An estimated total of 174,382 tourists visited Malta during March this year, spending 1,057,589 night in the country, the National Statistics Office said on Monday,

A total of 150,523 inbound tourists visited Malta for holiday purposes, and 12,856 tourists came for business purposes during the month under review, the NSO said.

The largest share of inbound tourists were aged between 25 and 44 (38.3 per cent), followed by the 45-64 age bracket (33.5 per cent).

United Kingdom, Italian and French residents made up 46.6 per cent of total inbound tourists.

Total nights spent went up by 43.1 per cent when compared to March 2022, surpassing 1.0 million nights. The largest share of guest nights (85.4 per cent) was spent in rented accommodation establishments.

The average length of stay of total inbound tourists stood at 6.1 nights.

Total tourist expenditure surpassed €126.3 million, an increase of 57.7 per cent over the corresponding month in 2022. The average expenditure per night was estimated at €119.5.

Inbound tourists for the first quarter of 2023 amounted to 443,062, while the total nights spent surpassed 2.9 million nights.

Total tourist expenditure was estimated at €312.4 million. Total expenditure per capita decreased to €705 from €710 in 2022.