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National Statistics Office data released today, show that outbound tourist trips from July to September of this year reached 284,486 (+5.1%) while total nights spent reached 2,121,162 nights (+1.3%).
The NSO noted that once again Italy remained the most popular destination with a share of 38.9% of tourist trips.
The majority of guest nights (53.8%) were spent in rented accommodation establishments.
In the first nine months of the year, outbound tourist trips reached 704,426 (+6.6%) while total nights spent surpassed 5.2 million nights (+6.6%).
Total estimated tourism expenditure from January to September was €691.4 million (+1.4%), equivalent to an average of €982 per capita (-4.8%), the NSO said.
File photo: MIA
