ROMANIA Press Office 16, Libertăţii Avenue, Sector 5, Bucharest Tel/Fax: 318 18 69; Fax 312 48 75 e-mail: romstat@insse.ro; biroupresa@insse.ro PRESS RELEASE No. 24 of February 3, 2014 Tourism and the For the accurate interpretation of results, kindly see the methodological note on page 5 of the press release Compared to the corresponding month of the previous year, the arrivals and the overnight stays in the establishments of tourists reception with functions of tourists accommodation increased by 8.5 % and by 9.1%, respectively, in. Compared to, in, customs registered an increase in both the arrivals of foreign visitors (0.4%) and in the departures of Romanian visitors abroad (4.6 %). In,, the arrivals and the overnight stays in the establishments of tourists reception with functions of tourists accommodation increased by 3.5 % and by 1.1%, respectively. Arrivals *) Overnight Stays *) Total 459.1 498.1 108.5 1005.3 1097.2 109.1 Romanian tourists 373.2 407.3 109.1 834.8 916.4 109.8 Foreign tourists **) out of 105.7 170.5 180.8 106.0 85.9 90.8 which: - Europe 69.7 72.2 103.6 137.1 141.7 103.4 - The European Union 58.1 61.1 105.2 115.4 121.0 104.9 - Asia 8.5 10.7 125.9 17.8 23.2 130.3 - North America 4.5 4.7 104.4 8.3 8.9 107.2 - South America 0.5 0.7 140.0 1.2 1.5 125.0 - Africa 0.8 1.1 137.5 2.6 3.0 115.4 *) Registered in the establishments of tourists reception **) By the country of residence In, the arrivals in the establishments of tourists reception amounted to 498.1 thousand, 8.5% more. In, the arrivals of the Romanian tourists in the establishments of tourists reception with functions of tourists accommodation were 81.8% of the total arrivals, while the foreign tourists were 18.2% of the total arrivals, weights close to those of. As to the arrivals of foreign tourists in the establishments of tourists reception, the European tourists had the highest weight (79.5% of the total foreign tourists) and 84.6% of them were from countries in the European Union. In, the arrivals at hotels had a weight of 71.9% of the total arrivals in the establishments of tourists reception with functions of tourists accommodation, 8.0% more. In, the overnight stays in the establishments of tourists reception amounted to 1097.2 thousand, 9.1% more. In, the Romanian tourists overnight stays in the establishments of tourists reception with functions of tourists accommodation were 83.5% of the total overnight stays, while the foreign tourists overnight stays were 16.5%. As to the overnight stays of foreign tourists in the establishments of tourists reception, the European tourists had the highest weight (78.4% of the total foreign tourists) and 85.4% of them were from countries in the European Union. In, the average time of stay was 2.3 days for the Romanian tourists, while for the foreign tourists it was of 2.0 days.
