In July, the number of tourists staying in Romania decreased by 10.9% on the year to 809,000.
Overnight stays dropped by an annual 13.1% to some 2.998 million in August, INS said in a statement.
The number of tourists staying in Romania dropped by 12.9% on the year to 4.32 million in the first eight months of 2009. Overnights fell by 16.0% to 12.307 million in the period under review.
In 2008 the number of tourists staying in Romania rose by 2.2% to over 7.125 million, while overnights increased by 0.6% to some 20.726 million.
Romania tourist numbers and overnights:
Aug'09 | Y/Y pct change | |
Total tourists | 862,500 | -10.1 |
- foreign tourists | 142,200 | -14.2 |
Total overnights | 2,997,900 | -13.1 |