Vacantion for only 30% of Romanians

 More than half of the people in Romania last went on holiday more than three years ago, while only 32% did the same in the past 12 months, a survey of the National Opinion Polls and Marketing Surveys Institute (INSOMAR) says. Only one third of those to have gone on holiday chose to spend it abroad. The survey shows 22% of the people prefer seaside holidays, 17% go to the mountains, while 31% stay at home, either resting (16%) or doing chores around the house (15%). As regards the main holiday destinations, Mamaia clearly stands out among all the seaside resorts, with more than 38% of the tourists preferring it. Eforie ranks second (15%), followed by Neptun and Costinesti (13% each). The top mountain resorts are Poiana Brasov, Sinaia and Predeal (15% each), followed by Busteni (6.3%), Vatra Dornei (5.2%) and Baile Herculane (4.7%). Most of the people schedule their holidays for the summer (over 75%), 10% for the fall, while 9% choose winter and only 5% choose spring for taking time off. The INSOMAR poll also shows that more than half of the Romanians spend their weekends, New Year’s Eve and the Easter holidays at home. ZF