Nearly five per cent more tourists visited Malta in June when compared to the same period last year, the National Statistics Office said.

The number was 187,600, of which about 158,200 came on holiday and about 13,450 were here on business. The number of tourists from the EU increased by nearly eight per cent to 158,271. Most were aged between 25 and 44.

Total nights spent went up by 0.4 per cent when compared to June 2014, reaching nearly 1.4 million nights. Total tourist expenditure was estimated at €165.2 million, an increase of 2.8 per cent over June 2014.

Between January and June, the number of tourist trips amounted to 763,458, an increase of 5.3 per cent over the same period in 2014. Total nights went up by 3.2 per cent, reaching nearly 5.5 million.

Expenditure was estimated at €625.6 million, six per cent higher than that recorded for the first six months of 2014.

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