Tourist arrivals last month were estimated at 69,525, an increase of 7.1 per cent compared to the same month last year, the National Statistics Office said.

It said 55,440 visits were leisure trips, 9,775 were for business purposes. Most tourists were from EU states but arrivals from non-EU countries advanced by 45 per cent.

The largest proportion of arrivals were aged between 45 and 64, followed by those within the 25-44 age bracket.

Total nights spent went up by 10.6 per cent, reaching 571,745.

Tourist expenditure was estimated at €56.2 million, an increase of 9.4 per cent over the corresponding month last year.

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