Total inbound visitors for November were estimated at 115,105, an increase of 11.3 per cent when compared to the corresponding month of 2014. The National Statistics Office said today that excluding passengers who stayed overnight on board their berthed cruise ship, total inbound tourist trips amounted to 113,042.
Total tourist expenditure was estimated at €90.1 million, an increase of 12.2 per cent over the corresponding month of 2014. Total nights spent went up by 7.7 per cent when compared to November 2014, amounting to 838,984 nights. The largest share of guest nights (67.1 per cent) was spent in collective accommodation establishments.
A total of 91,188 inbound tourist trips were carried out for holiday purposes, while a further 13,025 were undertaken for business purposes. Inbound tourists from EU Member States went up by 9.5 per cent to 95,835 when compared to the corresponding month of 2014. The largest proportion of inbound tourists were aged between 45 and 64, followed by those within the 25-44 age bracket.
Inbound tourist trips from January to November amounted to 1,718,853, an increase of 5.9 per cent over the same period in 2014. Total nights spent by inbound tourists went up by 5.2 per cent, surpassing 13.6 million nights.
Total tourism expenditure was estimated at €1,590.2 million, 7.7 per cent higher than that recorded for the same period in 2014. Total expenditure per capita stood at €925, an increase of 1.7 per cent when compared to 2014.
Photograph: Alain Salvary