In November 2009, guest arrivals in collective accommodation establishments amounted to 68,608. Total nights spent were recorded at 408,240, with an average length of stay of 6 nights.

Occupancy trends

The overall occupancy rate in collective accommodation establishments (net use) amounted to 38.1 per cent, a drop of 1.6 percentage points when compared with November 2008. In the month under review, non-resident occupancy stood at 35.6 per cent, down by 1.4 percentage points, while resident occupancy declined by 0.2 percentage points to 2.5 per cent.

Length of stay and nights spent

The total number of arrivals in collective accommodation establishments that were recorded during November stood at 68,608, of which 82.2 per cent were non-resident arrivals. Total nights spent were recorded at 408,240, with a drop of 5.9 per cent over the corresponding month in 2008. There was a significant drop of 33.3 per cent in the number of nights spent in 3-star hotels.

Regional overview

The overall net supply of bed-places in Malta was 34,351 beds, a decrease of 2.1 per cent when compared to the corresponding month in 2008. Year-on-year figures show that the net use of bed-places in Malta dropped by 1.5 percentage points to 38.6 per cent. The average length of stay stood at 6.1 nights. Nights spent by non-residents in Malta accounted for 94.3 per cent of total guest-nights in Malta.

The net supply of bed-places in Gozo and Comino stood at 1,366 beds, accounting for 3.8 per cent of the national bed-stock. The net use of bed-places in November was 24.7 per cent while the average length of stay stood at 2.9 nights. Nights spent by non-residents amounted to 5,916 whereas those spent by residents amounted to 4,209.

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