Total inbound visitors for December were estimated at 110,611, an increase of 14.7% when compared to the corresponding month in 2016, the National Statistics Office said yesterday.
During that month, a total of 96,186 inbound tourist trips were carried out for holiday purposes, while a further 7,768 were undertaken for business purposes.
Inbound tourists from EU Member States went up by 13.2% to 93,435 when compared to the corresponding month in 2016. Most inbound tourists were aged between 25 and 44 (39.5%), followed by those within the 45-64 age bracket (35.1%).
Total nights spent went up by 17.3% when compared to December 2016, amounting to 790,947 nights. The largest share of guest nights (57.0%) was spent in collective accommodation establishments.
Tourist nights in collective accommodation increased by 20.0 per cent when compared to December 2016. Total tourist expenditure was estimated at €77.5 million, an increase of 24.3 per cent over the corresponding month in 2016.
January-December 2017
Inbound tourist trips from January to December 2017 reached 2,273,837, an increase of 15.7% over the same period in 2016. Total nights spent by inbound tourists went up by 10.3%, surpassing 16.5 million nights.
Total tourism expenditure surpassed €1.9 billion, 13.9% higher than that recorded for 2016.
Total expenditure per capita stood at €856, a decrease of 1.5% when compared to 2016.
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