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There were an estimated 180,864 total outbound tourists for the third quarter in 2022, while total nights spent amounted to 1,343,223, the National Statistics Office said today.
125,101 outbound tourist trips were for for holidays, followed by 34,456 trips for visiting friends and relatives.
Italy remained the most popular destination, with a share of 37.0% of total tourist trips.
The largest share of guest nights (56.3%) was spent in rented accommodation establishments. The average length of stay of total outbound tourists stood at 7.4 nights.
The NSO noted that the total expenditure by outbound tourists between July and September almost reached €169.2 million, equivalent to an average of €935 per person.
Total outbound tourist trips between January and September 2022 numbered 408,143, while total nights spent by outbound tourists surpassed 2.9 million nights. In addition, total estimated outlay by resident tourists stood at €351.5 million, the NSO said.
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