145,936 tourists visited Gozo during March, including both same-day (136,881) and overnight (9,055) or 50.5% of total tourists for the Maltese Islands (289,030). The figure was also an increase of 22.4% on the same period last year, the National Statistics Office said today.

The number of tourists visiting Gozo from January to March, including both same-day and overnight visitors, totalled 332,627, or 48.0% of total tourists (693,492), the NSO said.

On a national basis, total inbound tourists for March were estimated at 289,030 an increase of 19.7% when compared to the corresponding month in 2024.

Total nights spent amounted to 1,610,747, with the average length of stay of 5.6 nights.

British, Italian and Polish residents made up 44.5% of total inbound tourists, the NSO said.

The largest share of guest nights (91.8%) was spent in rented accommodation establishments.

The NSO noted that total tourism expenditure for March was estimated at €219.1 million, up 19.5% over last year, resulting in an estimated expenditure of €136.0 per night.

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