Tourist arrivals in June were estimated at 187,617, an increase of 4.5 per cent when compared to the same month last year.

Excluding passengers who stayed overnight on board their berthed cruise ship, total arrivals amounted to 183,765.

A total 158,198 came here on holiday, 13,446 on business.

Inbound tourists from EU states went up by 7.9 per cent to 158,271.

Total tourist expenditure was estimated at €165.2 million, an increase of 2.8 per cent over the same month last year.

Arrivals from January to June amounted to 763,458, an increase of 5.3 per cent over the same period last year. Total nights spent went up by 3.2 per cent, reaching almost 5.5 million and total tourism expenditure was estimated at €625.6 million, six per cent more than that recorded for.

Total expenditure per capita stood at €819, an increase of 0.5 per cent when compared to 2014.

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