An estimated 246,066 visited the Maltese Islands in September, while total nights spent amounted to 1,973,636, the National Statistics Office said today.

223,714 inbound tourists visited Malta on holiday, while 14,666 tourists came on businesses.

Italian, French and German residents made up 34.7% of total inbound tourists.

The largest share of guest nights (82.0%) was spent in rented accommodation establishments. The average length of stay of total inbound tourists stood at 8.0 nights.

The NSO noted that total tourist expenditure surpassed €253.4 million. The average expenditure per night was estimated at €128.4.

Inbound tourists during the first 9 months of the year amounted to 1,720,432, while the total nights spent exceeded 12.7 million.

Total tourist expenditure was estimated at €1.5 billion. Total expenditure per capita stood at €896, decreasing from €967 in 2021., the NSO said.

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