20 TOURISM

20.1 Establishments of touristic reception with functions of touristic accommodation

20.2 Touristic accommodation capacity
20.3 Establishments of touristic reception with functions of touristic accommodation
and touristic accommodation capacity, by category of comfort
20.4 Tourists arrivals in the establishments of touristic reception with functions of touristic accommodation
20.5 Overnight stays in the establishments of touristic reception with functions of touristic accommodation
20.6 Touristic accommodation capacity and activity, by touristic destination
20.7 Touristic accommodation capacity and activity, by type of ownership
20.8 Indices of net using the touristic accommodation capacity in operation
20.9 Tourism organized by travel agencies, by touristic action and touristic area
20.10 Number of tourists, travels and overnight stays, by main purpose of the travel
20.11 International trips registered at Romania’s borders
20.12 Travels abroad for holidays and business, by destination country
20.13 Arrivals of foreign visitors in Romania, by main origin countries and departures of Romanian visitors abroad
20.14 Internal travels of residents for holidays and business, by touristic area, by travel duration and organizer

Territorial

20.15 Establishments of touristic reception with functions of touristic accommodation, by macroregion,

development region and county, on July 31, 2008
20.16 Touristic accommodation capacity and activity, by macroregion, development region and county, in 2008
SURSA DATELOR
Cercetãri statistice:

Cercetãri statistice exhaustive privind activitatea de turism a
persoanelor juridice ºi fizice.
Cercetãrile se referã la activitatea de cazare turisticã,
precum ºi la activitatea agenþiilor de turism.

Cercetare statisticã selectivã, referitoare la cererea turisticã
a rezidenþilor în România, cu vârsta de cel puþin 15 ani
împliniþi, dintr-un eºantion reprezentativ de locuinþe.
Surse administrative:

Ministerul Administraþiei ºi Internelor, pentru datele privind
cãlãtoriile internaþionale înregistrate la frontierele României.
PRECIZÃRI METODOLOGICE
ACTIVITATEA DE CAZARE TURISTICÃ
Structurã de primire turisticã cu funcþiuni de cazare
turisticã - orice construcþie sau amenajare, care furnizeazã în
mod permanent sau sezonier serviciul de cazare ºi alte servicii
specifice pentru turiºti.
Vilele turistice, bungalourile ºi pensiunile turistice -
structuri de primire turisticã cu funcþiuni de cazare distincte
pentru fiecare clãdire în parte, chiar dacã au o recepþie comunã
pentru mai multe vile, bungalouri sau pensiuni.
Bungalourile - structuri de cazare turisticã de capacitate
redusã, realizate, de regulã, din lemn sau materiale similare. Sunt
amplasate în perimetrul campingurilor, satelor de vacanþã, ca
unitãþi independente în cadrul unor staþiuni sau zone turistice
sau ca spaþii complementare pe lângã alte structuri de cazare
turisticã.
Unitatea de tip cãsuþã - grup independent de cãsuþe
turistice care are recepþie ºi conducere administrativã comunã.
Pensiunile turistice - structuri de primire turisticã, având o
capacitate de cazare de maxim 10 camere în mediul rural,
totalizând maxim 30 de locuri ºi pânã la 20 camere în mediul
urban, funcþionând în locuinþele cetãþenilor sau în clãdiri
independente, care asigurã în spaþii special amenajate cazarea
turiºtilor ºi condiþiile de pregãtire ºi servire a mesei.
Nu se cuprind în cercetarea statisticã, structurile de
primire turisticã cu funcþiuni de cazare turisticã cu o capacitate
de cazare instalatã de mai puþin de 5 locuri.
Nu se cuprind în structurile de primire turisticã cu
funcþiuni de cazare turisticã: structurile de cazare folosite în
exclusivitate de posesori sau chiriaºi, pe o duratã mai mare de un
an, indiferent de clasificarea acestora; locuinþele secundare ale
populaþiei, utilizate în scopuri turistice în mod exclusiv de
posesorii acestora; cãminele, internatele ºcolare pe perioada
anului ºcolar; unitãþile spitaliceºti (cu excepþia sanatoriilor ºi
altor spaþii similare ce practicã în mod exclusiv activitãþi
turistice); vagoanele dormitor; adãposturile ºi refugiile montane
ºi similare; barãcile ºi dormitoarele pentru muncitori; cãminele
de bãtrâni ºi casele de copii.
În numãrul structurilor de primire turisticã cu funcþiuni
de cazare turisticã au fost cuprinse structurile existente la 31
DATA SOURCE
Statistical surveys:

Exhaustive statistical surveys on tourist activity of natural and
legal persons.
The survey refer to tourist accommodation activity as well as to
travel agency activity.

