Tourist arrivals increased by 3.2 per cent in September when compared to the same period last year.

A total of 156,526 tourists spent more than 927,400 nights in hotels, guesthouses, hostels and other tourist accommodation, the National Statistics Office said.

All hotel categories recorded increases, with the largest share reported in the four-star category.

Total arrivals during the first nine months surpassed 1.2 million, an increase of 7.7 per cent over the same period in 2013. Total nights spent went up by 3.5 per cent, to almost seven million.

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