The next FIJET World Congress is Scheduled for Egypt in October. Further details will be provided as we get closer to the date. Meanwhile, here is some information about our last Congress in Romania.
53rd World Congress FIJET
September 17 – 25 / 2011
Theme: World Cultural Heritage in Travel Press
(explore the Carpathian garden)
Day 1: September 17 - Saturday
- Arrival of delegates, transfer to JW Marriot Hotel Bucharest and registration for the Congress
- EC meeting
- Board of Directors meeting
- 20:30 Welcome Dinner at JW Marriot Hotel Bucharest Overnight in JW Marriot Hotel Bucharest
Grand in every way, the JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel surrounds you with elegance befitting the chosen hotel of European royalty and international dignitaries. Prestigiously located next to the stunning Parliament Palace, the JW Marriott Bucharest hotel is its own "city within a city" complete with shopping gallery and casino, state-of-the-art fitness club, World Class Health Academy and 6 of Bucharest's finest restaurants including an American sports bar. Accommodations and suites, the largest in Bucharest, offer round-the-clock butler service and feature exquisite bedding: down comforters, cotton-rich linens and plush pillows. The event staff will plan your perfect business or social gathering in our magnificent Grand Ballroom or another elegant room, complemented by fine catering. If you prefer, we will plan a spectacular event in the historic Parliament Palace, the world's second largest building. The JW Marriott Bucharest Grand Hotel: Savor the glamorous style of the best of Eastern Europe.
Day 2: September 18 - Sunday
- 07:30 Breakfast at JW Marriot Hotel Bucharest
- 08:30 Board of Directors meeting
- 10:00 Opening Ceremony at Palace of the Parliament (VIP Meeting)
- 11:00 General Assembly
- 12:30 Visit Palace of the Parliament
- 13:30 Lunch – Palace of the Parliament
- 14:15 Drive to Cotroceni Palace Museum
- 14:45 Visit to Cotroceni Palace Museum
Cotroceni Palace (the official residence of the president, hence the tight security) was built by Carol I in the late 19th century, and became the loveless home of Ferdinand, his nephew and adopted heir, and the young Queen Marie, but has undergone many transformations since the initial designs were executed: During Ceausescu's dictatorship it was used as the "Pioneer's Palace," where young leaders were schooled in the ways of Communism, and -- after the devastating earthquake of 1977 -- restored as a guesthouse, although it never served this function. You will pass through a host of reception rooms, sleeping quarters, and private chambers, each styled to a particular theme: the German New Renaissance dining room, private dining quarters of Carol I in Florentine style; Oriental painting room used by Queen Marie and her children; the hunting room which showcases trophies hunted by King Ferdinand, as well as bearskin rugs hunted by Ceausescu. Interestingly King Ferdinand's apartments are done out in a far more dainty, feminine style than Queen Marie's, whose quarters are quite austere -- living proof of who wore the pants in this relationship.
- 15:00 Educational sessions, lectures, workshops and meeting sessions (EC & BofD if needed)
- 20:30 Dinner in JW Marriot Hotel Bucharest
Day 3: September 19 - Monday
- 06:30 Breakfast at JW Marriot Hotel Bucharest
- 07:00 Depart to Bacau
- 12:00 Arrival to Bacau and lunch at Decebal Hotel
- 14:30 Drive Bacau - Gura Humorului
- 17:00 Accommodation in very nice pensions
- 20:30 Dinner at Hotel Toaca BelleVue
Total day: 475 km - 7 h
Day 4: September 20 – Tuesday
- 09:00 Visit Voronet Monastery
- 10:00 Drive Gura Humorului - Moldovita Monastery - 40 km / 1h
- 10:45 Visit Moldovita Monastery (Golden Apple 1975)
- 11:45 Go with Phaetons to outlaws village
- 12:00 Trip by old train (Mocanita)
- 13:00 Drive to Radauti
- 13:30 Lunch at Gerald's Hotel
- 15:00 Drive to Marginea
- 15:30 The Black Ceramics of Marginea
Marginea Ceramics is already a well-known brand. Historians date the beginning of pottery at Marginea in 1500. Pottery appeared due to the necessity of storing food. The pottery had its role in primitive society development because it made possible the storage of food. Imagine your kitchen without these ordinary objects. Due to its geographical position, Marginea commune is surrounded by forestes, its soil is argellaceous and it is crossed by the Sucevita river. All these features are fundamental for the craft born from the magical triangel of clay, water and fire. Before the communist oppression in Marginea there were at least 60 families of potters as declared an old potter who reached Munich to present his craft.
