The revenue is lower than that of a privately-owned lodge (such as Cabana Schiorilor in Sinaia, which generates RON3 million to RON4 million in revenue a year).
“We manage more than 100 forest lodges throughout the country, especially in mountain areas far from the mass tourism crowds, which differentiates us from the rest of the operators in this business. The revenue our institution collected from this tourism activity last year stood at RON2.55 million and we expect growth of 2% this year,” Romsilva officials told ZF.
Its representatives did not say how many people their lodges can accommodate.
At a total revenue of RON2.5 million a year, each cabin generates RON25,000 a year on average or RON70 per day.
The public corporation manages 3.14 million hectares of government-owned forests and 22 national and natural parks totaling about 850,000 hectares.(EUR1=RON4.6628)
(English version by Loredana Fratila-Cristescu)