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.
Romania was formally designated the 43rd country to join the US Visa Waiver Program (VWP) on Friday, January 10. According to the Romanian ambassador to Washington, Andrei Muraru, Romanian citizens will be able to travel to the US without the need for a visa starting March 31, 2025. "Romania becomes the first country in the […]
Cluj-Napoca, the city in Romania with some of the highest rents and a fast-growing IT industry, is closer to banning smoking in playgrounds and parks after mayor Emil Boc expressed his support for the measure. The mayor cited the prioritization of public health as the reason behind such a ban. He mentioned that he has […]
Romania's Sibiu County Emergency Clinical Hospital will receive a robotic system to prepare cytostatic drugs needed by cancer patients, along with other equipment, after the County Council obtained funds from the European Regional Development Fund. With an estimated value of EUR 1 million, the "Robotic Composition System for Sterile Preparations of Cytostatic Drugs" is among […]
Romania’s government adopted in its January 10 meeting a decision granting an extra day off to public sector employees at the beginning of May. Thus, Friday, May 2, will be an official day off for public sector workers, linking the legal holiday of May 1 (Labor Day) with the weekend (May 3-4). This...
The Ministry of Environment announced that 2024 was the hottest year in the history of Romania's meteorological records. Red alerts for heat waves began in June of 2024, with the longest consecutive periods of persistent and intense heat waves, six consecutive days, between July 13-18 and August 15-20. "The year 2024 is the hottest year...
Supporters of former presidential candidate Călin Georgescu gathered outside the Parliament Palace in Bucharest, which houses the Constitutional Court, on January 10, demanding a rerun of the second round of the presidential elections. The protest, dubbed "The Great Judicial Union," was initiated by Georgescu, who called on his supporters to challenge the election annulment, as […]
