French want to sell holidays in Tahiti and Bora Bora to wealthy Romanians

The dwindling demand for holidays has brought French travel associations to Bucharest with offers to exotic islands such as Tahiti and Bora Bora, even as late as one month ahead of the winter holidays.

Monette Aline, owner of Tahiti Yacht Charter company, says she came to Romania to promote luxury cruises to Bora Bora, Raiatea and Taha'a in the Pacific Ocean, whose prices exceed 1,400 euros per person.
"I know these destinations are very far from Romania and they target high income earners, but I think in every country in Europe there is a category of very rich people wishing to go on exotic holidays," says Monette Aline, on her first business trip to Bucharest. She came to Romania alongside other members of France's national travel association, Atout France, in search of travel agencies to partner with to sell cruises. Atout France is a public-private partnership, which is promoted both with state-allocated money and with contributions from hotel operators and other private travel operators.
"Even if we had 10 Romanians going on cruise a year, it would mean we are on the right track on the Romanian market," said Monette Aline, who manages 20 catamarans (boats) she makes available for tourists for private, four-day cruises, meals and accommodation included, which costs over 1,400 euros per person in French Polynesian islands.