OREANDA-NEWS. December 02, 2008. In January-September 2008, 72,1 thousand of Moldavian tourists went abroad through tour agencies and operators.

According to the National Bureau of Statistics, it is 0.7% less than at the same period of 2007.

The majority of Moldovan citizens went abroad for recreation and leisure (97.5%).

The most popular directions of Moldovan citizens were: Turkey (43.4%), Ukraine (20,8%), Bulgaria (19.7%), Romania (7.5%) and Egypt (1.4%).