Three quarters of pension tourism, informal
Pensions are the travel accommodation facilities that operate on
the black market the most, with declared revenues being lower than
those collected, in the context where tourists that check in are
not given fiscal receipts, believe several tourism consultants.
Tourism Ministry data differ significantly from Town Hall data. The
Ministry says 52,000 tourists were accommodated in Buşteni in 2009,
but the Town Hall data say there were 200,000 tourists registered
in the resort. This example shows that three quarters of pension
tourism is informal.
"I don't think I would be mistaken to say that most pensions
operate in the informal sector, although not entirely so. While
hotels affiliated to international chains are forced to operate
under certain rules, most pensions are managed by the families that
own them, so certain things are easier to "manipulate"," said
Lucian Marinescu, senior associate of consultancy Trend
Hospitality.