According to the National Bureau of Statistics, the majority of clients of Moldovan travel agencies (around 356,000 people) holidayed abroad. The most popular destination was Turkey, accounting for over 41 per cent of all overseas trips. A further 22 per cent of tourists chose Bulgaria, around 14 per cent chose Egypt and approximately 8 per cent chose Romania.
Overall, 99.3 per cent of trips were for entertainment and leisure. At the same time, the average duration of trips increased slightly – from 6.1 to 6.3 days.
There was also an increase in the number of foreign visitors using the services of local travel agencies. Their number exceeded 72,000, rising by more than 9 per cent. Almost four out of five visitors came from Romania – 78 per cent of the total. Other notable markets included Italy (6 per cent) and Spain (3 per cent). Over 97 per cent of foreign visitors came for leisure and entertainment.
Domestic tourism rose by 8 per cent: travel agencies organised trips around the country for 84,700 people. Of these, around 20,800 stayed overnight, whilst 64,000 went on day trips.
The largest number of domestic trips were organised by travel companies in Chișinău, accounting for 43 per cent of the total. Around 37 per cent were organised by agencies in the Central region, and a further 20 per cent by those in the Southern region.
This story was translated with the assistance of artificial intelligence.
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