{"id":118067,"date":"2020-12-07T00:20:06","date_gmt":"2020-12-06T22:20:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/romanian-tourism-arrivals-and-overnight-stays-declined-in-jan-oct-2020\/"},"modified":"2026-03-07T15:27:21","modified_gmt":"2026-03-07T13:27:21","slug":"romanian-tourism-arrivals-and-overnight-stays-declined-in-jan-oct-2020","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/romanian-tourism-arrivals-and-overnight-stays-declined-in-jan-oct-2020\/","title":{"rendered":"Romanian Tourism Arrivals and Overnight Stays Declined in Jan-Oct 2020"},"content":{"rendered":"Romanian Tourism Arrivals and Overnight Stays Declined in Jan-Oct 2020\n\n\n<p>Arrivals recorded in tourist reception structures in October 2020 totaled 493.1 thousand, a decrease of 54.4% compared to October 2019. Of these, 95% represented arrivals of Romanian tourists and 5% represented arrivals of foreign tourists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regarding the arrivals of foreign tourists in tourist reception structures, the largest share was held by those from Europe &#8211; 85.8% of total foreign tourists, and of these, 74.5% were from countries belonging to the European Union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overnight stays recorded in tourist reception structures in October 2020 totaled 1,063.9 thousand, a decrease of 54.8% compared to October 2019. Of these, 94.5% represented overnight stays of Romanian tourists and 5.5% represented overnight stays of foreign tourists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regarding the overnight stays of foreign tourists in tourist reception structures, the largest share was held by those from Europe &#8211; 83.8% of total foreign tourists, and of these, 73.3% were from countries belonging to the European Union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The average length of stay in October 2020 was 2.1 days for Romanian tourists and 2.4 days for foreign tourists. The net occupancy rate of accommodation places in October 2020 was 17.5% for total tourist accommodation structures, a decrease of 16.8% compared to October 2019. Higher occupancy rates in October 2020 were recorded in ship-based accommodation (29.6%), hotels (21%), tourist villas (14.2%), tourist guesthouses (13.2%), agritourism guesthouses (12.3%), and hostels (12.1%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Foreign visitor arrivals in Romania, recorded at border points, were 351 thousand in October 2020, a decrease of 65.4% compared to October 2019. Road and air transport were the most used for arrivals from abroad, representing 86.4% and 10.3%, respectively, of the total number of arrivals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Departures of Romanian visitors abroad, recorded at border points, were 711.7 thousand in October 2020, a decrease of 57.3% compared to October 2019. Road and air transport were the most used for departures abroad, representing 73.4% and 25.9%, respectively, of the total number of departures.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Arrivals recorded in tourist reception structures in the period January \u2013 October totaled 5,654.9 thousand, a decrease of 51% compared to the same period in 2019. Of these, 92.6% represented arrivals of Romanian tourists and 7.4% represented arrivals of foreign tourists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regarding the arrivals of foreign tourists in tourist reception structures, the largest share was held by those from Europe &#8211; 78.3% of total foreign tourists, and of these, 74.4% were from countries belonging to the European Union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Overnight stays recorded in tourist reception structures in the period January \u2013 October 2020 totaled 13,139.2 thousand, a decrease of 50% compared to the same period in 2019. Of these, 93.1% represented overnight stays of Romanian tourists and 6.9% represented overnight stays of foreign tourists.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Regarding the overnight stays of foreign tourists in tourist reception structures, the largest share was held by those from Europe &#8211; 76.9% of total foreign tourists, and of these, 73.5% were from countries belonging to the European Union.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The average length of stay in the first 10 months of this year was 2.3 days for Romanian tourists and 2.2 days for foreign tourists. The net occupancy rate of accommodation places in the analyzed period was 25% for total tourist accommodation structures, a decrease of 10.3% compared to the same period in 2019.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Higher occupancy rates in the period January \u2013 October 2020 were recorded in bungalows (31%), ship-based accommodation (29.3%), hotels (29.1%), campsites (24.5%), tourist cabins (23.9%), tourist villas (23.2%), tourist stops (19.6%), and agritourism guesthouses (18.2%).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Foreign visitor arrivals in Romania, recorded at border points, were 4,459.9 thousand in the period January \u2013 October 2020, a decrease of 59.6% compared to the same period last year. Road and air transport were the most used for foreign visitor arrivals in Romania, representing 81.9% and 15.4%, respectively, of the total number of arrivals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Departures of Romanian visitors abroad, recorded at border points, were 8,584.6 thousand in the period January \u2013 October 2020, a decrease of 57.3% compared to the same period last year. Road and air transport were the most used for departures abroad, representing 70% and 29.4%, respectively, of the total number of departures.<\/p>\n\n\n<h3>Frequently Asked Questions<\/h3>\n<strong>By how much did tourist arrivals in Romania decrease in the first 10 months of 2020?<\/strong>\n<p>Arrivals in tourist reception structures decreased by 51% between January and October 2020 compared to the same period in 2019.<\/p>\n<strong>What was the share of domestic vs. foreign tourists in October 2020?<\/strong>\n<p>In October 2020, domestic tourists accounted for 95% of total arrivals, while foreign tourists represented only 5%.<\/p>\n<strong>Which types of accommodation had the highest occupancy rates?<\/strong>\n<p>The highest net occupancy rates were recorded for bungalows (31%), ship-based accommodation (29.3%), and hotels (29.1%).<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Romanian Tourism Arrivals and Overnight Stays Declined in Jan-Oct 2020 Arrivals recorded in tourist reception structures in October 2020 totaled 493.1 thousand, a decrease of 54.4% compared to October 2019. Of these, 95% represented arrivals of Romanian tourists and 5% represented arrivals of foreign tourists. Regarding the arrivals of foreign tourists in tourist reception structures,&hellip;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":69571,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2858],"tags":[3795,168],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-118067","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tourism","tag-arrivals","tag-innoptari"],"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\/118067","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=118067"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/118067\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/69571"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=118067"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=118067"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=118067"},{"taxonomy":"thb-sponsors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thb-sponsors?post=118067"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}