In February 2008 bed-place occupancy in collective accommodation establishments went down by 0.4 percentage points when compared to the corresponding month in 2007.

Occupancy trends – The overall occupancy rate in collective accommodation establishments (net use) went down by 0.4 percentage points in February 2008 when compared to the same month a year earlier, to stand at 42.5 per cent (see graph above).

Length of stay and nights spent – In February 2008, total nights spent in collective accommodation establishments were recorded at 446,538, an increase of 11.4 per cent over the corresponding month in 2007. Year on year, the average length of stay in collective accommodation establishments decreased by 0.2 nights to 5.9 nights.

Regional overview – Accounting for 95.5 per cent of the national bed-stock, the overall supply of bed-places in the Malta region stood at 36,520 beds, implying a decrease of 1.2 per cent when compared to the same month in 2007. On an annual basis, the net use of bed-places in the island of Malta went down by 0.4 percentage points to 43.0 per cent. Year on year, the average length of stay decreased by 0.2 nights to 6.1 nights. Nights spent by non-residents accounted for 94.0 per cent of total guest-nights in Malta.

In Gozo and Comino, the overall supply of bed-places stood at 1,720 beds, an increase of 5.5 per cent over the comparable month a year earlier. The net use of bedplaces in February was 28.9 per cent, an increase of 1.3 percentage points over the same month in 2007. The average length of stay stood at 2.3 nights, equal to that of February 2007. Nights spent by non-residents accounted for 45.3 per cent of total guest nights in Gozo.

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