LA VALLETTA (MALTA) (ITALPRESS/MNA) – The number of Maltese residents who travelled abroad this summer increased by 10 per cent over the same period last year. According to the National Statistics Office Italy remained the most popular destination, with a share of 44.1 per cent of total tourist trips. During the quarter under review, a total of 196,271 outbound tourist trips were for holiday purposes, followed by 44,598 trips for visiting friends and relatives. Most outbound tourists were aged between 25 and 44 (44.9 per cent), followed by those within the 45 to 64 age bracket (26.6 per cent). Outbound tourists towards EU and non-EU countries increased by 11.6 and 4.4 per cent respectively, when compared to the same quarter of 2023. The total nights spent by outbound tourists in the third quarter of 2024 almost reached 1.9 million nights, an increase by 3.6 per cent. The total estimated expenditure by outbound tourists between July and September stood at 267.5 million, equivalent to an average of 979 per capita.
(ITALPRESS).
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