Tourist arrivals in January numbered 127,723, 2.4% more than in the same month in 2018.

The National Statistics Office said 114,551 came for a holiday, while 9,461 came on business.

Arrivals from non-EU states went up by 14.6% to 20,788. Most arrivals were aged between 25 and 44 (41.3%), followed by those within the 45-64 age bracket (31.6%).

Total nights spent went up by 7.6% when compared to January 2018, amounting to 912,439 nights.

Total tourist expenditure was estimated at €84.7 million, an increase of 3% over the same month in 2018.

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