Departing tourists increase by 23.4 per cent in January 2008
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- Inbound tourists increase by 20.5% in May
- Inbound tourists increased by 27.0 per cent
- Estimated increase of 15.3% for inbound tourists in November
- Tourist departures increase by 10.2% in June
- Departing tourists increase by 10.9 per cent in December 2007
- Tourists increase 3.0% but length of stay down by 14.9%
- Inbound tourists show an increase of 13.4 per cent in February
- Tourist departures increased by 1.2% in July
- Latest statistics show a continuing rise in the tourism sector
- Hotel occupancy in January 2008 increases by eight per cent
- Gozo hotel bed-places go down and bed-place usage goes up
- Bed places and occupancy rate increase in May
- The net use of bed-places in collective accommodation rises
- Overall occupancy rate down by 1% in March
- Bed-place occupancy increased by 5% in June
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According to the ongoing frontier survey, tourist departures in January 2008 are estimated at 63,850, implying an increase of 23.4 per cent over the same month a year ago.
The increase primarily reflects a rise in holiday makers, mainly from Germany, France and Spain. By contrast, a decrease was registered in tourists from the United Kingdom, Libya and Russia.
Meanwhile, total nights spent increased by 14.0 per cent when compared to January 2007. Overall, the average length of stay is calculated at 8.0 nights, down by 0.6 nights when compared to the corresponding month a year ago.















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