Sample statistical survey on tourist demand of residents in
Romania aged 15 years at least, based on a representative
sample of dwellings.
Administrative sources:

Ministry of Administration and Interior, for data on
international trips registered at Romania’s borders.
METHODOLOGICAL NOTES
TOURISTIC ACCOMMODATION ACTIVITY
Establishment of touristic reception with functions of
touristic accommodation - any building or settlement which
permanently or seasonally provides the tourists with
accommodation and other specific services.
Touristic villas, bungalows and boarding houses -
establishments of touristic reception with functions of
accommodation, distinct for each building, even if they have the
same reception desk for several villas, bungalows or touristic
boarding houses.
Bungalows - low capacity establishments of touristic
accommodation, usually made of wood or similar materials. They
are placed inside campings, holiday villages, as independent units
inside spas or touristic areas, or as complementary spaces besides
other structures of touristic accommodation.
Houselet - type unit - independent group of touristic houselets
which has the same reception desk and administrative
management.
Touristic boarding houses - establishments of touristic
reception with an accommodation capacity of maximum 10 rooms
in rural, a total of 30 accommodation places maximum and up to
20 rooms in urban, operating in the houses of citizens or in
independent establishments that provide accommodation and
conditions to prepare and serve meals for tourists in places properly
designed.
The establishments of touristic reception having functions of
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touristic accommodation with accommodation capacity of less
than 5 places are not included in the statistical survey.
Establishments of touristic reception with functions of
touristic accommodation do not include: establishments of
accommodation used exclusively by owners or tenants, during
more than one year, no matter their classification; secondary
dwellings of population used for touristic purposes exclusively by
their owners; hostels, boarding - schools during school year;
hospital units (except for sanatoria and other similar units
exclusively practising touristic activities); sleeping cars; mountain
shelters and refuges and similar; huts and bedrooms for workers;
elderly people hostels and orphanages.
Establishments of touristic reception with functions of
touristic accommodation were included the establishments
iulie, din anul respectiv. Se exclud structurile a cãror activitate a
fost întreruptã în vederea realizãrii unor reparaþii capitale sau
pentru modificãri importante ale capacitãþii de cazare sau / ºi a
categoriei de încadrare.
Locurile aferente structurilor de primire turisticã cu
funcþiuni de cazare turisticã complementare (cãsuþe, terenuri
de campare etc.) la o structurã de cazare turisticã de bazã (hotel,
motel, camping etc.) ºi utilizarea acestor locuri sunt cuprinse la
structura de bazã.
Capacitatea de cazare turisticã existentã (instalatã)
reprezintã numãrul de locuri de cazare de folosinþã turisticã
înscrise în ultimul act de recepþie, omologare sau clasificare al
structurii de primire turisticã cu funcþiuni de cazare turisticã,
exclusiv paturile suplimentare care se pot instala în caz de
necesitate. Sunt luate în calcul numãrul de locuri din structurile
existente la 31 iulie, din anul respectiv.
Capacitatea de cazare turisticã în funcþiune (exprimatã
în locuri-zile) reprezintã numãrul de locuri de cazare puse la
dispoziþia turiºtilor de cãtre structurile de primire turisticã cu
funcþiuni de cazare turisticã, înmulþit cu numãrul de zile cât sunt
deschise structurile în perioada consideratã. Se exclud locurile
din camerele sau structurile închise temporar din lipsã de turiºti,
pentru reparaþii sau pentru alte motive.
Indicii de utilizare netã a capacitãþii de cazare turisticã în
funcþiune se calculeazã prin raportarea numãrului de înnoptãri
