Romania: Clearly the place to be

Not one, but two new flights to Romania from the UK were launched this week.

Budget airline Wizz Air has launched a new service between Liverpool John Lennon Airport and Romanian capital Bucharest three times a week, potentially boosting investment prospects in the Romanian market.

Wizz Air's Natasa Kazmer said: "We are glad to expand our network from Liverpool to a new EU member state." She predicted that Romania would become the new "must-see" place of Europe, due to its good beaches, cities and picturesque countryside. Wizz Air will also be flying from Luton to Targu Mures, a city in the heartland of Romania, later in the year.

Ms Kazmer also said that travellers and investors would be able to reach the country in a short time and at an affordable price.

Blue Air, a Romanian low cost carrier, this week launched a thrice-weekly service from Bucharest to Stansted, in Essex. EasyJet will launch its Gatwick-Bucharest service on October 29. On the same day, American Airlines begins a daily flight to New York's JFK.

According to the American Automobile Association, Romania saw a seven-fold increase in the number of bookings from US tourists during summer this year.