Total inbound visitors for June were estimated at 187,617, an increase of 4.5 per cent when compared to the corresponding month of 2014. Excluding passengers who stayed overnight on board their berthed cruise ship, total inbound tourist trips amounted to 183,765, the National Statistics Office said today.

A total of 158,198 inbound tourist trips were carried out for holiday purposes, while a further 13,446 were undertaken for business purposes. Inbound tourists from EU Member States went up by 7.9 per cent to 158,271. 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 up by 0.4 per cent when compared to June 2014, reaching nearly 1.4 million nights. The largest share of guest nights (65.4 per cent) was spent in collective accommodation establishments.

Total tourist expenditure was estimated at €165.2 million, an increase of 2.8 per cent over the corresponding month of 2014.

Inbound tourist trips from January to June amounted to 763,458, an increase of 5.3 per cent over the same period in 2014. Total nights spent by inbound tourists went up by 3.2 per cent, reaching almost 5.5 million nights.

During January-June, total tourism expenditure was estimated at €625.6 million, 6.0 per cent higher than that recorded for 2014. Total expenditure per capita stood at €819, an increase of 0.5 per cent when compared to 2014.

Photograph: Alain Salvary

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