realizate, la capacitatea de cazare turisticã în funcþiune, din
perioada respectivã.
ACTIVITATEA AGENÞIILOR DE TURISM
Acþiunea turisticã reprezintã modalitatea specificã de
desfãºurare ºi condiþiile asigurate de operatorul economic
organizator pe parcursul cãlãtoriei turistului.
Turiºtii participanþi la o acþiune turisticã sunt persoanele
care beneficiazã de serviciile oferite ºi vândute de operatorul
economic care organizeazã activitatea turisticã respectivã.
Numãrul turiºtilor - zile pentru o acþiune turisticã se
determinã prin înmulþirea numãrului persoanelor participante,
cu durata efectivã în zile a acþiunii respective.
Durata medie a sejurului s-a calculat din împãrþirea
numãrului de turiºti-zile la numãrul de turiºti.
CÃLÃTORIILE INTERNAÞIONALE ÎNREGISTRATE LA
FRONTIERELE ROMÂNIEI
Vizitator internaþional este, din punct de vedere statistic,
orice persoanã care cãlãtoreºte cãtre o þarã, alta decât aceea în
care îºi are reºedinþa, pentru o perioadã care sã nu depãºeascã
12 luni, scopul principal al vizitei fiind altul decât exercitarea
unei activitãþi remunerate în þara vizitatã.
Sosirile cuprind numãrul vizitatorilor strãini înregistraþi la
intrarea în þarã; Plecãrile cuprind numãrul vizitatorilor români
care cãlãtoresc în strãinãtate ºi sunt înregistraþi la ieºirea din þarã.
Aceeaºi persoanã din strãinãtate poate realiza, în perioada
respectivã, mai multe cãlãtorii în þarã, fiind înregistratã de fiecare
datã ca o nouã sosire. În acelaºi mod se procedeazã la plecãrile
vizitatorilor români în strãinãtate.
existing on July 31, of the respective year. The establishments whose
activity was interrupted for capital repairs or for changing the
accommodation capacity and / or category were excluded.
Basic unit also includes places afferent to the
establishments of touristic reception with functions of
touristic accommodation (houselets, camping grounds a.s.o.)
complementary to a basic establishment of touristic
accommodation (hotel, motel, camping a.s.o.) and their use.
Existing (installed) touristic accommodation capacity
represents the number of touristic accommodation places recorded
in the last reception, homologation or classification document of
the establishment of touristic reception with functions of touristic
accommodation, the additional beds that can be fixed if necessary,
excluded. The number of places in the establishments existing on
July 31, of the respective year are taken into calculation.
Touristic accommodation capacity in operation (by
places-days) represents the number of available accommodation
places for tourists in establishments of touristic reception with
functions of touristic accommodation, multiplied with the number
of days when the establishments are opened during the respective
period. The places in rooms or establishments temporarily closed
because of lack of tourists, for repairs or other reasons, are
excluded.
Indices of net using the touristic accommodation capacity
in operation are calculated by dividing the total number of
overnight stays with the touristic accommodation capacity in
operation, in the respective period.
TRAVEL AGENCIES ACTIVITY
Touristic action represents the specific way and conditions
ensured by the organising economic operator along the tourist’s
travel.
Tourists participating to a touristic action are the persons
who benefit of the services provided and sold by the economic
operator organizing the respective touristic activity.
Number of tourists - days for a touristic action is determined
by multiplying the number of the participating persons with the
effective duration, in days, of the respective action.
The average duration of the travel was calculated by
dividing the number of tourists - days to the number of tourists.
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INTERNATIONAL TRIPS REGISTERED AT
ROMANIA’S BORDERS
International visitor is, from the statistical point of view any
person who travels to a country, other than the one of residence, for
a period not exceeding 12 months; the main purpose of his visit
