78% of Romanians who participated in an online survey commissioned by litoralulromanesc.ro , conducted between May 10-19, want to return to the Romanian seaside this summer, despite the current context generated by the coronavirus pandemic. The most important criterion according to which tourists will choose their seaside stay is the special measures taken by hoteliers, and of these, most indicated that the placement of disinfectant dispensers, the wearing of masks by staff and the disinfection of children's play areas would provide them with safety.
The survey was conducted online, on a sample of 1.181 people, between May 10 and 19, 2020. People from all counties of the country participated in the study; 69% of them are in the 25-44 age group, and 40% have university degrees. Over 67% of the respondents declared that they were last on vacation on the Romanian coast last year, and 19% two years ago. Almost 85% spent the stay with family, 12,8% with friends and the rest alone.
More than 78% of Romanians who participated in the survey claim that they want to return to the Romanian seaside this season, 20% have not yet decided whether or not they will spend their vacation in the local Black Sea resorts and less than 2% deny the possibility of a vacation in this destination. Despite the current context, all inclusive is still preferred by seaside tourists (60,8%). Over 29% of them have not yet made a decision and only 10% want something else.
The most important criterion according to which they would choose a stay this summer on the Romanian coast is represented, for almost 40% of the participants in the study, by the special measures taken by hoteliers. For 26,2%, the decrease in the number of Covid-19 infections is important, for 23% special tariffs are important and only for 12,5% the most important are the measures taken by the authorities.
According to tourists, the most effective measures that should be taken by hoteliers are the placement of disinfectant dispensers (88,2% of respondents), the wearing of masks by staff (70,4%), the disinfection of children's play areas (62,3, XNUMX%) and plexiglass panel at the reception.
Mandatory wearing of masks is not a reason to cancel the holiday
Some tourists also want disposable bed linen, giving up beach mattresses, disinfecting the rooms after each tourist, checking the temperature of employees and tourists daily, tables for a maximum of four people, serving food in the room, distance between sunbeds and between tables . Although they want masks for the hotel staff, if the obligation for tourists to wear a mask in closed public spaces remains valid even in the summer months, the number of those who want to go to the sea drops from 78% to 64%, and the percentage of those who are undecided increases to 30 %. Under these conditions, 5,6% of the respondents do not want to come to the seaside anymore.
When asked what the main reason is for choosing a stay on the local coast this year over a beach destination abroad, 48% of the survey participants said they prefer holidays in Romania in general, and 17% choose Romanian Black Sea resorts because they feel safer here. For 15,3%, it matters that they can get to the sea with their own car, for 10,3% that it is close to home, and 7,5% feel more protected because they do not have to cross the border.
Of the total number of respondents, 77% stated that they go on vacation to the Romanian seaside once a year, 11,4% twice a year and 5,8% more than once a year. Almost 35% vacationed in Mamaia last year, 21,4% in Eforie Nord, and the rest in other resorts.
Almost half of the participants in the study declared that they prefer all-inclusive holidays on the Romanian coast, and most choose three-star structures (58,6%), while approximately 24% choose four-star ones. Only 3,1% choose the five-star accommodation units, and 13,8% the two-star ones.
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