Tourism, an enigma even for authorities. How much do foreign tourists spend on holidays in Romania? Two institutions, two different answers

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♦ The amount spent by foreign tourists on holidays in Romania is 1.3 billion euros in the NIS data, while the NBR reports 5.3 billion euros, four times higher.

The amount left by foreign tourists on holidays in Romania is an important indicator for local tourism, which shows how will the foreigners offer for local tourist services. Although it is an important indicator to know how foreign tourists contribute to the local economy, the local authorities do not agree on its value or the way of collection. In the data of the National Institute of Statistics, it appears that the amount spent by foreign tourists on holidays in Romania, in 2024, was 6.5 billion lei (about 1.3 billion euros). The data are collected in a sample of accommodation structures classified by the Ministry of Economy, Digitization, Entrepreneurship and Tourism (mediated) and refer to the expenses of foreigners in the tourist reception structures, ie hotels and tourist pensions.
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