摘要:The author aims at highlighting the evolution of tourism activity lately. The economic crisis has affected the whole world and it has made its mark also on the tourism activities. The tourism resources have a special importance in the Danube area. The diversity of the relief, the multitude of species of flora and fauna create possibilities for development of a niche type of tourism. The analysis of the main indicators of the tourism traffic has found significant changes in terms of tourism activity along the Danube valley. In this article it is considered the area strongly influenced by the river, consisting of the 12 counties bordering the Danube Caras-Severin, Mehedinti, Dolj, Olt, Teleorman, Giurgiu, Calarasi, Constanta, Ialomita, Braila, Galati, Tulcea.