Tourism Minister Edward Zammit Lewis has welcomed figures showing a 6.5% increase in the number of people going to Gozo between July and September, compared to the same period last year.
The NSO said earlier that the Gozo ferries had carried 1,499,734 passengers. August on its own saw a 9% increase.
Dr Zammit Lewis said the governemnt was committed to further improving the Gozo tourism product for overseas as well as domestic visitors.