Total inbound visitors for July were estimated at 229,671, an increase of 10.7 per cent when compared to the corresponding month of 2015, the National Statistics Office said today.

A total of 196,768 inbound tourist trips were carried out for holiday purposes, while a further 9,163 were undertaken for business purposes. Inbound tourists from EU Member States went up by 9.6 per cent to 187,018 when compared to the corresponding month of 2015.

The majority of inbound tourists were aged between 25 and 44, followed by those within the 0-24 age bracket.

Total nights spent went up by 3.5 per cent when compared to July 2015, amounting to 1,929,113 nights. The largest share of guest nights (54.2 per cent) was spent in collective accommodation establishments.

Total tourist expenditure was estimated at €229.6 million, an increase of 4.3 per cent over the corresponding month of 2015.

Inbound tourist trips from January to July amounted to 1,055,189, an increase of 9.7 per cent over the same period in 2015 Total nights spent by inbound tourists went up by 7.3 per cent, almost 7.8 million nights.

Total tourism expenditure was estimated at €886.0 million, 5.4 per cent higher than that recorded for 2015. Total expenditure per capita stood at €840, a decrease of 3.9 per cent when compared to 2015.

Photograph by Alain Salvary

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