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Prime Minister Ludovic Orban on Thursday evening toured the Amfiteatru-Belvedere-Panoramic hotel compound at the Black Sea coast Olimp resort that was rehabilitated and upgraded on a private investment worth over 35 million euros, which Orban called "extremely important" to Romanian tourism.
The investor, the chairman of the Federation of Romanian Tourism Employers, businessman Mohammad Murad, underlined the importance of collaboration between the business community and the government.
"It was very important not only to me, but also to the people working in tourism to receive a message that you are with us. (...) I showed that it is possible in Romania as well. What many could not do in 25-30 years, we did in five months (...) We want to show, not to make a profit, that we can change Romania, We have stolen a lot of ideas in order to make a more beautiful Romania, we stole systems from multinationals to compete here and abroad. We will continue the same way of thinking, just give us a helping hand so we can do the job we all want, quietly," Murad said.
He also said that although the prime minister "did not show many signs that tourism is important," he is convinced that he wants to find solutions for the development of the field.
Asked why Mohammad Murad said the prime minister did not consider tourism important, Orban said that, on the contrary, tourism is very important.
According to him, the government will adopt next week an emergency ordinance on "one billion euros for companies, of which 350 million are working capital for the affected areas, in which HoReCa is included to qualify for working capital grants."
According to the private investor, the Amfiteatru-Belvedere-Panoramic hotel compound will open to visitors after August 1.
