Over 70,000 crossed to Gozo ahead of Santa Maria festivities

As the Maltese prepped for the famous Santa Maria celebration, a total of 73,263 people crossed over to Gozo between Wednesday 11th and Sunday 15th August to enjoy their holidays. Registering a significant 2% increase when compared to the same time period from last year, this shows how domestic tourism remains immensely popular and in demand despite being during a pandemic. Friday recorded the highest crossing amount at around 16,000.

An increase in the number of people was accompanied by an increase in a number of vehicles. In the past 5 days, 462 voyages carried a total of 28,355 vehicles across the channel. iNews reported how there was a 7.1% increase in the number of people crossing from Cirkewwa whereas a 3.76% decrease was reported for Imgarr, Ghawdex. This points to people spending more than one day in Gozo. #MaltaDaily

Photo Source: My Guide Malta