Tourist arrivals up in 2007's last quarter

Tourist arrivals increased by 16.8% in the last quarter of 2007, 38% of which were from the UK, a BOV MHRA survey has showed. Tourist expenditure in the same quarter grew by 7.2%. "The record results registered in the tourism sector in 2007 were a...

Tourist arrivals increased by 16.8% in the last quarter of 2007, 38% of which were from the UK, a BOV MHRA survey has showed. Tourist expenditure in the same quarter grew by 7.2%.

"The record results registered in the tourism sector in 2007 were a deserved reward for all those within the industry who gave their total commitment to reversing the negative trends being registered up to late 2006," Mr Josef Formosa Gauci, president of the MHRA, said.

Mr Formosa Gauci said that the increase in arrivals had a direct impact on the hotel industry and improvements in all key indicators in all hotel categories were recorded.

Sign up to our free newsletters

Get the best updates straight to your inbox:

You can unsubscribe at any time by clicking the link in the footer of our emails. We use Mailchimp as our marketing platform. By subscribing, you acknowledge that your information will be transferred to Mailchimp for processing.