Tourism maintains growth

Tourism in April grew by 3.0 per cent when compared to the same month in 2007, the National Statistics Office said today.

Year on year, total nights spent decreased by 14.9 percent.

The office said 104,892 tourists came to Malta in April reflecting an increase in the number of Italian, French and Spanish visitors, Tourists coming from Scandinavia, Ireland and Switzerland decreased.

Meanwhile, total nights spent decreased by 14.9 per cent when compared to the same month

in 2007. Overall, the average length of stay was 7.2 nights, shorter by 1.6 nights when compared to April 2007.

January-April 2008

A total of 316,581 tourists came to Malta between January and April, an increase of 15.0 percent over the corresponding period a year ago. The growth was mostly attributable to an increase in holiday visits, mainly from the German, Italian and Spanish markets. On the other hand decreases were recorded in the British, Libyan and Swiss markets.