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Transylvania Insider
The monthly briefing that helps you pitch Transylvania
Every month, we send a short, curated mix of industry news, cultural insights and ready-to-use ideas from Transylvania and Romania, written for MICE planners, travel designers and tour operators who want a fresh destination their clients have not seen before. No offers, no spam, just the developments worth knowing, the stories worth retelling your clients, and the practical details that make planning here easier than you might expect.
Previous editions
Why Transylvania is quietly becoming easier to plan
December 2025
How Romanians actually celebrate Christmas (Saint Nicholas is not Santa), the winter experiences planners associate with the Alps that also exist here with fewer crowds, and two pieces of news that changed the planning maths: the new Wizz Air Warsaw to Brasov route, and Romania's first entries in the MICHELIN Hotel Guide, most of them in Transylvania.
What do Bad Bunny and a 400 year old castle have in common?
February 2026
What a Super Bowl halftime show taught us about the power of culture in event planning. Plus Dragobete and Martisor, Romania's ancient celebrations of spring and love, and two venues that turn an event into a story: Ugron Castle, a 400 year old Baroque estate, and Panoramic, the cable-car-only restaurant above Brasov's old town. With a first look at the Dracula Land project and Brasov's new DMO.
Why you should turn a pool table into a bakery for your next event
April 2026
Romanian Easter as a backdrop for programmes that transform rather than entertain: painted egg folk art, the cozonac baking workshop run by a family with 30 years of heritage, and spring in the Carpathians. Plus where sports teams and active groups are heading: Cheile Gradistei, home of the world's only private biathlon training base, and the upcoming Brasov Polivalent Centre.
What do Yves Saint Laurent and the Orient Express have in common?
June 2026
Two icons of world luxury and what they found in Transylvania. The midsummer night of Sanziene and the blouse that inspired a haute couture collection, the slow luxury answer to Europe's crowded summer, and the once-a-year train that made Brasov and Sinaia two of its four stops between Rome and Istanbul.
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