The number of outbound travellers in August registered a sharp drop of 12.2 per cent when compared to the same month last year.

Most of the people who gave travelling a miss were those aged between 45 and 64.

Those in the 25-44 age groups - accounting for 46.1 per cent of outbound tourists - travelled slightly more than in the previous August.

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