Total arrivals and nights spent in collective accommodation during August advanced by 9.6 and 7.3 per cent respectively when compared to the corresponding month last year, the National Statistics Office said today.

The figures released today show that total arrivals and nights spent in Gozo and Comino went up by 2.5 and 6.7 per cent and reached 10,189 and 44,637 respectively.

Total arrivals in collective accommodation establishments in Malta, Gozo and Comino during the month under review rose by 9.6 per cent to 163,014. Total nights spent also went up by 7.3 per cent, reaching 1.1 million.

Almost all hotel categories recorded increases in total nights spent, with the exception of 4-star hotels which declined by 2.2 per cent. However, this hotel category accounted for 42.4 per cent of total nights registered by collective accommodation establishments.

The average length of stay in collective accommodation establishments stood at 6.7 nights, practically unchanged when compared to the corresponding month last year. Furthermore, the net use of bed-places edged up from 82.5 per cent in August 2012, to 83.6 during the month under review.

Total arrivals in Malta numbered 152,825, an increase of 10.1 per cent over August 2012. Additionally, a rise of 7.3 per cent was recorded in the number of nights spent. When compared to the comparative month last year, the average length of stay in Malta edged down by 0.2 of a night to 6.9, while the net occupancy rate went up by 0.9 percentage points, reaching 83.7 per cent.

On a national level, there were 159 active collective accommodation establishments during August, with a net capacity of 18,575 bedrooms and 42,294 bed-places. On average, each establishment had 2.3 beds per room.

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