There were just over 180,000 outbound tourists in fourth quarter

There were an estimated 180,215 outbound tourists during the fourth corner of 2022, while total nights spent amounted to 1,214,296, the National Statistics Office said today.

Of these, a total of 109,979 outbound tourist trips were undertaken for holiday purposes (61.0%), followed by 45,856 trips for visiting friends and relatives.

Italy remained the most popular destination, with a share of 33.0% of total tourist trips, the NSO said.

The largest share of guest nights (50.8%) was spent in non-rented accommodation establishments. The average length of stay of total outbound tourists stood at 6.7 nights.

Total expenditure by outbound tourists between October and December surpassed €158.7 million, equivalent to an average €881 per person.

The NSO noted that total outbound tourist trips for the year 2022 numbered 601,701, while total nights spent by outbound tourists surpassed 4.2 million nights. In addition, total estimated outlay by resident tourists stood at €517.5 million.