{"id":121400,"date":"2018-01-04T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-01-03T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/over-167000-tourists-spent-new-years-eve-in-romanian-resorts\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T11:25:48","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T09:25:48","slug":"over-167000-tourists-spent-new-years-eve-in-romanian-resorts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/over-167000-tourists-spent-new-years-eve-in-romanian-resorts\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 167,000 Tourists Spent New Year’s Eve in Romanian Resorts"},"content":{"rendered":"
According to the Federation of Romanian Tourism Employers (FPTR), over 167,000 tourists spent the night between years in the country’s resorts, 5.5% more than in the previous year. They spent approximately EUR 37 million, an 11% increase compared to the previous New Year’s Eve.<\/div>\n
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58,000 tourists preferred to spend New Year’s Eve at guesthouses, 5.5% more than last year. Due to consistent service packages, this segment recorded the longest stays, of up to 5 nights.<\/div>\n
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Over 28,000 Romanians chose to spend the winter holidays in spa resorts, a 3.4% decrease compared to last year.<\/div>\n
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Likewise, a decrease was also recorded in mountain areas, where 36,000 people opted to spend their New Year’s holiday in the mountains, 5.5% less than last year.<\/div>\n
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Over 36,000 people chose to celebrate in hotels in Romania’s major cities, an increase of approximately 3% compared to the previous year.<\/div>\n
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Increases were recorded in the Danube Delta and on the Coast, although the number of tourists in these destinations remains very small.<\/div>\n
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Regarding the rates charged during the holiday period, it is noted that they increased by an average of 5% compared to 2017. Thus, Romanians spent over RON 172 million on New Year’s packages in the country, an 11% increase from the previous year.<\/div>\n
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The most sought-after areas were Prahova Valley, Poiana Brasov, Paltinis, Ranca, Straja, Calimanesti, Felix, and traditional rural areas like Bran-Moieciu, Maramures, and Bucovina.<\/div>\n
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The number of those who spent the winter holidays abroad increased by approximately 8% compared to 2016, reaching about 11,000, with spending up 13% compared to last year. Most purchased packages for skiing and winter sports destinations in Austria, France, Italy, and Bulgaria.<\/div>\n
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Source: Capital<\/a><\/p>\n

Frequently Asked Questions<\/h3>\n

How many tourists spent New Year’s Eve in Romanian resorts?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Over 167,000 tourists spent the New Year’s holiday in Romania, marking a 5.5% increase compared to the previous year.<\/p>\n

Which accommodation type was the most popular for long stays?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Guesthouses were the most popular for long stays, with 58,000 tourists opting for packages of up to 5 nights.<\/p>\n

What were the most popular destinations for New Year’s Eve in Romania?<\/strong><\/p>\n

The most sought-after areas included Prahova Valley, Poiana Brasov, and traditional rural regions like Maramures and Bucovina.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

According to the Federation of Romanian Tourism Employers (FPTR), over 167,000 tourists spent the night between years in the country’s resorts, 5.5% more than in the previous year. They spent approximately EUR 37 million, an 11% increase compared to the previous New Year’s Eve.   58,000 tourists preferred to spend New Year’s Eve at guesthouses,…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":67015,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2858],"tags":[],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-121400","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-tourism"],"article_style_override":"","post-style":"","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\/121400","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=121400"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/121400\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/67015"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=121400"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=121400"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=121400"},{"taxonomy":"thb-sponsors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thb-sponsors?post=121400"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}