STATISTICAL ANALISYS OF EVOLUTIONS OF DEMAND AND SUPPLY OF AGRO-TOURISTIC BOARDING HOUSES IN 2000 - 2012 PERIOD

In the communist period in Romania international tourism was very strictly controlled. The domestic tourism, however, was developed to some extent in the years 70, but will have a decline in the 80s as a result of state control over the quota of fuel that can access an individual. The overwhelming majority of places to accommodate were offered by hotels, motels and campgrounds. After the fall of communism and the transition to the free movement of persons and gradually to a market economy began to emerge and develop tourist pensions. At the same time, reducing the working week, increased leisure time of individuals, has accelerated the development of tourism and increasing demand for overnight places. On the other hand, the concentration of population in urban centers has developed, in individuals, the need to escape in nature, in the countryside, on weekends or holidays, which have led to the development of rural tourism and agro-tourism. Based on these considerations, this paper captures the development of rural tourism demand and supply of accommodation places in agro-touristic boarding houses, in the period 2000-2012