Brits, Germans and Russians, top spenders on alcohol in Romanian restaurants, bars and clubs

Brits, Germans and Russians are the largest group of alcohol consumers in Romania's restaurants, bars and clubs, and the highest spenders on alcoholic beverages, with a budget of some EUR 100-200 per person per night, leaving Romanians on the 4th place, according to the Maitre d'Hotel Romania association, which brings together Romania's restaurants' maitres d'hotel. "The English are the loudest and consume the most. They usually drink beer, whiskey and gin and are willing to spend on drinks up to EUR 200," said Nicu Pupaza, President of Maitre d'Hotel Romania, quoted by Mediafax. Ranking second, Russian tourists drink vodka or wine and are not usually attracted to beer. The German tourists rank third, spending about EUR 100 for alchohol per night. The 4th place is occupied by Romanians who spend up to EUR 50-70 per person, and who like to drink beer and wine. Romania welcomes 1.5 million foreign tourists in nine months, most of them come for business Foreign tourists spend EUR 840 mln in Romania in the first nine months Diana Mesesan, diana@romania-insider.com