October 3 (SeeNews) - The number of tourists staying in Romania rose 18% on the year to 7.6 million between January and August, the statistics board, INS, said.
Tourists spent 16.7 million overnights in Romania in January-August, up 13% year-on-year, INS said in a statement on Monday.
Romania tourist numbers and overnights:
|
January-August |
August y/y |
Total tourists |
7,613,100 (+18.3%) |
1,706,000 (-1.4%) |
-foreign tourists |
996,900 (+8.9%) |
187,400 (+22.8%) |
Total overnights |
16,686,600 (+13.3%) |
4,241,000 (-5.6%) |
-foreign tourists |
2,172,500 (+8.5%) |
391,600 (+22.6%) |
Source: INS
In 2021, the number of tourists staying in Romania jumped by 46% to 9.376 million.