Bucharest tourist arrivals surge in early 2025

Business Forum

27 August, 2025 at 4:31 PM

The number of tourist arrivals in Bucharest reached 777,756 in the first five months of 2025, according to data from the National Institute of Statistics (INS). May was a peak month with 189,594 arrivals, while January saw the lowest volume at 129,458.

The majority of arrivals - 651,004 (83.7% of the total) - were at hotels, followed by rented apartments and rooms, which accounted for 101,745 arrivals (13.08% of the total).

The number of overnight stays stood at 1,588,922 by May 2025. The net occupancy rate for accommodation varied between 37.4% in January and 54.9% in May 2025.

Nationally, tourist accommodation facilities, including rented apartments and rooms, registered 4.49 million arrivals between January 1 and May 31, a 0.8% increase compared to the same period in 2024.

Overnight stays at these facilities rose by 3.1% to 8.74 million.

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