The number of bed nights spent on Gozo by foreign tourists exceeded one million last year, the Gozo Tourism Association said today, quoting official figures.

The number of foreign tourist arrivals reached 166,106, an 8% increase on 2014. The number of nights spent in all types of Gozitan accommodation reached 1,004,885, an increase of 14% on 2014, in bed nights.

"These results augur well for better prospects in the Gozitan tourism industry, since the destination is experiencing increases not only in the summer quarter, but also reaping better occupancies in the quarters covering the shoulder months, between April and June, as well as October to December. Usually these months tend to neutralise the positive results achieved during the shoulder and high season," the association said.