In, the net use index of accommodation places was 18.8% on total tourists accommodation, 0.4 pp more. In, hotels registered use indices of accommodation places of 22.7%. The distribution of arrivals of Romanian tourists in the establishments of tourists reception, by tourism area, in % Danube Delta area, Tulcea city included Riviera resorts, Constanta city excluded 0.5 0.4 1.3 0.9 Spa resorts 9.0 9.3 Mountain resorts Other localities and tourist routes 17.6 17.7 25.9 25.4 Bucharest and County capital cities 45.7 46.3 0 10 20 30 40 50 The distribution of arrivals of foreign tourists in the establishments of tourists reception, by tourism area, in % Danube Delta area, Tulcea city included 0.5 0.7 Riviera resorts, Constanta city excluded 0.6 0.4 Spa resorts Mountain resorts 1.4 1.0 4.8 3.8 Other localities and tourist routes 11.8 10.2 Bucharest and County capital cities 80.9 83.9 0 10 20 30 40 50 60 70 80 90 2
In, the arrivals of foreign visitors to Romania, according to customs, amounted to 509.9 thousand, 0.4% more. Most of the foreign visitors came from European countries (94.4%). 62.6% of the total arrivals of the foreign visitors to Romania were from European Union Member States, out of which the most arrivals were from Hungary (34.4%), Bulgaria (25.2%), Germany (9.7%), Italy (7.1%), Austria (5.0%) and Poland (3.6%). In, the departures of Romanian visitors abroad, according to customs, amounted to 745.7 thousand, 4.6% more. The Romanian visitors abroad mostly used the means of road transport, 78.3% of the total departures. year Arrivals *) Overnight Stays *) Year year Year year Total 7653.4 7918.5 103.5 19091.4 19301.8 101.1 Romanian tourists 6000.0 6204.0 103.4 15799.9 15830.6 100.2 Foreign tourists **) out of 1714.5 103.7 3291.5 3471.2 105.5 1653.4 which: - Europe 1344.2 1381.0 102.7 2662.2 2793.3 104.9 - The European Union 1158.3 1184.1 102.2 2272.0 2364.3 104.1 - Asia 146.3 166.4 113.7 313.3 360.0 114.9 - North America 103.7 105.6 101.8 190.6 194.9 102.3 - South America 12.7 12.0 94.5 27.6 25.9 93.8 - Africa 14.1 13.8 97.9 42.7 32.5 76.1 *) Registered in the establishments of tourists reception **) By the country of residence In, the arrivals in the establishments of tourists reception amounted to 7918.5 thousand, 3.5% more. In, the arrivals of the Romanian tourists in the stablishments of tourists reception with functions of tourists accommodation were 78.3% of the total arrivals, while the foreign tourists were 21.7% of the total arrivals, weights close to those of. As to the arrivals of foreign tourists in the establishments of tourists reception, the European tourists had the highest weight (80.5% of the total foreign tourists) and 85.7% of them were from countries in the European Union. In, the arrivals at hotels had a weight of 74.7% of the total arrivals in the establishments of tourists reception with functions of tourists accommodation, 2.4% more. In, the overnight stays in the establishments of tourists reception amounted to 19301.8 thousand, 1.1% more. In, the Romanian tourists overnight stays in the establishments of tourists reception with functions of tourists accommodation were 82.0% of the total overnight stays, while the foreign tourists overnight stays were 18.0%. As to the overnight stays of foreign tourists in the establishments of tourists reception, the European tourists had the highest weight (80.5% of the total foreign tourists) and 84.6% of them were from countries in the European Union. In, the average time of stay was of 2.6 days for the Romanian tourists, while for the foreign tourists it was 2.0 days. In, the net use index of accommodation places was 25.2% on total tourists accommodation, 0.7 pp less. In, hotels registered use indices of accommodation places of 31.6%. 3
The most arrivals of foreign tourists by country of origin and by tourism area, in, are as follows: Total Bucharest and County capital cities, Tulcea city excluded Other localities and tourist routes Mountain resorts Spa resorts Riviera resorts, Constanţa city excluded - number - Danube Delta Area, Tulcea city included Total foreign tourists 1714538 1308260 192854 126945 32149 31540 22790 Germany 228592 173760 24698 14930 2947 6111 6146 Italy 181894 148933 21768 7232 1066 1672 1223 France 118649 95518 11279 7021 698 2423 1710 Hungary 99261 55060 30879 3809 8996 371 146 Israel 96615 74062 4238 15996 1632 484 203 Great Britain 92756 79050 6832 5228 300 977 369 USA 91625 78680 6563 4338 443 1313 288 Spain 66375 48328 8954 7293 266 537 997 Poland 64152 40855 8701 7782 610 3130 3074 Austria 58765 45453 6695 4503 651 756 707 Netherlands 47378 37918 5807 2664 271 478 240 Bulgaria 43751 31315 4874 6559 161 434 408 Greece 39360 35098 1876 1726 84 434 142 Turkey 38375 29005 6819 1247 100 1073 131 Republic of Moldova 33668 15690 3705 5612 7467 1118 76 Belgium 30299 24958 