According to the latest data from the National Statistics Office,  132,513, inbound tourists arrived on the Maltese Islands during February, while total nights spent amounted to 816,220, and total expenditure surpassed €86.9 million.

It noted that the largest share of guest nights (86.3%) was spent in rented accommodation establishments.

UK, Italian and French residents made up 44.0% of total inbound tourists.

The NSO said that inbound tourists from January to February amounted to 268,680, while total nights spent surpassed 1.8 million nights.

Total tourism expenditure for the same period was estimated at €186.0 million, while expenditure per capita stood at €692, the NSO said.

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