Arrivals in tourist accommodation establishments, including apartments and rooms for rent, in the first three months of the year totaled 2.412 million people, up 24.3% compared to the same period in 2022, according to data published by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).<\/p>\n
In March 2023, compared to March 2022, arrivals in tourist accommodation establishments including apartments and rooms for rent increased by 18.6%, and overnight stays increased by 17.0%. In March 2023, compared to March 2022, foreign visitor arrivals at border points decreased by 13.2%, while departures of Romanian visitors abroad increased by 24.7%.<\/p>\n
Registered arrivals in tourist accommodation structures (including apartments and rooms for rent) in March 2023 totaled 815,200 people, an 18.6% increase compared to March 2022. Of the total arrivals in March 2023, Romanian tourists accounted for 82.5%, while foreign tourists accounted for 17.5%. Overnight stays in tourist accommodation structures (including apartments and rooms for rent) in March 2023 totaled 1.524 million, up 17.0% compared to March 2022. Of the total overnight stays in March 2023, Romanian tourists accounted for 78.9%, while foreign tourists accounted for 21.1%.<\/p>\n
The average length of stay in March 2023 was only 1.8 days for Romanian tourists and 2.3 days for foreign tourists. The net utilization rate of tourist accommodation places in March 2023 was 22.6% for total accommodation structures (including apartments and rooms for rent), up 1.9 percentage points compared to March 2022. Foreign visitor arrivals in Romania registered at border points in March 2023 totaled 1,008.1 thousand people, a 13.2% decrease compared to March 2022.<\/p>\n
Departures of Romanian visitors abroad registered at border points in March 2023 totaled 1.354 million people, up 24.7% compared to March 2022.<\/p>\n
Registered arrivals in tourist accommodation structures (including apartments and rooms for rent) in the period Jan 1 \u2013 Mar 31, 2023, totaled 2.412 million people, up 24.3% compared to Jan 1 \u2013 Mar 31, 2022, according to the INS. Of the total arrivals in this period, Romanian tourists accounted for 84.2%, while foreign tourists accounted for 15.8%. Overnight stays in tourist accommodation structures (including apartments and rooms for rent) in the period Jan 1 \u2013 Mar 31, 2023 totaled 4,561.6 thousand, up 24.1% compared to the same period in 2022. Of the total overnight stays, Romanian tourists accounted for 80.9%, while foreign tourists accounted for 19.1%. The average length of stay in the period Jan 1 \u2013 Mar 31, 2023, was 1.8 days for Romanian tourists and 2.3 days for foreign tourists.<\/p>\n
The net occupancy rate of tourist accommodation places in the period Jan 1 \u2013 Mar 31, 2023, was 23.5% for all accommodation structures (including apartments and rooms for rent), up 3.2 percentage points compared to the same period in 2022. By county, in the period Jan 1 \u2013 Mar 31, 2023, the number of tourist arrivals in accommodation structures (including apartments and rooms for rent) recorded higher values in: Bucharest (400.2 thousand people), Bra\u0219ov (328.6 thousand people), and Prahova (139.6 thousand people), while overnight stays recorded higher values in: Bucharest (816.5 thousand), Bra\u0219ov (628.5 thousand), and Prahova (283.2 thousand).<\/p>\n
By country, most arrivals of foreign tourists accommodated in accommodation structures (including apartments and rooms for rent) in the period Jan 1 \u2013 Mar 31, 2023, came from: Italy (45.2 thousand people), Israel (37.8 thousand people), and Germany (34.7 thousand people). Foreign visitor arrivals in Romania at border points in the period Jan 1 \u2013 Mar 31, 2023, were 2,820.9 thousand people, up 21.8% compared to the same period in 2022. Departures of Romanian visitors abroad at border points in the period Jan 1 \u2013 Mar 31, 2023, were 4,064.8 thousand people, up 34.5% compared to the same period in 2022.<\/p>\n
The INS specifies that the sample of accommodation structures was established based on the list of authorized\/classified structures downloaded from the Ministry of Entrepreneurship and Tourism website \u2013 Tourism Department, on January 6, 2023. The list included 14,061 structures with over 10 beds, of which: 9,621 accommodation structures and 4,440 apartments and rooms for rent. In March 2023, out of the total accommodation structures, 3,965 units were undergoing major repairs and 1,978 did not complete the questionnaire for other reasons.<\/p>\n
How much did Romanian tourism grow in Q1 2023?<\/strong><\/p>\n Tourist arrivals in accommodation establishments increased by 24.3% compared to the first quarter of 2022, reaching a total of 2.412 million people.<\/p>\n Which regions in Romania were the most popular for tourists?<\/strong><\/p>\n Bucharest, Bra\u0219ov, and Prahova recorded the highest numbers of arrivals and overnight stays during the first quarter of 2023.<\/p>\n Which foreign countries provided the most tourists to Romania in Q1 2023?<\/strong><\/p>\n The majority of foreign tourists came from Italy (45.2 thousand), Israel (37.8 thousand), and Germany (34.7 thousand).<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" Arrivals in tourist accommodation establishments, including apartments and rooms for rent, in the first three months of the year totaled 2.412 million people, up 24.3% compared to the same period in 2022, according to data published by the National Institute of Statistics (INS). In March 2023, compared to March 2022, arrivals in tourist accommodation establishments…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":90736,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2858],"tags":[3141,1530],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-116087","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tourism","tag-ins-en","tag-sosirile-inregistrate"],"article_style_override":"on","post-style":"style2","post_via":"","post-top-image":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/11\/turism-2.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116087","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=116087"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/116087\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/90736"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=116087"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=116087"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=116087"},{"taxonomy":"thb-sponsors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thb-sponsors?post=116087"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}