222,002 tourists visited Gozo during May, including both same-day (202,861) and overnight (19,141) or 59.3% of total tourists for the Maltese Islands (374,297).

The figure was also an increase of 9.4% on the same period last year, the National Statistics Office said today.

The number of tourists visiting Gozo from January to May, including both same-day and overnight visitors increased by 17.9% on last year and totalled 748,755 or 52.8% of total tourists (1,418,954), the NSO said.

On a national basis, total inbound tourists for May were estimated at 374,297, an increase of 6.3% when compared to the corresponding month in 2024, the NSO said.

Total nights spent amounted to 2,203,942, and total expenditure almost reached €363.6 million.

British, Italian and French residents made up 44.7% of total inbound tourists, the NSO said.

The largest share of guest nights (90.7%) was spent in rented accommodation establishments.

The NSO noted that total tourist expenditure almost reached €363.6 million, an increase of 16.9% over the corresponding month in 2024. The average expenditure per night was estimated at €165.0..

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