Abstract:

Tourists represent the decisive factor contributing to the development of tourist areas, as is the case with Romania. Also, economic agents are filling their preferences, so a possible deviation from this pattern may lead to the disappearance of accommodation, which is why it is very important that the representatives of the accommodation establishments know the preferences and customs of the tourists in order to fold better on what they are looking for. In this paper, we analyzed the main motivations of tourists when deciding to go on holiday. The questionnaire was applied to a sample of 1010 tourists. It focused on issues such as how to get used to vacation, the budget allocated for a holiday, and how often holidaymakers go on holiday. As a method of research we used the method of the questionnaire and the results obtained were processed by: the association test (Chi-Square), Critical Value, Pearson's C value and Cramer's value V.

Regarding the holiday destination, most tourists say they choose to spend their holiday in the coastline at a rate of 44%, while 25% of the respondents choose to go to the mountains and 18% of the interviewees choose to spend their holidays outside the country. Those who choose to spend their holidays in the Danube Delta represent 14% of all interviewed.