Rethinking Romania as a Tourism Destination: TEDx Talk by Andy Trincia (Romania 2002-04)
Andy Trincia (Romania 2002-2004) recently gave a TEDx Talk, “Rethinking Romania as a Tourism Destination,” in Timisoara, Romania, which was also his Peace Corps site. Watch the TEDx Talk now.
In the talk, Andy makes the case for Romania to start thinking of itself as a sustainable and eco-tourism brand and destination. He also recounts the story of arriving as a PCV 22 years ago, seeing the evolution of change in Romania over the years, and returning later to make his life there.
Andy is a writer, editor and communications consultant. A former newspaper reporter and communications executive, he did Peace Corps in the middle of his career, which has spanned journalism, Fortune 500, C-suite corporate communications and government relations and PR agency management. His passion for travel and adventure – to nearly 60 countries and 49 of the 50 U.S. states – led him to become a longtime expatriate.
He’s now living in Romania for the third time and makes his home in Timisoara with his Romanian wife and young son — living a short walk from his Peace Corps apartment.
Andy has a journalism degree from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and an MBA from Northeastern University in Boston. Remaining close to his journalism roots, Andy writes freelance for various publications, mostly about travel and expat life, and edits books. In 2023, he bylined a major feature about Timisoara, Romania, in the Travel section of The New York Times. He is a regular contributor to Peace Corps Worldwide.
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