{"id":124828,"date":"2015-03-17T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2015-03-16T22:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/non-resident-tourists-spent-5090-9-million-ron-in-romania-in-2014\/"},"modified":"2026-03-28T22:58:43","modified_gmt":"2026-03-28T20:58:43","slug":"non-resident-tourists-spent-5090-9-million-ron-in-romania-in-2014","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/non-resident-tourists-spent-5090-9-million-ron-in-romania-in-2014\/","title":{"rendered":"Non-resident tourists spent 5,090.9 million RON in Romania in 2014"},"content":{"rendered":"
In the fourth quarter of last year, the total number of non-residents staying in hotels and tourist guesthouses was 430.1 thousand, and their expenditures amounted to 1,358.6 million RON.<\/div>\n
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64% of the total number of non-resident tourists traveled for business purposes, to participate in congresses, conferences, courses, fairs, and exhibitions, with their expenditures representing 72.8% of total spending.<\/div>\n
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36% of the total number of non-resident tourists traveled for private purposes (vacations, shopping, cultural and sporting events, etc.), with their expenditures representing 27.2% of total spending.<\/div>\n
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Of the total business expenses, the largest share was represented by accommodation costs, accounting for 46.2%, with bed and breakfast accommodation being particularly preferred\u201493.6% of total accommodation expenses.<\/div>\n
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Non-resident tourists’ expenditures in restaurants and bars were 16.1%, while shopping represented 12.4%. Of the total shopping expenditures, 54.2% were for the purchase of clothing and footwear, followed by expenditures for food and beverages at 26.1%. Car rental expenses accounted for 62.6% of total transport costs, and expenditures for access to amusement parks, fairs, casinos, and mechanical game halls represented 88.9% of total recreation spending.<\/div>\n
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48.8% of the total non-residents arriving in Romania in the fourth quarter of last year organized their stay through a travel agency, while 31.2% organized their stay independently.<\/div>\n
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The main means of transport used by non-resident tourists to arrive in Romania was the airplane, chosen by 80% of tourists. Private cars were used by 13.5% of the total number of tourists, followed by coaches and buses at 5.3% and other means of transport at 1.2%.<\/div>\n
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The total number of non-residents staying in hotels and tourist guesthouses in 2014 was 1,911.4 thousand, and their total expenditures amounted to 5,090.9 million RON.<\/div>\n
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The main reason for the stay spent by non-resident tourists in Romania was business, participation in congresses, conferences, courses, fairs, and exhibitions\u201461.3% of the total number of non-resident tourists, with their expenditures representing 68% of total spending. The second reason for the stay spent by non-residents in Romania was private travel\u201438.7% of the total number of non-resident tourists, with their expenditures representing 32% of total spending.<\/div>\n
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Of the total business expenses, the largest share was represented by accommodation costs\u201450.6%, with bed and breakfast accommodation being particularly preferred\u201493.6% of total accommodation expenses.<\/div>\n
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Non-resident tourists’ expenditures in restaurants and bars were 16.1%, while shopping represented 11.9%. Of the total shopping expenditures, 37.2% were for the purchase of clothing and footwear, followed by expenditures for the purchase of food and beverages at 33.5%. Car rental expenses accounted for 57.1% of total transport costs, and expenditures for access to amusement parks, fairs, casinos, and mechanical game halls represented 76.9% of total recreation spending.<\/div>\n
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44.5% of the total number of non-residents arriving in Romania in 2014 organized their stay through travel agencies, while 32.8% organized their stay independently.<\/div>\n
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The main means of transport used by non-resident tourists to arrive in Romania was the airplane\u201477.4% of the total number of tourists, 12.8% chose private cars, followed by coaches and buses at 7.8% and other means at 2%.<\/div>\n

Source: Daily Business<\/a><\/p>\n

Frequently Asked Questions<\/h3>\n

How much did non-resident tourists spend in Romania in 2014?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Non-resident tourists spent a total of 5,090.9 million RON in Romania throughout 2014.<\/p>\n

What was the primary reason for non-residents to visit Romania?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Business travel, including conferences and exhibitions, was the main reason, accounting for 61.3% of all non-resident tourists.<\/p>\n

Which mode of transport was most popular among foreign tourists?<\/strong><\/p>\n

Air travel was the preferred method of transport, chosen by 77.4% of non-resident tourists arriving in Romania in 2014.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the fourth quarter of last year, the total number of non-residents staying in hotels and tourist guesthouses was 430.1 thousand, and their expenditures amounted to 1,358.6 million RON. 64% of the total number of non-resident tourists traveled for business purposes, to participate in congresses, conferences, courses, fairs, and exhibitions, with their expenditures representing 72.8%…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":0,"featured_media":65335,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[2858],"tags":[],"thb-sponsors":[],"class_list":["post-124828","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\/124828","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=124828"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/124828\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/65335"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=124828"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=124828"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=124828"},{"taxonomy":"thb-sponsors","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/rhn.ro\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/thb-sponsors?post=124828"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}