In January, total arrivals in collective accommodation establishments stood at 58,026, down by 2.8 per cent when compared to last year.
In Gozo, total arrivals and nights amounted to 1,931 and 5,592 respectively, implying drops of 22.0 per cent and 11.9 per cent over the corresponding period last year. The average length of stay stood at 2.9 nights and the net use of bed-places at 10.6 per cent, 1.5 percentage points lower than last year.
Total nights for January amounted to 335,896, a decrease of 1.7 per cent over 2011. Almost all collective accommodation establishments registered drops in the number of nights, except for the 4-star hotel category, which registered an increase of 10.8 per cent. The average length of stay was calculated at 5.8 nights.
The overall net occupancy rate in collective accommodation establishments stood at 28.4 per cent, down by 0.2 percentage points when compared to 2011 levels. At 38.5 per cent, the highest net use of bed-places was recorded among 4-star hotels.
In January, total arrivals in mainland Malta numbered 56,095, 2.0 per cent less over last year. Total nights stood at 330,304 with an average length of stay of 5.9 nights. The occupancy rate stood at 29.3 per cent, at par with 2011.
On a national level, the overall net supply of bed-places stood at 34,763, of which 33,416 were in Malta and the remaining 1,347 in Gozo and Comino. The average number of beds per room was 2.1 for both regions. There were 136 collective accommodation establishments – 125 in Malta and 11 in Gozo and Comino.
These figures come from the National Statistics Office.