In January and February, Romanians spent more on vacations abroad than in the same period in 2019, showing increased appetite for travel. With the onset of the coronavirus outbreak in March, travel spending grew very little and then declined.
In the first half of the year, Romanians spent EUR1.37 billion on vacations abroad, compared with EUR2.38 billion in the same period last year.
In 2019, Romanian tourists spent EUR5.3 billion on vacations abroad, the highest level in 12 years and more than triple compared with 2008, central bank data showed.