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Tourist Arrivals In Romania Fall 0.7% In 2010

The number of tourists entering Romania was 0.7% lower in 2010 compared with a year before, while the number of tourists accommodated was down 7.1%, the National Statistical Institute, or INS, said Thursday.
Tourist Arrivals In Romania Fall 0.7% In 2010
Ioana TudorLiliana Micu
03 feb. 2011, 10:13, English

Romanian tourists accounted for 77.7% of the total, while foreign tourists represented 22.3% in 2010, similar with a year earlier.

Most of foreign visitors, representing 94.7%, come from European countries, while 59.4% come from EU member states. Hungary accounts for the highest number of tourists who entered Romania, with 38.9%, followed by Bulgaria with 17.6%, Germany- 8.9% and Italy – 7.4%.

The number of Romanian tourists traveling abroad in 2010 was down 7% compared with the previous year.

In December only, the tourist arrivals in Romania was 8.9% higher compared with the same month a year earlier, while the number of tourists accommodated increased by 7.1%, INS release reads.