The INE noted that these results were impacted by the calendar effect of Easter, which boosted the numbers in March rather than April (+11.7% more guests and +9.9% more over-night stays), plus there was the fact that April was quite a wet month.

Over the first four months of the year as a whole, guest numbers were up 3.1% and over-night stays were up 1.6%, but this still means that there was a slowdown in tourist activity.