The balance between effort and effect is a challenge for many areas, not just tourism. This study aims to find out whether the accommodation capacity in the South-Muntenia Development Region of Romania is used efficiently, given the statistic analysis of the number of over night stays, the number of tourists, accommodation capacity in operation, average stay and net index use of accommodation capacity in operation. Across the region, there is an increase in the net utilization index of the

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... modation capacity in operation in the period 2010-2019 and faster growth rates for the number of tourists and for the accommodation capacity in operation compared to the number of overnight stays. The results can be taken into account by the accommodation units, but also by the local authorities insofar as they want to make investments in finding solutions regarding the increase of the number of overnight stays.