Hotel owners have kept tariffs unchanged over the past three years and covered from their own pocket costs entailed by the increase in food and fuel prices, as well as by the value added tax increase to 24%, from 19%, said Raducan.
FPTR calls on the Government to reduce from 24% to 9% the VAT rate for all-inclusive services.
This measure will help develop the all-inclusive system and increase sales, said Raducan.
Currently, the VAT rate for hotel accommodation and breakfast is 9%, while the VAT rate for lunch and dinner is 24%.
This summer season, in seaside resort Mamaia, the average tariffs for a double room were 108 lei (EUR24) per night in a 2 star hotel, RON150/night in a 3 star hotel and RON216/night in a 4 star hotel.
Over 1.5 million Romanian tourists vacationed on the local Black Sea coast this summer, 15% more than last year, and spent around EUR270 million, FPTR said recently.
The federation estimates 3.6 million overnight stays this summer season. The average spending per tourist was RON180-200 a day for accommodation and food, rising to a total RON720 million (EUR160 million).
While local tourist numbers increased 15% this year, about 38,000 foreign tourists vacationed on the Romanian sea coast, 30% more than in 2011. The federation estimates the number of tourists who sought accommodation outside the monitored accommodation facilities topped 660,000 this year. (EUR1=RON4.4816)