Study regarding rural guest-houses and agri-tourist household’s number and percent in the total number of tourist establishments in Romania

Abstract

Fundamentals of accommodation appear as a strict liability application and is very sensitive to its imperatives. Currently, in Romania, in rural areas, there are mainly two types of tourist accommodation structures belonging to rural tourism: - Pensions represent tourist reception structures for tourists and provide accommodation and meal, can make available to tourists between 3 and 20 rooms, operating the homes or property owners and provide independent means and leisure; - Pensions (households) Agro-tourism structures are structures with the same functions as a guesthouse, having between 3 and 10 rooms in the same house with the owner. Add also that the owner ensure all raw materials and food from their own resources or local level. Agro households, which constitute the bases of specific agro tourism accommodation, are characterized by great diversity, as such may be classified by several criteria’s. The most significant criteria are considered those witch classified peasant households in terms of usefulness and destination and the services offered to tourists.