May saw a year on year increase of 20.5% in inbound tourism.

Sustained growth in inbound tourism

According to the ongoing frontier survey, tourist departures in May are estimated at 131,354, implying an increase of 20.5 per cent over the same month in 2007. The increase reflects primarily a rise in the British, German and Spanish markets, while tourists coming from the USA, Russia and Switzerland registered decreases. Results also show that 87.3 per cent of inbound tourists in May came to Malta on holiday. Meanwhile, total nights spent increased by 16.8 per cent when compared to the same month in 2007. Year on year, total nights spent in private and collective ccommodation increased by 9.0 and 19.0 per cent respectively. Overall, the average length of stay is calculated at 7.3 nights, shorter by 0.2 nights when compared to May 2007.

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