Tourists spent 26.2 million overnights in Romania in the January-October period, up 5.7% compared to the prior-year period, INS said.
In October alone, the number of tourists staying in Romania increased 1.2% on the year to 1.08 million, while overnights increased by 2.4% to some 2.35 million.
Romania tourist numbers and overnights (y/y pct change in brackets):
Jan-Oct'19 | Oct | |
Total tourists | 11,531,300 (+4.1%) | 1,081,800 (+1.2%) |
-foreign tourists | 2,346,600 (-4.4%) | 238,800 (-1.5%) |
Total overnights | 26,254,300 (+5.7%) | 2,352,300 (+2.4%) |
-foreign tourists | 4,590,200 (-1.5%) | 536,200 (5.3%) |
Source: INS
The number of tourists staying in Romania in 2018 rose 6.3% on the year to 12.8 million.