More guests, longer stays in collective accommodation establishments
Total guests and nights spent in collective accommodation establishments during July 2017 advanced by 12.3 and 7.9 per cent respectively when compared to the corresponding month in 2016, the National Statistics Office said yesterday.
Total guests in collective accommodation establishments in July numbered 184,055, while total nights spent amounted to 1,111,406. The 3-star hotels registered the largest increase in total nights spent, the NSO said yesterday.
The largest share of guest nights was reported in 4-star hotels, accounting for 517,379 nights, or 46.6 per cent of the total.
The average length of stay in collective accommodation establishments went down to 6.0 nights in July 2017 from 6.3 nights in the same month of 2016. The net use of bed-places stood at 85.4 per cent, up by 4.0 percentage points when compared to the corresponding month last year.
On a national level, there were 184 active collective accommodation establishments during July 2017, with a net capacity of 18,507 bedrooms and 42,383 bedplaces.
Regional breakdown
Total guests in Malta numbered 172,252, up by 11.5 per cent over July 2016. Additionally, an increase of 7.6 per cent was recorded in the number of nights spent. Total guests and nights spent in Gozo and Comino increased by 24.5 per cent and 16.7 per cent when compared to the comparative month last year, to 11,802 and 47,363 respectively.
In Malta, the average length of stay went down by 0.2 of a night to 6.2, and that in Gozo and Comino decreased by 0.3 of a night to 4.0, when compared with the same month last year. The net occupancy rate in Malta increased by 4.1 percentage points, reaching 86.4 per cent, and that in Gozo and Comino rose by 3.9 percentage points to 68.6 per cent over the same month of 2016.
January-July
Total guests in the first seven months of 2017 amounted to 1,032,413, an increase of 14.0 per cent over the same period in 2016. Total nights spent went up by 6.5 per cent, surpassing 5.3 million. The net use of bed-places advanced by 2.3 percentage points to 64.5 per cent.