Romania, the fastest growing destination for UK tourists

Romania is the fastest growing destination for UK tourists, with an average growth of 24% per year in the period 2007-2017, according to an analysis of British travel agency On The Go Tours. The total increase in the last decade was of 638%, from 48,000 visitors in 2007 to 347,000 in 2017. The growth reported for Romania is well above the one recorded by Lithuania, the second fastest-rising destination for UK tourists (+187%). Mexico comes third with a 145% increase in UK visitors, followed by Hungary (+70%) and United Arab Emirates (+64%). The same analysis showed that 14 out of the 20 fastest growing holiday destinations for UK tourists are European countries. Among them, Poland – which welcomed about 57% more British tourists over the past decade, Portugal (up 50%), and Denmark (up 45%). The travel agency used data from the United Nations World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) 2018 Tourism Highlights Report for this analysis. Romania turns into main source of tourists for Israel Irina Marica, irina.marica@romania-insider.com (photo source: Pixabay.com)