies accommodation prices 6 - 8 Euro/pers
Guesthouse 2 - 3 daisies accommodation prices
9 - 18 Euro/pers Guesthouse 5 daisies BB 20
-30 Euro/pers Full board 12 - 18 Euro/pers/day
Full board 12 - 18 Euros/pers/day Festive
dinner 8 - 10 Euro/pers Fiddler music 5
Euro/pers Picnic 10 Euro/pers Artistic
program 15 Euro/pers Dinner and camp fire 8
Euro/pers Lunch at sheepfold 10 Euro/pers
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Types and Distribution of Accomodation
From the very beginning the activity of ANTREC
has concentrate on the internal market, the
Romanian tourists representing the great majoraty
of the total(75). The activities
undertaken by ANTREC reached the following
directions regular participation to internal and
local fairs, setting up of ANTREC web site, issue
of the catalogue of agroturistic farms, trainning
programmes for the owners of the farms houses and
their employees which contributed to the increase
of the quality of touristic services.
Although the promotion has not been directed
especially to the foreign market, the interest of
the foreign tourists in the Romanian rural
tourism increased, therefore in 2003 the
percentage of the foreign tourists reached 20
and in 2004 we estimate is 30. We hope
like next year to increase the number of rooms
of the guesthouses and farmhouses from ANTREC
network and also to increase the quality of
services provided by these. Our estimates
are that in the following 3 years the percentage
of the foreign tourists will increase to over 35.
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Classification Scheme
ANTREC requires high standards of quality
for all the guesthouses and agrotouristic farms.
All the guesthouses have been inspected by
representatives of the Authorization and Control
Departament within the Tourism Ministry and were
classified following strict quality assessment
standards. Members are also inspected by
the local ANTREC representatives to ensure that
the highest possible standards of cleanliness,
courtesy and customer service are observed.
The National Authority for Tourism in Romania
awards daises to guesthouses and farmhouses.
Properties are rated from 1- 5 daises based on
the level of comfort and customer care.
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Classification Scheme
Concerning standards of comfort,
homologation and classification requirements for
high classes demand bathroom and water supply
inside the house, spacious rooms, comfortable
beds, nice interior(rugs, curtains,
nightslamps,radio and tv, rustic furniture) as
for the out door space, it is neccesary to have a
welltended garden with palyground for kids, as
well as tables, chairs, benches.
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Classification Scheme
Everything should create a civilised
enviroment with rural characteristics.The host
should take care so their daily chores will not
spoil the guests quiet and rest, but they also
take advantage of common exercise in order to
familiarise children and youngsters with what
life in the village really is.
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Classification Scheme
The tarrifs differ depending on the board
ond lodging class and geographical location but
the owners has full liberty of fixing them in the
line with the market economy regulations, taking
into account demand - supply, space and season.
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Classification Scheme
As a rule, breakfast is
overabundant.Tourists commonly opt for two daily
meals(breakfast and supper) so that they can take
the most of their time and visit neighbouring
zones.
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QUALITY ASPECT
ANTREC has had a continuous activity concerning
the improuvement of the evaluation system.
Starting with 1994, this association has provided
valuable suggestions and reccomendations
regarding the change of criteria - we exchanged
oppinions and information with similar european
and national associations, to beneffit of
world-wide experience.