The Malta Independent 3 July 2025, Thursday
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Nearly 20% increase in number of tourists in January – NSO

Tuesday, 13 March 2018, 11:17 Last update: about 8 years ago

Total inbound visitors for January were estimated at 124,769, an increase of 19.9 per cent when compared to the corresponding month in 2017, the NSO said today.

A total of 106,114 inbound tourist trips were carried out for holiday purposes, while a further 14,889 were undertaken for business purposes.

Inbound tourists from EU Member States went up by 17.8 per cent to 106,631 when compared to the corresponding month in 2017. Most inbound tourists were aged between 25 and 44 (39.2 per cent), followed by those within the 45-64 age bracket (34.5 per cent).

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Total nights spent went up by 15.1 per cent when compared to January 2017, amounting to 848,314 nights. The largest share of guest nights (59.1 per cent) was spent in collective accommodation establishments. Total tourist expenditure was estimated at €82.3 million, an increase of 16.1 per cent over the gcorresponding month in 2017.

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