Outbound Maltese tourists for January are estimated at 18,398, implying an increase of 28.0 per cent over the same month in 2007.

97.7 per cent of these outbound tourists travelled by air, 15,720 travelled to European Union destinations, the most popular being the UK and Italy.

During this month, male outbound passengers exceeded female ones, the former accounting for 58.5 per cent of the total.

The largest proportion of outbound passengers – 50.9 per cent – comprised passengers aged between 25 and 44 years, followed by those in the 45-64 age bracket who accounted for 38.3 per cent of the total.

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