<p align="justify"><strong>Is Neckermann staking on Bucharest?
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The Thomas Cook Neckermann concern intends to promote Bucharest as city break destination during the summer. Besides catalogues, Neckermann intends to promote the Capital on outdoor and online supports in all countries where it has branches, among which Germany, Belgium, Netherlands, France, Great Britain, Austria, Switzerland, Poland, Czech and Hungary. For this promotion, a collaboration with the Romanian state would be appreciated provided that it may co-finance the project from European funds.
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According to Karpaten Tourism</strong>, the representative in Romania of the international concern, Bucharest is frequently visited mainly by business tourists. They do not come during summer, and the hotels remain almost unoccupied although the rates decrease during such period by 25-30%. Gheorghe Mărginean, president of Karpaten Tourism declared that the tourists coming in city breaks have ages up to 50 years and intend to spend more money in towns than tourists in circuits. In 2012, Neckermann carried out a pilot project, bringing in Bucharest for city break over 600 visitors. Marginean estimates that, with the beginning of promotion, the company will bring during a first year few thousands tourists in Capital, their number following to increase in the next years.</p>
<strong>Air Serbia comes in December
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Pursuant to the acquisition made by the Arabians from Etihad of 49% of the national company of Serbia - JAT Aiways – the officials announced that it will operate under a new name - Air Serbia. On December 9th it will launch in Bucharest new flights, including on the route Belgrade-Bucharest. Previously, JAT Airways had a code-sharing with Tarom, the flights being operated with an ATR aircraft held by Tarom. Currently, the Serbians are coming on Romanian market with their own plane. Therefore, the passengers from Romania will have access to the other code-sharing destinations of Air Serbia and Etihad, such as Seychelles Islands, Abu Dhabi, Australia etc.

<strong>easyJet has returned after 3 years
</strong>The British low-cost operator easyJet has returned on Romanian market after three years of absence. Its leaders estimate a traffic of passengers of 65.000 of individuals annually, twice lower than in 2008, the first year of complete operation in Romania. The return of the company, in October, was marked by the beginning of flights on the route London-Bucharest. The flights are scheduled on Mondays, Thursdays, Fridays, Sundays in the winter season -, respectively on Monday, Wednesday, Friday and Sunday in the summer season. easyJet has entered the Romanian market 5 years ago but waived the flights from Bucharest in 2011. In 2008, it operated flights from Otopeni to Italy, on Milan Malpensa Airport and to Spain, on Madrid Barajas Airport.

<strong>GUINNESS BOOK: Romania baked the biggest bread
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</strong>The biggest bread of potatoes from Romania entered the Guinness Book, with a unique performance. Weighing 96.6 kilos, it was prepared using 57 kilos of flour, 34 litres of water, 10 kilos of potatoes, 1 kilo of grout, 1 kilo of salt. The process of baking lasted 6 hours and it was performed at the beginning of November, at Romexpo during Indagra Food, the international fair for food industry. The performance belongs to the bakers managed by Laszlo Dioszegi. It was noticed by World Record Academy, who homologated the record on November 7th including it in the category “Rustic bread”. The section was created to help the small manufacturers in acknowledging their works. According to Dioszegi ”The team of bakers who cooked this bread won’t stop here. We intend that on the edition next year to bake a bread of... 200 kilos.” To see online the homologation of record, visit the<a href="http://worldrecordacademy.com/food/largest_Rustic_Potato_Bread_Bucharest_Agricultural_Fair_sets_world_record_213603.html" target="_blank"> link</a>: