Outbound tourism rose by 10.2 percent in the last three months of last year compared to the same months in the previous year, official figures issued today show.
The total number of travellers was 110,924.
The number of tourist trips towards EU countries stood at 98,571, an increase of 9.7 per cent over the same quarter in 2014. Italy and the United Kingdom remained the most popular destinations, with a share of 54.0 per cent of total tourist trips.
Total nights spent by outbound tourists increased by 1.7 per cent, reaching 856,303 nights.
Total estimated outlay by resident tourists between October and December increased by 7.7 per cent over the same quarter of 2014, and stood at €106.5 million, equivalent to an average €960 per trip.
January-December 2015
Total outbound tourist trips between January and December 2015 numbered 428,033, an increase of 9.6 per cent over 2014. Total nights spent by outbound tourists went up by 2.7 per cent, reaching almost 3.3 million nights.