Moldova tourism hits record high
More and more tourists are choosing Moldova for holidays. The number of people staying in tourist accommodation has been growing steadily in recent years.
The National Bureau of Statistics reports the number of visitors grew dramatically, from just over 56,000 in 2021 to more than 222,000 in 2025.
The growth is seen among both domestic and international tourists, though foreign visitors still outnumber locals. This trend shows the country’s tourist attractions are becoming more appealing, with a rising interest in hotels, guesthouses, health spas, and holiday camps.
According to official figures for the first half of 2025, 94,300 of the 222,300 accommodated tourists were Moldovan, while 128,000 were foreign. Most tourists chose hotels, motels, agrotourist guesthouses and health spas.
The National Bureau of Statistics said the number of tourists staying in hotels and motels rose by 7.4% in the period, with an 18.3% increase for agrotourist guesthouses, 6.7% for health spas, 0.9% for hostels and 0.7% for holiday camps.
However, stays at rest facilities - including tourist villas and holiday villages - saw a 7.1% decrease.
Most foreign tourists came from neighboring countries - 34.5% from Ukraine and 20.3% from Romania. The US followed with 4.8%, ahead of Turkey (3.4%), Germany (3.2%), Israel (2.7%), Italy (2.6%), Poland (2.5%), the United Kingdom (2.0%) and France (1.7%).
Separate figures show 70.5% of tourists stayed in the capital, Chișinău.
Tourists spent a total of 650,100 nights in tourist accommodation, a rise of nearly 6% on the previous year.
The average stay was about four days - a longer 5.2 days for domestic tourists, but shorter at three days for foreign visitors.
In the first six months of the year, Moldova offered 78,200 beds, slightly more than in the previous year. Occupancy stood at 27%, with health spas and hostels proving the most popular.
Translation by Iurie Tataru
