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.
The third edition of Taifas Balkan Film and Culture Festival, set to take place in Timișoara between October 13 and October 19, will include a retrospective dedicated to Romanian director Radu Jude. The public will be able to see the director's short films, in addition to a preview of his latest production, Dracula, presented at […]
Sursa International Light Art Festival, an event featuring immersive installations, projections, and light structures, will take place at the National Library of Romania from October 13 to October 19. The event brings together international and Romanian artists “in a visual dialogue about technology, architecture and sensitivity,” the organizers announced. “We wanted to build the opportunity […]
Romania’s Defense Ministry has signed a contract worth RON 50.4 million with Rheinnmetall Automecanica, a subsidiary of the German defense industry giant Rheinmetall, for the delivery of drone detection systems, Economedia.ro reported. The radar system will be delivered within 18 months at most and will reportedly be...
The former Steaua Roșie cinema in Cluj-Napoca will reopen as Edison-House of Music, a cultural hub dedicated to music and community, the organizers of the Jazz in the Park festival announced. Built in the early 1900s, the Edison building became, after World War II, the Steaua Roșie cinema. After 1989, the venue underwent several changes […]
Unprecedented amounts of precipitation have been recorded in Romania as cyclone Barbara hit the country on October 5-8, according to the authorities. At the same time, Bucharest exceeded the absolute maximum levels of rain for October. “Between October 5–8, 2025, Romania was affected by the Mediterranean cyclone Barbara, which formed over the Ionian Sea and […]
Romania is one of six European countries recently selected to develop a new artificial intelligence and supercomputing center under the EuroHPC – AI Factories program. The project, known as the AI Factory, will be Romania’s first national AI infrastructure, marking a major step toward strengthening its digital and research capabilities. The initiative will be led […]