- 16:30 Drive Marginea - Sucevita 10 km / 0h30
- 17:00 Sucevita Monastery (Special Hospitality)
- 18:30 Dinner at Popasul Turistic Sucevita
- 20:00 Drive Sucevita – Gura Humorului – 52 km / 1h
- 21:00 Overnight in Gura Humorului pensions
Total day: 150 km – 3h
Day 5: September 21 - Wednesday
- 08:00 Breakfast at hotel
- 08:45 Drive Gura Humorului – Ciocanesti – 68 km / 1h15
- 10:00 Ciocanesti – visit museum, village, photos
- 12:30 Lunch in Ciocanesti
- 14:00 Drive Ciocanesti – Sighisoara - 250 km / 4h30
- 18:30 Sighisoara – Accommodation in very nice medieval buildings - Hotels as: Sighisoara Hotel, Casa Wagner, Casa cu Cerb, Hotel Cavaler.
- 20:00 Dinner in medieval wine cellar. Visit of Count Dracula.
Total day: 318 km – 4h45
Day 6: September 22 - Thursday
- 08:00 Breakfast
- 10:00 Visiting Sighisoara fortress city
Europe’s best-preserved medieval town.
Sighisoara, which Vlad Tepes called home, is one of the most beautiful towns in the heart of Transylvania. German architectural influences are visible throughout the entire city. Sighisoara was for several centuries a military and political stronghold. One of its most famous attractions is the Clock Tower (Council Tower), built in the 14th Century. This was the control tower of the main gate of the 2,500 feet long defensive wall. The tower has seven foot thick walls and was used to store ammunition, food reserves, archives and the city's treasures. The clock was placed in the tower in the 17th Century.
Highlights include: Guild Tower, Venetian House (built in the 13th Century), Vlad the Impaler (Dracula) House, Antler House, Wooden Covered Staircase, Hill Church, Hermann Oberth Square.
- 11:30 Shopping, free time
- 13:00 Lunch in Traditional Medieval Restaurant
- 16:00 Very nice artistic folklore and Medieval Festival.
- 20:00 Dinner
Day 7: September 23 - Friday
- 08:00 Breakfast
- 09:00 Drive to Soroundings of Sibiu (Sibiel) – 112 km / 2h
- 11:00 Visiting Soroundings of Sibiu -“The most romantic region of ecotourism in the World” (Forbes Magazine) Museum of Glass Icons, biggest collection in the World.
- 12:30 Traditional Wedding – Lunch (Traditional food)
- 15:30 Drive Sibiel – Sibiu – 22 km / 0h30
- 16:00 Visiting Sibiu (European Capital of Culture 2007)
- 17:30 Accommodation in Ramada Hotel, Golden Tulip, Ibis Hotel
- Sightseeing/Shopping
- Meetings
- 20:00 BIG Gala Dinner at Ramada Hotel
Total day: 134 km – 2h30
Day 8: September 24 - Saturday
- 08:30 Breakfast
- 09:00 Drive Sibiu – Brasov (Bran) – 142 km / 2h
- 11:00 Visit to Bran Dracula’s Castle
- 12:30 Lunch in Bran, at Wolf Touristic Complex
- 14:00 Drive Bran – Sinaia – 51 km / 1h
- 15:00 Visit to Sinaia
- Sinaia and Peles Castle.
Considered by many one of the most beautiful castles in all Europe, Peles Castle is a masterpiece of German new-Renaissance architecture. Commissioned by King Carol I in 1873 and completed in 1883, Peles' interiors are an opulent display of elegant design and historical artifact. Its 160 rooms are adorned with the finest examples of European art, Murano crystal chandeliers, German stained-glass windows, walls covered with Cordoba leather, Meissen and Sevres porcelains, ebony and ivory sculptures.
The town of Sinaia (elevation: 2,500 ft.), home to the Peles and Pelisor castles, is nestled at the foot of the Bucegi Mountains, in the Prahova Valley.
- 18:00 Buffet Dinner in Hall of Mirrors, at the Sinaia Casino
- 19:30 Drive to Bucharest – 127 km / 2h
- 21:30 Bucharest – Accomodation in Ramada Hotel Bucharest 4*
Total day: 320 km – 5h
Day 9: September 25 - Sunday
- Breakfast in Ramada Hotel Bucharest 4*
- Departure scheduled flights to the Otopeni / Baneasa Airports
Post tour – Danube Delta
General Total: 1.200 km – 19h
