Hotel owners said they are fully opposed to the implementation of the registration system in its current form.
“We are not opposed to transmitting statistical data but when we are forced to give away individual client data (name, ID, address, etc.) we would be violating their free movement unless we have their express consent to disseminate this information,” said Radu Enache, head of the Federation of the Hotel Industry in Romania (FIHR).
He said hotel owners want guarantees that personal information collected via the tourist registration system would remain confidential. He added the requirement register clients’ personal information in the centralized system would harden their activity, leading to lower revenues.
Cristian Barhalescu, secretary of state with the Tourism Ministry, said Monday the tourist registration system’s implementation has been postponed until next spring and will be tested and perfected using input from employers in the tourism sector.