Total inbound tourist trips for April 2015 were estimated at 153,566, an increase of 2.4 per cent when compared to the corresponding month of 2014. Data from the National Statistics Office show that excluding the passengers who stayed overnight on board their berthed cruise ship, total inbound tourist trips amounted to 151,924.

A total of 125,704 inbound visits were carried out for holiday purposes, while a further 11,805 were undertaken for business purposes. Inbound tourists from EU Member States went up by 6.4 per cent to 134,845 when compared to April 2014.

The largest proportion of inbound tourists were aged between 25 and 44, followed by those within the 45-64 age bracket.

Total nights spent went slightly down by 0.4 per cent, reaching 1,018,812 nights. The largest share of guest nights (68.8 per cent) was spent in collective accommodation establishments.

Total tourist expenditure was estimated at €119.1 million, an increase of 3.8 per cent over the corresponding month of 201.

Inbound tourism from January to April amounted to 402,490, excluding cruise passengers, an increase of 5.7 per cent over the same period in 2014. Total nights spent by inbound tourists went up by 3.5 per cent, reaching almost 2.9 million nights.

Total tourism expenditure was estimated at €311.2 million, 6.8 per cent higher than that recorded for the same period in 2014. Total per capita expenditure stood at €773, an increase of 1.0 per cent when compared to 2014.

Photograph by Alain Salvary

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