The number of foreign tourists who visited Romania increased by 10.7% in the first nine months of 2014, compared to the same period of 2013, to 1.48 million, according to data published by the National Statistics Institute (INS).

The number of European tourists increased by 6.2%, to almost 1.15 million. There were also 171,000 tourists from Asia, up by 35% compared to the first nine months of 2013, and 103,000 tourists from North America, a 26% increase year-on-year.

Most foreign tourists came from Germany (185,000), Italy (138,000) and Israel (106,000). Next come France, with 96,000 tourists, and the U.S., with 88,400, INS data shows.

More than three quarters of foreign tourists came to Bucharest and other big cities, as business travelers.

INS data reflects the number of check-ins into Romanian hotels and guesthouses. Almost 5.1 million Romanian tourists also checked in local hotels in the first nine months, 4.9% more than in the same period of 2013.

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New research has found that in fact 43 per cent of woman avoid eating bread when trying to lose weight, 20 per cent feel guilty when they eat bread, while more than half of women find the healthy bread category overwhelming and confusing.

The national study of more than 1,000 women aged between 25 and 65 taken on behalf of popular bakery, Bakers Delight, is aiming to bust those bread myths and change attitudes towards eating bread.

Once seen as a relatively healthy part of our diets, bread these days is getting a bad wrap, touted as the reason why we gain weight, blamed for putting on the bloat, while the gluten used in bread is being seen as the all round bad guy.

The research also found that more than a third of Aussie women indicated they are looking for healthier bread options with 65 per cent believing information about healthier bread alternatives should be more accessible.

Parents are also limiting their kids' bread intake with 15 per cent of Aussie mums cutting back because they don't want them to get overweight.

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Cutting-edge contemporary style and barefoot luxury make the Conrad Maldives Rangali Island a mecca for style connoisseurs, but what truly sets the hotel apart is its most famous attraction: the world’s first underwater restaurant.

Luxury hotels in the Maldives outdo themselves with creative ideas to attract visitors. Conrad has established its place in the avant-garde with Ithaa (and later with the three-person submarine!). Other hotels are catching up, like Anantara Resort Kihavah—but Ithaa remains one of the most iconic underwater structures in the world.

Ithaa was designed by New Zealand based design consultancy M.J. Murphy Ltd, specializing in large aquarium works.

The structure was constructed and assembled in Singapore and shipped to Maldives in one, 275-ton piece, on a huge ocean-going barge (with its own 300t-capacity crane on board). The whole thing was then lowered, stabilized with sand ballast and fixed into position near Conrad’s Sunset Grill Restaurant, five meters below the sea level.

Read more: www.travelplusstyle.com

Gastromedia Magazine is the best way for suppliers to show their solutions to the Romanian restaurant operators. Book an advertising space in the printed version of the magazine and get the free chance to show the solutions you provide.

Beyond simply providing food and drink, the image of a business is transmitted by his staff and the environment of the location in which customers spend quality time and be tempted to return.

This is why in the following issue of Gastromedia magazine you will find the latest trends in professional clothing, textiles and accessories. Suppliers of these products and other accessories will showcase their latest news in this article.

All you have to do is book a paid advertising space within the magazine and answer a few questions about the products you are offering and your offer will be published for free in this article. At our clients request, we also provide translating and graphic services. Your message will get to 13,300 decision makers in restaurants and hotels across Romania and Republic of Moldova.

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