BUCHAREST (Romania), October 2 (SeeNews) - The number of tourists staying in Romania in the first eight months of 2017 rose 11.2% on the year to more than 8.3 million, the country's statistical board, INS, said on Monday.

Tourists spent 18.7 million overnights in Romania in January-August, up 6.3% year-on-year, INS said in a statement.

In August alone, the number of tourists staying in Romania grew 7.8% on the year to 1.69 million, while overnights increased 3.8% to over 4.53 million.

Romania tourist numbers and overnights:

Jan-Aug'17 y/y change Aug'17 y/y change Total tourists 8,301,800 11.2 1,693,900 7.8 -foreign tourists 1,863,900 12.3 337,800 15.1 Total overnights 18,788,000 6.3 4,537,000 3.8 -foreign tourists 3,578,300 9.2 668,500 12.4

Source: INS

In 2016, the total number of tourists staying in Romania rose 10.4% on the year to more than 10.9 million.