Abstract. Since the Central Development Region is not addressed in this paper as an independent tourist destination, the analysis performed at this level is meant to convey an overview of the recovery of the existing tourist potential across this regional structure. The results obtained can be compared with those of similar analyzes in the other regions of Romania and the European Union. Information obtained is necessary to adopt tourism development policies and strategies at regional level to develop each region.

Keywords: tourism potential; the Central Development Region; the turistic accommodation capacity; arrivals; overnight stays.