Total inbound visitors for February were estimated at 103,899 an increase of 27.7 per cent when compared to the corresponding month in 2016, the National Statistics Office said today.

A total of 81,706 inbound tourist trips were carried out for holiday purposes, while a further 14,691 were undertaken for business purposes. Inbound tourists from EU Member States went up by 30.6 per cent to 90,472 when compared to the corresponding month in 2016.

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

Total nights spent went up by 15.7 per cent when compared to February 2016, amounting to 672,727 nights. The largest share of guest nights (67.5 per cent) was spent in collective accommodation establishments. Tourist nights in private accommodation increased by 24.8 per cent when compared to February.

Total tourist expenditure was estimated at €69.9 million, an increase of 20.8 per cent over the corresponding month in 2016.

Inbound tourist trips for the first two months of 2017 reached 207,968, an increase of 25.4 per cent over the same period in 2016. Total nights spent by inbound tourists went up by 13.9 per cent, surpassing 1.4 million nights.

Total tourism expenditure was estimated at €140.7 million, 14.3 per cent higher than that recorded in 2016. Total expenditure per capita stood at €677, a decrease of 8.8 per cent when compared to 2016.

Photograph by Alain Salvary

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