8 Aprilie 2010
Fewer foreign tourists in Romania
The number of foreign visitors in Romania registered at the border checks stood at 897,400 in the first two months this year, down 5.9% from the same period of last year. Most tourists were from European countries.
EU-25 tourists accounted for about 64.6% of all inbound tourists. Hungarian tourists accounted for 44.1%, from Bulgaria – 17.0%, Italy – 7.5%, Germany – 7.2% and Austria – 3.9%. The number of seaborne tourists suffered the steepest decline in Jan-Feb period, of 83.1% y-o-y.
According to data from the National Institute of Statistics, the number of outbound tourists dropped 5.5% in Romania, to 1,642,300. The mode of transport of choice has been road – 77%, while the biggest drop was observed in maritime transport.
The number of bookings in Romanian accommodation establishments in Jan-Feb 2010 period totaled 630,000, down 8.4% from the same period of last year. Romanian tourists’ stays in Romanian accommodation establishments accounted for 78.5%, while foreign tourists accounted for 21.5%.
Hotels remained the accommodation establishment of choice, with 76.1% of total stays in collective accommodation, down 3.9%.
In Jan-Feb, tourists spent 1,273,900 nights in collective accommodation establishments in Romania, down 12.9% from the same period of 2009. 78.1% of all nights were spent in the country by Romanian tourists, and 21.9% by foreign visitors.
According to data from the National Institute of Statistics, the number of outbound tourists dropped 5.5% in Romania, to 1,642,300. The mode of transport of choice has been road – 77%, while the biggest drop was observed in maritime transport.
The number of bookings in Romanian accommodation establishments in Jan-Feb 2010 period totaled 630,000, down 8.4% from the same period of last year. Romanian tourists’ stays in Romanian accommodation establishments accounted for 78.5%, while foreign tourists accounted for 21.5%.
Hotels remained the accommodation establishment of choice, with 76.1% of total stays in collective accommodation, down 3.9%.
In Jan-Feb, tourists spent 1,273,900 nights in collective accommodation establishments in Romania, down 12.9% from the same period of 2009. 78.1% of all nights were spent in the country by Romanian tourists, and 21.9% by foreign visitors.