Off the wire
U.S. stocks open lower on rate hike fears  • Xinhua world news summary at 1530 GMT, Aug. 31  • State Councilor orders overhaul of hazardous chemical businesses  • Malta's autumn hunting season to open in September  • India tries to get Hindi included in UN official languages  • 1st LD: World's top legislators meet at UN headquarters, focusing on sustainable development goals  • Pakistan rejects U.S. claim on Haqqani Network  • IS fights to capture district south of Syrian capital  • 1st LD: China encourages mergers, cash bonuses, share repurchases by listed companies  • EU members should share responsibility for asylum seekers: Merkel  
You are here:   Home

Malta's tourist arrivals up in first half of 2015

Xinhua, August 31, 2015 Adjust font size:

Total tourist arrivals in Malta during the first six months of 2015 amounted to 725,779, an increase of 1.6 percent over the same period in 2014, according to figures published by the archipelago's national statistics office on Monday.

Total nights spent in the country went up by 1.4 percent, reaching nearly 3.9 million.

The average length of stay in accommodation establishments stood at 5.7 nights in June 2015, at par with June 2014. Endit