December 5 (SeeNews) - The number of tourists staying in Romania in the first ten months of 2017 rose 10.6% on the year to 10.44 million, the country's statistical board, INS, said on Tuesday.
Tourists spent 23.55 million overnights in Romania in January-October, up 6.1% year-on-year, INS said in a statement.
In October alone, the number of tourists staying in Romania grew 8.7% on the year to 957,300, while overnights increased 6.8% to 2.07 million.
Details on tourist numbers and overnights in Romania follow:
| |
Jan-Oct '17 |
y/y change, pct |
Oct '17 |
y/y change, pct |
| Total tourists |
10,441,200 |
10.6 |
957,300 |
8.7 |
| -foreign tourists |
2,410,900 |
11.5 |
245,700 |
6.1 |
| Total overnights |
23,557,300 |
6.1 |
2,078,000 |
6.8 |
| -foreign tourists |
4,602,400 |
8.9 |
465,400 |
6.7 |
Source: INS
In 2016, the total number of tourists staying in Romania rose 10.4% on the year, reaching 10.9 million.