Romania seems to attract elderly tourists, who arrive in the country in organized groups, via travel agencies, rather than young people. Most of the foreign tourists who choose to visit Romania in groups via travel agencies are retired and over 65.

“They come in groups of 30-40 people, mainly for cultural tours in Transylvania or Danube cruises departing from Austria or Germany,” Alexandru Marginean, manager within Karpaten Turism agency, Neckerman’s representative to Romania, told local Mediafax.

Those who arrive in Romania via cruises on the Danube are even older than those who choose touristic circuits in the country. They are over 75 in most cases, but agencies also have  welcomed tourists between 90 and 95. “Most of them are Germans, Austrian, Dutch, Swiss and Polish,” said Marginean.

Romania is not considered a destination for young foreigners and it’s not their first option, according to him.

Some 1.48 million foreign tourists stayed in Romanian hotels and boarding houses in the first nine months of 2014, according to data from the National Statistics Institute.

Irina Popescu, irina.popescu@romania-insider.com

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