February 3 (SeeNews) - The number of tourists staying in Romania in 2019 rose by 3.6% on the year to more than 13.26 million, the country's statistical board, INS, said on Monday.
Tourists spent 29.8 million overnights in Romania in 2019, up 5% compared to the prior-year period, INS said.
In December alone, the number of tourists staying in Romania increased by 2.2% on the year to 834,600, while overnights rose by 3.1% to some 1.69 million.
Romania tourist numbers and overnights (y/y pct change in brackets):
|
Jan-Dec'19 |
Dec |
Total tourists |
13,268,800 (+3.6%) |
834,600 (+2.2%) |
-foreign tourists |
2,671,700 (-4.1%) |
148,600 (-1.5%) |
Total overnights |
29,870,400 (+5.0%) |
1,691,800 (+3.1%) |
-foreign tourists |
5,267,000 (-0.7%) |
318,100 (+6.2%) |
Source: INS