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20 Percent Less Foreign Tourists on the Romanian Seaside
The number of foreign tourists on the Romanian seaside decreased by 20 percent this year, while the number of Romanian tourists who spent their holidays outside the country increased by 25 percent, according to Romanian Travel Agencies National Association (ANAT) officials.Greece, Turkey and Bulgaria are among the favorite destinations for Romanians, BusinessStandard.ro reports.Tour operators sales on the Romanian seaside increased by 5-20 percent. ANAT estimated a total 1.4 million tourists will visit the Romanian seaside this year.As for Romanians spending their vacations abroad, some 250,000 tourists went to Greece, while the number of tourists who went to Turkey increased from 80,000 to 130,000, according to ANAT spokesman Traian Badulescu.Source: Profit.bg