It’s a busy weekend in Bucharest, as the city gears up for its annual celebration, film and theater festivals bring the latest productions, and new exhibitions are opening.
The number of arrivals registered in tourist reception structures (including apartments and rooms for rent) in Romania totaled, in the first seven months of this year, 7.666 million people, an increase of 3.8% compared to the same period in 2023, while overnight stays increased by 3.4%, up to 15.975 million, according to the data published on Thursday by the National Institute of Statistics (INS).So, between January 1 and July 31, 2024, of the total number of arrivals, those of Romanian tourists represented 82.9%, while foreign tourists had a share of 17.1%.At the same time, from the total number of overnight stays in tourist reception structures with accommodation functions, Romanian tourists accounted for 82.8%, and foreign tourists for 17.2%.Depending on the countries of origin, the most arrivals of foreign tourists staying in accommodation structures were, between January and July 2024, from: Germany (128,900 people), Italy (117,800) and Israel (83,100).Strictly reported to July 2023, in July 2024, the number of arrivals in accommodation structures in Romania was 880,400 people (+6.2%), of which Romanian tourists represented 86.2%, and foreigners 13.8 %.As for overnight stays, during July this year compared to the same period in 2023, their number rose to 4.659 million (+6.7%). In context, the overnight stays of Romanian tourists in tourist reception structures with accommodation functions represented 88.7%, while the overnight stays of foreign tourists registered a percentage of 11.3%.According to the INS, the arrivals of foreign visitors in Romania, registered at the border points, in July, totaled 1.556 million people, and road transport represented the first option for 85.6% of the total.
It’s a busy weekend in Bucharest, as the city gears up for its annual celebration, film and theater festivals bring the latest productions, and new exhibitions are opening.
The 16th edition of Les Films de Cannes, the festival showcasing productions awarded or selected at the Cannes film festival, returns this fall to Bucharest and four other cities in the country. The winner of this year's Palme d'Or, Jafar Panahi's It Was Just an Accident, will be screened at the event, as will be […]
Răsvan Angheluţă Natural Sciences Museum in Galaţi is scheduled to reopen on September 20, after the completion of modernization works worth over 15.1 million lei (approximately EUR 3 million) carried out by the County Council through the recovery and resilience facility PNRR. The building hosts an Aquarium, an Astronomical Observatory, a Planetarium, and temporary exhibitions. […]
A team of Romanian paramedics won first place at the World Rescue Challenge 2025, a competition that sees first responders and trauma teams from around the world develop new skills and share knowledge. This year, the competition took place in Karlovac, Croatia, and was attended by two Romanian paramedics from Bucharest who have been working […]
Artmark, one of Romania’s leading auction houses, registered record sales of over EUR 15 million despite economic instability, showing the growth potential of the national art market, according to the company’s 2024-2025 market report. Overall, auction sales totaled EUR 11 million, up 8.2% compared to the previous year, while sales through the “Dependent de Artă” […]
Cybersecurity has become a major global priority, impacting individual users, companies, organizations, and public institutions. Social engineering, deepfakes, digital manipulation, and coordinated geopolitical attacks are fundamentally reshaping how we view the digital future. In this context, DefCamp, the largest cybersecurity and hacking conference in Central and Eastern Europe, reaffirms its role as a strategic hub […]