being other than carrying out remunerated activity in the visited
country.
Arrivals include the number of foreign visitors registered at the
borders; Departures include the number of Romanian visitors who
travel abroad, registered at the borders. The same foreign person
can make several trips to the country in the respective period, every
new arrival being registered. The same applies for the departures of
the Romanian visitors abroad, too.
 Urmãtoarele categorii de cãlãtori sunt excluse din
sosirile ºi plecãrile vizitatorilor internaþionali: persoanele
care intrã sau ies din þarã ca migranþi; diplomaþii, reprezentanþii
consulari ºi membrii forþelor armate când se deplaseazã
spre/dinspre locul unde trebuie sã-ºi exercite misiunea într-o
altã þarã; refugiaþii sau nomazii.
CEREREA TURISTICÃ A REZIDENÞILOR ÎN ROMÂNIA
Sfera de cuprindere a anchetei o constituie persoanele
rezidente în România, cu vârsta de cel puþin 15 ani împliniþi, din
cadrul unui eºantion reprezentativ de gospodãrii.
Înregistrarea datelor se face prin metoda interviului faþã în
faþã, rolul principal revenind anchetatorilor, care se deplaseazã
la locuinþele cuprinse în eºantionul anchetei.
Se obþin informaþii referitoare la numãrul de turiºti, cãlãtorii ºi
înnoptãri efectuate de rezidenþii din România pentru plecãrile în
vacanþe (odihnã, recreere, vizite la prieteni ºi rude) ºi pentru
afaceri ºi motive profesionale.
Eºantionul anchetei cuprinde 8728 locuinþe/trimestru,
volumul lui fiind calculat pentru o probabilitate de garantare a
rezultatelor de 95% ºi o eroare de reprezentativitate de ±5%,
asigurând reprezentativitatea la nivel naþional pentru variabilele
esenþiale ale anchetei (persoanele de 15 ani ºi peste, pe sexe ºi
medii de rezidenþã - urban, rural).
Se exclud cãlãtoriile având ca scop exercitarea unei
activitãþi remunerate în locul vizitat, precum ºi cãlãtoriile fãrã
înnoptare în locul vizitat.
STRUCTURA CAPACITÃÞII DE CAZARE TURISTICÃ ÎN FUNCÞIUNE, ÎN ANUL 2008
20.G1 STRUCTURE OF TOURISTIC ACCOMODATION CAPACITY IN OPERATION, IN 2008
14,2%
4,9%
2,4%
2,3%
0,9%
Hoteluri ºi moteluri
Hotels and motels
Hoteluri pentru tineret
Hotels for youth
Cabane turistice
Touristic chalets
The following categories of travellers are excluded from
arrivals and departures of the international visitors: persons
who enter or leave the country as migrants; diplomats, consular
representatives and members of the armed forces when travelling
from their country of origin towards their mission place in another
country; refugees or nomads.
TOURISM DEMAND OF THE RESIDENTS IN ROMANIA
The coverage of the survey consists of the Romanian
residents aged at least 15 years, within in a representative sample
of households.
The data are registered by played face to face interviews, the
main part being surveyors who visit the dwellings included in the
survey sample.
There, they obtain information on the number of tourists, trips and
overnight stays of the residents in Romania as to the holidays (rest,
recreation, visits to friends and relatives) as well as to business and
professional reasons.
The survey sample includes 8728 dwellings/quarter, its
volume being calculated for 95% probability of results guarantee
and ±5% representativity error, providing the representativeness at
national level for key variables of the survey (persons aged 15 years
and over, by gender and residence area - urban, rural).
The trips having as purpose a remunerated activity as well as
the trips without overnight stay in the visited place are excluded.
4,8%
20
70,5%
Campinguri ºi unitãþi tip casuþã
Campings and houselet-type units
Alte structuri
Vile turistice ºi bungalouri de primire turisticã
Touristic villas and bungalows Other establishments
of touristic reception
Pensiuni turistice - total
Touristic boarding houses - total
 EVOLUÞIA ÎNNOPTÃRILOR ÎN STRUCTURILE DE PRIMIRE TURISTICÃ
CU FUNCÞIUNI DE CAZARE TURISTICÃ
EVOLUTION OF OVERNIGHT STAYS IN THE ESTABLISHMENTS OF TOURISTIC RECEPTION
20.G2 WITH FUNCTIONS OF TOURISTIC ACCOMMODATION

