Outbound Maltese residents for October are estimated at 21,090, implying an increase of 21.7 per cent over the corresponding month in 2007. Of these, 92.5 per cent travelled by air.

October 2008 – In the month under review, Maltese residents departing by air and sea are estimated at 21,090. Of these, 17,711 travelled to EU destinations, the most popular being Italy and the UK. Maltese residents travelling to destinations outside the European Union are estimated at 3,379. The majority, or 92.5 per cent of total travellers, travelled by air. The largest proportion of outbound tourists fall in the 25-44 age bracket.

January-October 2008 – In the period under review, Maltese passengers departing by air and sea are estimated at 250,361, an increase of 6.6 per cent over the corresponding period last year. Of these, 85.6 per cent travelled to EU destinations; the most visited countries were Italy and the UK.

For the cumulative period, male outbound passengers exceeded female ones, the former accounting for 57.5 per cent of the total.

The largest proportion of outbound passengers – 45.4 per cent – comprised passengers aged between 25 and 44, followed by those in the 45 to 64 age bracket who accounted for 37.6 per cent of total Maltese travellers.

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