Arrivals in tourist accommodation units, including apartments and rooms for rent, totaled 5.8 million people between January 1 and June 30, 2025, up 0.1% compared to the same period last year, according to data released by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).Of the total number of arrivals, during the said period, arrivals of Romanian tourists in tourist accommodation units represented 80.8%, while arrivals of foreign tourists represented 19.2%.Overnight stays recorded in tourist accommodation units (including apartments and rooms for rent), in the first six months, totaled 11.6 million, up 2.3% compared to those in the same period last year.Of the total number of overnight stays, during the mentioned period, overnight stays of Romanian tourists in tourist accommodation units represented 79.8%, while overnight stays of foreign tourists represented 20.2%.The average length of stay was two days for Romanian tourists and 2.1 days for foreign tourists.The net occupancy rate of tourist accommodation units in the first six months of this year was 25.7% for all tourist accommodation units (including apartments and rooms for rent), up 0.1 percentage points compared to the same period in 2024.By county, the number of tourist arrivals in tourist accommodation units (including apartments and rooms for rent) recorded higher values in: Bucharest (953,900 people), Brasov (635,600 people) and Constanta (366,200 people), as well as overnight stays: Bucharest (1.93 million people), Brasov (1.18 million people) and Constanta (977,000 people).By country, the most arrivals of foreign tourists accommodated in tourist accommodation units (including apartments and rooms for rent), during the reference period, came from: Germany (104,800 people), Italy (103,000 people) and the United Kingdom (72,700 people).The INS specifies that following Romania's accession to the Schengen Area on January 1, 2025, starting with January of this year, information regarding the arrivals of foreign visitors to Romania and the departures of Romanian visitors abroad are no longer comparable and will no longer be published.
“Little London” Theoretical High School, a private educational institution in Romania that values the Romanian educational system, has started construction work for the expansion of its school campus located in Voluntari, on Erou Iancu Nicolae Street. This initiative will increase high school capacity by 30% starting from the 2025-2026 academic year. In this context, the […]
British heavy metal band Iron Maiden will perform at Bucharest’s National Arena on May 28, 2026, as part of their “Run For Your Lives” anniversary world tour, promoter Emagic announced on Thursday, September 18. The concert will feature a career-spanning setlist highlighting defining moments from the group’s five-decade history, accompanied by what organizers described as […]
Three-quarters of Romanians believe that the war in Ukraine affects Romania to a very great and fairly great extent, according to the third edition of the Informat.ro barometer by INSCOP Research, carried out between September 1 and 9. The monthly survey, which aims to bring to public attention topics of interest, shows that “opinions are […]
Daniela Schoppmeyer, the majority shareholder and general manager of Faberrom, a company that took over in the 1990s most of the spaces of the former APACA clothing factory in western Bucharest, is the new owner of half of the emblematic Scala residential block, on Magheru Boulevard, Profit.ro reported. Schoppmeyer...
The Bucharest Municipal Parking Company (CMPB) inaugurated 189 new parking facilities with more than 12,400 spaces in the first half of 2025, while revenues from parking fees rose 20% year-on-year to RON 50.4 million (roughly EUR 10 million), the company said on Thursday, September 18. CMPB reported a net profit of RON 28.3 million for January–June […]
Romania has inaugurated underwater seagrass meadows and artificial reefs in the Black Sea as part of a major restoration project aimed at curbing erosion and reviving marine biodiversity, the National Administration “Apele Române” said. More than 20 hectares of seabed have already been planted with Zostera noltii seagrass and transplanted with Cystoseira barbata seaweed, creating […]