2498 1608 285 782 168 Russian Federation 29302 20031 2884 3800 278 2247 62 Czech Republic 22246 15942 3498 1696 777 173 160 Switzerland 20556 17199 1566 1026 156 317 292 Ukraine 17227 11557 2554 2419 257 331 109 Japan 16974 13244 1134 2343 39 138 76 Sweden 15049 12502 1054 750 229 388 126 Norway 14242 8156 1269 548 48 356 3865 Canada 13967 11129 1435 825 167 389 22 Serbia 13959 11834 785 717 436 62 125 China 13329 10488 616 1003 541 539 142 Slovakia 11678 9306 1576 441 243 80 32 Denmark 11004 7307 2190 457 105 435 510 Albania 10884 3882 3808 639 1896 505 154 Portugal 10145 7692 1200 576 24 181 472 Other countries 162461 134308 11099 12157 976 3306 615 In, the arrivals of foreign visitors to Romania, according to customs, amounted to 8018.6 thousand, 1.0% more. Most of the foreign visitors came from European countries (93.9%) of the total arrivals of the foreign visitors to Romania were from European Union Member States, out of which the most arrivals were from Hungary (30.6%), Bulgaria (24.1%), Germany (9.5%), Italy (7.0%), Poland (6.4%) and Austria (4.2%). In, the departures of Romanian visitors abroad, according to customs, amounted to 11364.4 thousand, 1.9% more. The Romanian visitors abroad mostly used the means of road transport, 77.4% of the total departures. 4
METHODOLOGICAL NOTE 1. The data source consists of the monthly statistical survey concerning the Occupancy of the establishments of tourists reception with functions of tourists accommodation (TOURISM 1 A) for the arrivals and overnight stays in the establishments of tourists reception with functions of tourists accommodation, according to Regulation (EU) No. 692 of the European Parliament and Council, dated July 6, 2011, concerning the European statistics on tourism and the repeal of the Council Directive 95/57/EC. The data regarding the arrivals of the foreign visitors to Romania and the departures of the Romanian visitors abroad, according to customs, are collected monthly from administrative sources monthly The General Inspectorate of the Border Police within The Ministry of Domestic Affaires. 2. Definitions The arrival of a tourist in an establishment of tourists reception with functions of tourists accommodation is registered when a person signs in the register of the respective establishment for one night or several nights accommodation. In each establishment of tourists reception with functions of tourists accommodation, no matter the number of overnight stays, the continuous stay of a tourist counts as one arrival. The overnight stay means the 24-hour interval, starting with the admission hour of the respective establishment, for which a person signs in the register of the establishment and benefits of accommodation according to the price paid, even if the actual stay lasts less than the mentioned interval. The overnight stays related to the additional beds (paid by tourists) are also taken into account. Statistically speaking, international visitor means any person who travels to a country, other than that in which he usually resides, for a period that does not exceed 12 months, the main purpose of the visit being other than the paid employment in the visited country. "Arrivals" is the measuring unit for the foreign visitors registered by the Customs when entering the country; "Departures" is the measuring unit for the Romanian visitors that travel abroad registered by the Customs when leaving the country. The number of arrivals or departures of visitors differ from the number of persons entering the country and leaving the country, respectively. The same foreign person can travel several times to the country in the respective period, every time being registered as a new arrival. The same is valid for the Romanian visitors going abroad. The following categories of travellers are excluded from the arrivals and departures of international visitors: - immigrants and emigrants; - diplomats, representatives of the consulates and of the army when they travel to / from the place of their mission towards another country; - refugees and nomads. The country of origin of the international visitor is determined based on the citizenship written in the visitor s passport. 3. Since 2010, the statistical survey regarding the "Occupancy of the establishments of tourists reception with functions of tourists accommodation applies to all the establishments of tourists reception having a minimum of 10 bed places that operate in the month of reference about 4000 economic operators. 4. Data are provisional and can be revised periodically based on retroactive corrections made by the economic operators. For more information, see the Monthly Statistical Bulletin, date of issue February 19, 2014 The next issue of the press release will be on Monday, March 3, 2014 5
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