Tourist arrivals in March were estimated at 101,769, 4.1 per cent more than in the same month last year.

The National Statistics Office said 75,736 inbound visits were carried out for holiday purposes, 11,757 were undertaken for business purposes.

Tourists from EU states went up by 7.3 per cent to 87,112 compared to a year earlier.

Total nights spent went up by 5.5 per cent when compared to March last year, reaching 724,223.

Total tourist expenditure was estimated at €78.1 million, an increase of 6.4 per cent over the corresponding month last year.

Arrivals from January to March amounted to 250,565, an increase of 7.7 per cent over the same period last year. Total nights spent went up by 5.8 per cent, reaching 1.9 million nights and total tourism expenditure was estimated at €192.1 million, 8.9 per cent more than that recorded for the same period last year.

Total per capita expenditure stood at €767, an increase of 1.2 per cent when compared to 2014.