Number Of Tourists Entering Romania In May Down 0.1% YY

Romanian tourists accounted for 74.4% of the total, while foreign tourists represented 25.6% in May, similar with the same period a year before.

The number of foreign tourists that entered Romania in May was 4.1% lower compared with May 2009, INS release reads.

Most of foreign visitors, representing 93.8%, come from European countries, while 63.4% come from EU member states. Hungary accounts for the highest number of tourists who entered Romania, with 42.4%, followed by Bulgaria with 16.3%, Germany, with 9.5%, Italy – 7.1% and Austria – 4.1%.

The number of Romanian tourists traveling abroad in May was down 12.2% compared with the same month a year before.

According to the INS release, the number of tourists entering Romania in the January-May period was down 2.6% compared with the same period a year ago.