National Statistics Office data today, show that outbound tourist trips for the first three months of this year reached 205,817 (+13.5%) while total nights spent reached 1,627,751 nights (+23.2%).
The NSO noted that Italy remained the most popular destination with a share of 31.7% of tourist trips.
The majority of guest nights (62.0%) were spent in non-rented accommodation establishments.
Total estimated expenditure by outbound tourists stood at €193.4 million, equivalent to an average of €940 per capita, the NSO said.
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