Decrease in cruise liner passengers in August
By MaltaMedia News
Sep 22, 2008 - 11:22:22 AM
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In August 2008, cruise passenger traffic in Malta comprised 76,646 persons, a decrease of 4.4% over the comparative month in 2007 according to estimates published by the National Statistics Office on Monday.
On the other hand, between January and August, total cruise passenger traffic in Malta amounted to 346,750, an increase of 14.4 %over the same period last year.
Total cruise passenger traffic amounted to 76,646, a decrease of 3,530 passengers over the same month in 2007. Embarkations from and landings in Malta in this month stood at 2,435 and 2,383 persons respectively.
Total cruise passenger traffic in Malta amounted to 346,750, an increase of 14.4% over the same period last year. Same-day visitors from EU countries accounted for 79.1 % of total traffic, the main markets being Spain, Italy and Germany.
On the other hand, the American market remained substantial, representing 60.6 %of the non-
EU incoming passengers. The overall growth in cruise passenger traffic was underpinned
by increases in the American, British and Spanish markets. At the same time, the cruise
passenger scene was characterised by falls in the German and Italian markets,
respectively by 6,725 and 4,384 passengers.
On a gender basis, male passengers slightly exceeded female ones. The largest
proportion of passengers - 33.8 %- comprised persons aged between 40 and 59
years, followed by those in the 60-79 age bracket who accounted for 26.3 %of the
total.
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