Oubound tourism in May up 11.7% on last year
- Volcanic ash cloud blamed for drop in outbound tourism
- Outbound tourists increased by 10.9% in September
- Outbound tourists increased by 23.5 per cent in June 2010
- Oubound tourists increased by 11.9% in February
- Outbound tourists up by 7% in November
- Outbound Maltese tourists totalled 20,970 in October
- Outbound Maltese tourists down 13.3% in May
- Maltese tourist departures in 2009 show little change to 2008
- Outbound tourists down by 2.4% in July
- Outbound tourists increased by 18.4% in March
Outbound trips in May were estimated at 18,719, up by 11.7 per cent when compared to last year.
May 2010
During this month, outbound trips to EU destinations stood at 16,061, while Non-EU trips were estimated at 2,658. Overall increases were recorded towards all destinations, with the UK and Italy remaining the most popular.
The majority of outbound tourists were males (59 per cent), while the largest proportion of outbound trips were carried out by those in the 25-44 age bracket, totalling 7,420. Same-day visitors amounted to 3,271.
January-May 2010
Outbound passengers for this period were estimated at 92,658, up by 1 per cent when compared to last year. An estimated 85 per cent of outbound trips were towards EU countries. The most visited countries were the UK and Italy, similar to last year.
The largest proportion of outbound passengers were in the 25-44 age bracket, standing at 40,302. The 0-24 age group registered a substantial increase in trips and stood at 16,189 . Same-day visitors for the first five months of the year were estimated at 10,841.
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