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Bring this community together by hosting a Travel Massive meetup to connect with local members.
Bucharest Travel Massive
Bucharest Travel Massive brings together the people building travel in Romania.
Romania has a booming, genuinely innovative travel industry, but it works in silos and gets almost none of the recognition it deserves. We think that is a shame, and we want to change it. This chapter exists to give the Romanian travel industry a collective voice, to get people into the same room, and to shout a little louder about what is being built here.
Expect regular meetups: evening sessions with strong speakers followed by drinks, hands-on workshops, and events tied to the industry calendar, starting around TTR, the Romanian Tourism Fair, when the whole industry comes to Bucharest.
The chapter is led by Thomas Bangert and Katina Moldovan, co-founders of Travecta and long-time travel-industry operators based in Romania.
Whoever you are, if you touch the Romanian travel industry in any way, you belong here. Operators, agencies, hotels, tourism boards, tech, media, creators, students, freelancers, the whole ecosystem. Join the chapter, come to an event, and help us put Romanian travel on the map.
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Hi everyone,
My name is Ciprian Drăgoi, and I’m the founder of netSIM.ro
We work closely with travel agencies, tour operators, and retail networks to integrate connectivity directly into the traveler's journey, making it a value-added service for end-users and an effortless revenue stream for partners.
I’m excited to be part of this community, connect with fellow travel business professionals, explore strategic partnerships, and exchange insights on where the industry is heading.
Looking forward to connecting with you!
Hi, Ciprian!
It's a pleasure meeting you.
Welcome to the community and hope to see you at the next Travels massive event!
Hi everyone, Katina here 👋
Jumping in as co-lead to Travel Massive- Bucharest chapter to say a proper hello. I'm thrilled to be doing this alongside Thomas Bangert, and I can't wait to actually meet you all in person.
Romania's travel scene is full of brilliant, ambitious people who rarely end up in the same room. Let's change that. I'd especially love to see more women from across travel and tourism join us.
See you at the first meetup.
Katina
Hello Bucharest Travel Massive !
I'm Thomas Bangert, the new leader of this chapter, and I'm co-leading it with Katina Moldovan, who many of you will know. First things first: it's great to meet you, and we're genuinely excited to be here.
Let me be honest about where we're starting. This chapter has been quiet for a little while. We'd like to change that, and we can't do it alone.
Here's why it matters to us. Romania has a booming, genuinely innovative travel industry, and it gets almost none of the recognition it deserves. We work in silos, and we think that's a shame. Travel Massive gives us a way to get out of those silos, into the same room, and to build a collective voice for the industry being created right here.
By day Katina and I are co-founders of Travecta, where we build the infrastructure that connects local DMCs and operators to the world's big travel platforms. Leading this chapter is the human version of the same idea: connecting the people who build travel in Romania.
So here's the plan, and the ask.
The plan: we're reviving the chapter with regular meetups, evening sessions with strong speakers and drinks, hands-on workshops, and events tied to the industry calendar. Our first proper event is aimed at November, around TTR, the Romanian Tourism Fair, when the whole industry is in Bucharest.
The ask: post in the Travel Massive Bucharest section and introduce yourself. Tell us who you are, what you do in travel, and what you'd want to get out of this community. Whoever you are, operator, DMC, OTA, hotelier, tourism board, travel-tech, marketer, creator, student, if you touch Romanian travel in any way, you belong here.
And Katina, as one of the board members of the WTTA (Women in Transport and Tourism Association) would especially love to see more women from across travel and tourism join us.
Let's put Romanian travel on the map, together. More very soon.
Thomas
Congratulations, Thomas! Excited to join the Bucharest Travel Massive community, and even more excited to see such a clear vision for where it's can go.
I'm Mostafa. For the past few years I've been building products in the travel industry, working closely with OTAs, hotels, and hotel distribution. I recently moved to Romania because I genuinely believe this market has huge untapped potential. Seeing your post made me feel even more confident that this is the right place to build my next chapter.
I'm looking forward to meeting people who are shaping the future of travel here, exchanging ideas, and hopefully contributing to the community however I can. Looking forward to meeting everyone at the first event!
Welcome to the community, Mostafa, glad to have you here!
Hi everyone, I'm Amit, founder of Luxe Romania and Bucharest Bachelors, both operating since 2016.
Over the past 10 years we've welcomed more than 15,000 international visitors to Romania, from bachelor parties and celebrations to corporate and incentive groups.
I was one of the logistics and evening activity partners for the first two Bucharest Travel Massive events, so it's great to see the chapter becoming active again.
Looking forward to meeting everyone and building some new connections.
Hey Amit, great to meet you and thanks for the background info, very interesting. So much so that I would suggest a quick chat, if you're available? You can catch me on thomas@travecta.tech. Please let me know when you're free.
Thanks and all the best.
Thomas
Hi Thomas, I hope you are well. Just wanted to check I had the correct email for you? thomas@travecta.tech , I emailed last week but am unsure if you have received it. I look forward to hearing from you. Thank you - Amit
Hi Amit, the email address is correct, but I don't recall the email. I will check and let you know. Sorry about that. Thanks, Thomas
Thanks for the introduction nudge, Thomas.
I am JoAnna, an American who has been living in Romania for several years.
I am the founder of a purpose-driven communications consultancy, learning lab, and solutions platform at the intersection of social impact, storytelling, and sustainable and regenerative tourism practices. Through my work at Rooted, I encourage reimagining tourism by amplifying community-led solutions, championing sustainable approaches, and shifting both narratives and systems so travel can contribute to a more joyful, just, and regenerative world.
I work with destinations, travel brands, tour operators, media and travel writers, and tourism professionals from around the world to unlock the power of strategic storytelling and tourism communications that shine a light on responsible tourism and destination stewardship. I don't currently have any clients in Romania, nor am I working on any projects based here, but I'm always eager to meet colleagues working in the travel and tourism space.