Inbound tourists for last year amounted to 2,286,597, while the total nights spent surpassed 16.6 million nights, the National Statistics Office said today.

Total tourist expenditure last year was estimated at €2.0 billion. Total expenditure per capita decreased to €880 from €899 in 2021, the NSO said.

For last December, there were an estimated 136,423 inbound tourists, while total nights spent amounted to 967,108. 117,668 inbound tourists visited Malta on holiday, while 12,966 tourists were over on business.

The data shows that UK, Italian and French residents made up 43.9% of total inbound tourists during December.

Total nights spent went up by 24.8% when compared to December 2021, surpassing 0.9 million nights. The largest share of guest nights (83.3%) was spent in rented accommodation establishments. The average length of stay of total inbound tourists stood at 7.1 nights.

The NSO noted that total tourist expenditure surpassed €101.5 million, an increase of 85.0% over the corresponding month in 2021. The average expenditure per night was estimated at €105.0.

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