More Maltese travelled last November than in the same month last year, the National Statistics Office said.
It said that 21,512 Maltese residents departed by air and sea in November, an increase of 8.5 percent over the same month in 2007. Of these, 18,489 travelled to EU destinations, the most popular being the UK and Italy. 3,023 travelled to non-EU destinations. 93.7 percent travelled by air.
Most outbound tourists were in the 25-44 age bracket.
The NSO said that 271,874 Maltese departed by air and sea between January and November last year. This was a 6.8 percent increase over the corresponding period last year. 85.6 percent travelled to EU destinations with the most visited countries being Italy and the UK.
For the cumulative period, male outbound passengers exceeded female ones, the former accounting for 58 percent of the total.
The largest proportion of outbound passengers - 45.8 percent, were aged between 25 and 44. These were followed by those in the 45 to 64 age bracket, who accounted for 37.4 percent of total outbound tourists.