There were an estimated 244,538 inbound visitors to the Maltese Islands during October, this was an increase of 35.6% when compared to the corresponding month last year, the National Statistics Office said.

Of these, 210,354 inbound tourists visited Malta on holiday, and 19,660 visited for business purposes.

Italian, French and German residents made up 33.6 per cent of total inbound tourists, the NSO said.

Total nights spent went up by 14.0% when compared to October 2021, surpassing 1.5 million nights. The largest share of guest nights (83.4%) was spent in rented accommodation establishments. The average length of stay of total inbound tourists stood at 6.6 nights.

The NSO noted that total tourist expenditure surpassed €215.0 million, an increase of 37.3% over the corresponding month in 2021.

During the first 10 months of the year, total inbound visitors amounted to 1,957,304, while the total nights spent almost reached 14.3 million nights.

The NSO said that total tourist expenditure was estimated at €1.8 billion. Total expenditure per capita decreased to €897 from €945 in 2021.

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