Uber launches hotel bookings and AI voice features
Uber Technologies announced new products and features at its annual Go-Get product event, including hotel bookings and travel tools that are planned to roll out globally in the coming months.
Uber Technologies announced new products and features at its annual Go-Get product event, including hotel bookings and travel tools that are planned to roll out globally in the coming months.
Three out of four Romanians traveling abroad this summer have chosen Greece, Bulgaria, Turkey, or Italy as their destination, finds a recent CEC Bank survey.
Travel tech company FlixBus is adding new international coach connections from Romania to Greece and bolstering existing routes to Bulgaria.
The record compensation of €45,000 (over RON 220,000) was awarded to an insured who had a UNIQA travel insurance policy.
A percent of 66.8% of Romanians are willing to take off from work or studies and travel without knowing the exact destinations they will be visiting.
This practice is also especially popular among Hungarians and Poles (84% and 80% indications respectively).
Europeans are confident about their travel spending power in 2024 despite the ongoing cost of living pressure across the continent.

The National Road Investment Company (CNIR) has capitalised on European financial frameworks by signing the first two infrastructure contracts for the A8 Unirii (Union) Motorway.
A Russian Geran-2 combat drone breached Romanian airspace and crashed into a residential apartment block in the eastern city of Galați early on 29 May, intensifying security concerns along NATO's eastern flank.
The Board of Directors of Intesa Sanpaolo Bank Romania has acknowledged the resignation of Alessio Cioni from his roles as General Manager and Chairperson of the Management Committee (CEO).
Christian Tour, one of Romania's largest tour operators, has successfully completed its initial public offering (IPO), ahead of its listing on the BVB.
Electro-Alfa International, a Romanian manufacturer of electrical equipment and provider of EPC and IT services, reported revenue growth and profitability for Q1 2026. The company's total revenues reached €25.7 million, up 12.2% compared to Q1 2025. Net profit increased by 2.9% to €6.2 million, supported by a 2% increase in EBITDA, which reached €10.6 million.