% 2005 = 100
120
116,5

115 114,1
112,8

110 112,1

105,6
105 103,5

103,4
100
97,0

95 93,6

90
2006 2007 2008

Total Români / Romanians Strãini / Foreigners

ÎNNOPTÃRILE ÎN STRUCTURILE DE PRIMIRE TURISTICÃ,

PE CATEGORII DE CONFORT, ÎN ANUL 2008
OVERNIGHT STAYS IN THE ESTABLISHMENTS OF TOURISTIC RECEPTION,
20.G3 BY CATEGORY OF COMFORT, IN2008

mii înnoptãri
thou overnight stays

10000
9099
9000

~ ~ 20
3975
4000
3500
3000
2500
1965
2000
1481
1500 1302
949
1000 672
619
500 364
175 117
8
0
5 stele 4 stele 3 stele 2 stele o stea Neclasificat
5 stars 4 stars 3 stars 2 stars one star Not classified

Turiºti români / Romanians Turiºti strãini / Foreigners

 ÎNNOPTÃRILE PE CATEGORII DE CONFORT, ÎN ANUL 2008
20.G4 OVERNIGHT STAYS, BY CATEGORY OF COMFORT, IN2008

5 stele / 5 stars
3,3% 2,6%
10,0% 11,7%
4 stele / 4 stars

3 stele / 3 stars

46,9% 25,5% 2 stele / 2 stars

1 stea / 1 star

Neclasificate
Not classified

STRUCTURILE DE PRIMIRE TURISTICÃ CU FUNCÞIUNI DE CAZARE TURISTICÃ ªI CAPACITATEA DE

CAZARE TURISTICÃ, PE DESTINAÞII TURISTICE, ÎN ANUL 2008
ESTABLISHMENTS OF TOURISTIC RECEPTION WITH FUNCTIONS OF TOURISTIC ACCOMMODATION
20.G5 AND TOURISTIC ACCOMMODATION CAPACITY, BY TOURISTIC DESTINATIONS, IN 2008

Structuri de primire turisticã cu funcþiuni de cazare turisticã (numãr)

Establishments of touristic reception with functions of touristic accommodation (number)

934

1531

382

880 1010
103
Capacitatea de cazare existentã (locuri) Capacitatea de cazare în funcþiune (mii locuri – zile)
Existing accommodation capacity (places) Accommodation capacity in operation (thou places – days)

40342 9821 8571

20
62033 116849 10393

3761 20502

32763 9347
38462 554

Litoral
1) Staþiuni montane Oraºe reºedinþã de judeþ 3)
Seaside
1) Mountain resorts County residence towns 3)

Staþiuni balneare Delta Dunãrii 2) Alte localitãþi

2)
Spas Danube Delta Other localities

1)
Exclusiv oraºul Constanþa. / Excluding Constanþa town.
2)
Inclusiv municipiul Tulcea. / Including Tulcea Municipality.
3)
Inclusiv municipiul Bucureºti ºi exclusiv municipiul Tulcea. / Including Bucharest Municipality and excluding Tulcea Municipality.
 INDICII DE UTILIZARE NETÃ A CAPACITÃÞII DE CAZARE TURISTICÃ ÎN FUNCÞIUNE,
PE PRINCIPALELE TIPURI ªI CATEGORII DE CONFORT, ÎN ANUL 2008
INDICES OF NET USING OF CAPACITY IN OPERATION,
20.G6 BY MAIN TYPE AND CATEGORY OF COMFORT, IN 2008
%

50
46,1 46,0

45

38,7
40 37,7 37,1
36,4
35 33,2
31,6 33,3
30,8
29,2
30 27,0
24,0
25 23,0 22,7
21,7
19,2
20 18,3
21,0 17,7

17,7 18,0
15
11,2

10

5
5 stele 4 stele 3 stele 2 stele 1 stea Neclasificate
5 stars 4 stars 3 stars 2 stars 1 star Not classified

Hoteluri / Hotels Pensiuni turistice urbane / Urban touristic boarding houses

Vile turistice / Touristic villas Pensiuni turistice rurale / Rural touristic boarding houses

CÃLÃTORIILE INTERNAÞIONALE ÎNREGISTRATE LA FRONTIERELE ROMÂNIEI

20.G7 INTERNATIONAL TRIPS REGISTERED AT ROMANIA’S BORDERS

milioane / million

14
13,1

12
11,0
20
10
8,9 8,8

8 7,7
7,0 7,1
6,5 6,6
5,8 6,0
6 5,6

0
2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008

Sosiri / Arrivals Plecãri / Departures