Data released by the National Statistics Office today show that in Gozo and Comino, total guests in collective accommodation establishments in April, went down slightly on last year, with a total of 6,687, down 3.0% on 2015 when it stood at 6,886. Total nights spent amounted to 19,668 and was also down on 2015 when the figure stood at 20,412 in, a decrease of 3.7%.

For the first four months of this year in Gozo, total guests in accommodation stood at 21,485 against 19,081 in 2015, an increase of 12.6%, with total nights spent at 59,861 up from 54,267 in 2015, an increase of 10.3%.

In Malta, total guests in collective accommodation establishments during April 2016 decreased by 0.1 per cent, while total nights spent increased by 1.8 per cent when compared to the corresponding month in 2015.

In April, total guests in collective accommodation establishments in Malta numbered 143,009, while total nights spent amounted to 737,157. Collective accommodation categories registered increases in total nights spent, with the exception of 5-star and 3-star hotels.

The largest share of guest nights was reported in 4-star hotels, accounting for 363,790 nights, or 49.4 per cent of the total.

The average length of stay in collective accommodation establishments went up to 5.2 nights in April 2016 from 5.1 nights in the same month of 2015. The net use of bed-places stood at 65.8 per cent, up by 2.4 percentage points when compared to the corresponding month last year.

On a national level, there were 164 active collective accommodation establishments during April, with a net capacity of 17,149 bedrooms and 37,853 bed-places.

Total guests during the first four months of 2016 in Malta amounted to 437,145, an increase of 4.3 per cent over the same period in 2015. Total nights spent went up by 5.2 per cent, reaching almost 2.3 million. The net use of bed-places advanced by 0.7 percentage points to 52.0 per cent.

Photograph: Alain Salvary

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