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Total arrivals in collective accommodation establishments in March amounted to 106,913, up by 26.0 per cent when compared to 2010. The average length of stay edged down to 5.1 nights.
Non-resident arrivals and nights were calculated at 89,958 and 512,481 respectively. There were increases of 29.7 and 19.2 per cent in number of arrivals and nights respectively when compared to the previous year. Likewise, resident arrivals (16,955) and nights (32,584) registered increases when compared to the corresponding month in 2010. The average length of stay for non-residents stood at 5.7 nights, a drop of 0.5 of a night over 2010. All collective accommodation establishments recorded increases in both arrivals and nights, with the 4-star hotel category registering the highest increase for the month.
The overall net occupancy rate in collective accommodation establishments amounted to 47.8 per cent, up by 5.4 percentage points when compared to last year. The non-resident occupancy rate stood at 44.9 per cent, or 5.4 percentage points more than the figure for last year. The resident occupancy rate remained unchanged. The largest increase in the occupancy rate was recorded by the 2-star hotel category and stood at 35.6 per cent.
Total arrivals and nights in Malta during March numbered 101,244 and 530,951 respectively, with increases over last year, albeit the drop in the average length of stay, which was calculated at 5.2 nights. Similarly, in Gozo and Comino, arrivals (5,669) and nights (14,114) were higher than those registered in 2010. There was also a drop in the average length of stay of 0.2 nights registered for this region, despite the increase in arrivals. The occupancy rate for Malta was 48.3 per cent, while for Gozo and Comino this was 33.9 per cent. During this month, the Maltese Islands recorded an overall rise in occupancy rates, with the highest increase (15.7 percentage points) being registered in the 3-star hotel category in Gozo and Comino.
The net supply of bed-places in Malta and in Gozo and Comino amounted to 35,475 and 1,343 respectively. On a national level, total bedrooms stood at 17,187, with an average of 2.1 beds per room.
