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Around 164,000 Romanians will visit Austria over the winter holidays

Romanian Times

Around 164,000 Romanian tourists will visit Austria over the winter holidays, according to the Austrian Tourism Bureau in Bucharest.

Their number may be two per cent lower than last year, according to the Bureau, which said 212,534 Romanians had visited Austria during the first nine months of 2009, according to Mediafax.

The Bureau predicted Vienna would continue to be Romanians' favourite destination, as last winter 93,500 Romanians visited it, followed by Kaprun, Zell am See, Sölden and Innsbruck.

A Romanian tourist spends on average 143 Euros a day during the winter season, compared to an international average of 140 Euros.

Romanian tourism officials said 60 per cent of Romanians preferred packages that included accommodations and breakfasts.

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