Romania Sept Tourist Numbers Fall 18.7% Y/Y - Table

In August, the number of tourists staying in Romania decreased by 10.1% on the year to 862,500.

Overnight stays dropped by an annual 18% to some 1.650 million in September, INS said in a statement.

The number of tourists staying in Romania dropped by 13.6% on the year to 4.861 million in the first nine months of 2009. Overnights fell by 16.2% to 13.957 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: