The total number of inbound visitors to the Maltese Islands for January were estimated at 150,131, the National Statistics Office said today, this was an increase of 17.5% when compared to last year.
Of these, 131,865 inbound tourist trips were for holidays, while a further 13,841 were on business.
The NSO noted that inbound tourists from EU and non-EU countries went up by 15.6% and 23.2% respectively when compared to the same period in 2019.
The UK and Italy once again remained the most popular markets, with a joint share of 36.6%, the NSO said.
Total nights spent went up by 3.5% when compared to January last year, amounting to 944,333 nights.
Collective accommodation saw the largest share of guest nights (52.8%) during January, the NSO said.
January’s tourist expenditure was estimated at €94.2 million, this was an increase of 11.2% on last year.
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