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Inbound tourists to the Maltese Islands in the first half of 2026 amounted to 2,131,835, while total nights spent reached 11.8 million nights.
The latest data from the National Statistics Office also revealed that total tourism expenditure for the period January-June was estimated at €1,795.6 million, while expenditure per capita stood at €842.
The NSO said that there were an estimated at 458,223 inbound tourists that visited during the month of June. This is an increase of 18.5% when compared to the corresponding month of 2025.
British, Italian and Polish residents made up 45.6% of those total inbound tourists
Total nights spent in June amounted to 2,578,795, while total expenditure reached €456.0 million, the NSO said.
The largest share of guest nights (89.2%) was once again spent in rented accommodation establishments.
File photo: Gozo News/Alain Salvary
