More Maltese went abroad in the third quarter this year than in the same period last year.
The National Statistics Office said 133,248 Maltese went abroad, an increase of 8.9 per cent over the same quarter last year.
Excluding cruise liner passengers, this increase stood at nine per cent.
The number trips to EU countries during this period stood at 117,643, an increase of 11.5 per cent over the same quarter last year. Italy and the United Kingdom remained the most popular destinations, with a share of 49.6 per cent of total tourist trips.
There were a total 325,861 trips in the first nine months of the year, a 6.4 per cent over 2013 levels.