Total arrivals and nights spent in collective accommodation establishments in Gozo and Malta during October 2015 increased by 4.1 and 4.0 per cent respectively compared to the corresponding month in 2014.

The National Statistics Office said today that total arrivals in collective accommodation establishments numbered 158,969, while total nights spent amounted to 876,000. Collective accommodation categories registered increases in total nights spent, with the exception of 5 Star hotels.

The largest share of guest nights was reported in 4 Star hotels, accounting for 416,694 nights, or 47.6 per cent of the total.

The average length of stay in collective accommodation establishments stood at 5.5 nights during the month under review, at par with October 2014. The net use of bed-places stood at 69.7 per cent, up by 2.9 percentage points when compared to the corresponding month last year.

On a national level, there were 173 active collective accommodation establishments during October, with a net capacity of 18,327 bedrooms and 40,570 bed-places.

Total arrivals during the first ten months of 2015 amounted to almost 1.4 million, an increase of 2.0 per cent over the same period in 2014. Total nights spent went up by 1.5 per cent, surpassing 7.9 million. The net use of bed-places advanced by 1.7 percentage points to 67.3 per cent.

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