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Departing tourists increase by 10.2% in June
By MaltaMedia News
Jul 30, 2008 - 11:45:30 AM
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Inbound tourists in June 2008 are estimated to have increased by 10.2% when
compared to the same month in 2007. Year on year, total nights spent increased by 12.5%, according to figures published by the National Statistics Office on Wednesday.
According to the ongoing frontier survey, tourist departures in June are estimated at 129,378, implying an increase of 10.2% over the same month in 2007. The increase reflects primarily a rise in the French, Italian and Spanish markets, while tourists coming from the UK, the USA and Belgium registered decreases. Results also show that 85.5% of inbound tourists in June came to Malta on holiday.
Meanwhile, total nights spent increased by 12.5% when compared to the same month in 2007. Year on year, total nights spent in private and collective accommodation increased by 18.2 and 10.5% respectively. Overall, the average length of stay is calculated at 8.4 nights, up by 0.2 nights when compared to June 2007.
Inbound tourists for the first half of 2008 are estimated at 577,313, implying an increase of 15.0% over the corresponding period a year ago. In absolute terms, the growth is mostly attributable to an increase in holiday visits, mainly from the German, Italian and Spanish markets. On the other hand, decreases were recorded in the American, Libyan, and Russian markets.
Data shows that 89.1% of all inbound visits comprised tourists coming from EU
Member States. Although there was an increase in repeat tourism, data show that the overall increase in the period under review was mainly brought about by a rise in first-time visits, with the latter estimated to account for 68.6% of total visits. The largest age bracket comprised tourists aged 45-64, albeit the strongest increase is attributable to the 25- 44 age bracket.
Total nights spent increased by 7.7% when compared to the same period in 2007.
Nights spent in private accommodation registered an increase of 13.0%, while guest nights in collective accommodation increased by 6.1%. With regard to collective accommodation, the 5- and 4-star hotel categories increased respectively by 9.7 and 3.%, while the 3-star category registered a drop of 4.2%.
The average length of stay is calculated at 7.8 nights, down by 0.5 nights when compared to last year's level.
In the period under review, total tourist expenditure is estimated at €404.5 million, an increase of 0.6% over 2007. The growth in non-package was contrasted by a reduction in package expenditure.
The survey results indicate that the per capita total expenditure is estimated at €713, down by 13.0% when compared to the corresponding period last year
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