The National Bureau of Statistics informs that in January-September 2026, the number of visitors (tourists and excursionists), participants in tourism organized by travel agencies and tour operators totalled 512.2 thousand people (an increase of 6.6% compared to January-September 2025), of which:

• outbound tourism (visits by residents of the country outside its borders) - 355.6 thousand people +5.7%);

• inbound tourism (visits to the Republic of Moldova by non-resident visitors) - 71.9 thousand people (+9.3%);

• domestic tourism (visits within the country by resident visitors) - 84.7 thousand people (+8.1%).

During the analysed period, outbound tourism accounted for the largest share - 69.4% of total tourism activities, while domestic and inbound tourism accounted for 16.5% and 14.0%, respectively.

In January-September 2026, the revenues of travel agencies and tour operators amounted to 4734.3 million MDL, up 11.7% compared to January-September 2025. Revenues from outbound tourism totalled 4471.3 million MDL (+11.6%), domestic tourism 184.9 million MDL (+10.6%) and inbound tourism 78.1 million MDL (+21.3%).

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