Tourist arrivals in April reached 150,030, an increase of 12.2 per cent when compared to the corresponding month in 2013, the NSO said today.

Excluding the passengers who stayed overnight on board their berthed cruise ship, this increase amounted to 11.3 per cent.

A total of 122,129 inbound visits were for holiday purposes, while a further
11,103 were undertaken for business purposes.

Most inbound tourists came from EU Member States, while tourists from Non-EU countries increased by 39.3 per cent.

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

Total nights spent went up by 16.4 per cent when compared to April 2013, reaching 1,023,035 nights. The largest share of guest nights was spent in hotels.
Total tourist expenditure was estimated at €114.7 million, an increase of 13.0 per cent over the corresponding month last year.

January-April 2014
Inbound tourism from January to April amounted to 382,654, an increase of 8.9 per cent over the corresponding period in 2013. Total nights spent by inbound tourists went up by 8.4 per cent, reaching nearly 2.8 million nights.

During the period under review, total tourism expenditure was estimated at €291.4 million. This estimate was 9.8 per cent higher than that recorded in 2013, the NSO said. Total per capita expenditure stood at €765, a marginal increase over last year.