Thus, over 77% of survey participants stated they saved during the year to afford a summer holiday.
Much fewer Romanians resort to other funding sources for their holidays.
As regards their holiday budget, 42% of respondents speak about a decline, by 10% to 30% against last year’s level, while for one in four Romanians the budget is flat. Just around 10% of Romanians will earmark 10-30% more than in 2024.
When asked about how they will pay during their holiday, over 38% say they will use cash and around 22% will use a cash and card combination.
With regard to the destination, just one in six Romanians choose to go on holiday abroad.
Greece is the country most Romanians chose to spend their holidays abroad in, namely 26% of respondents, while over 17% chose Bulgaria, 15.4% will go to Turkey and 13% to Italy.
In terms of the means of transportation used for going on holiday, 54.5% of respondents mentioned their personal car, while train transportation is chosen by 22.42%.
(English version by Catalina Apostoiu)