Data from the National Statistics Office today show that in Gozo and Comino, total guests in collective accommodation establishments in May, was down on last year, with a total of 7,756 down 17.8% on 2015 when it stood at 9,433. Total nights spent amounted to 29,002 and was also down on 2015 when the figure stood at 31,667 in, a decrease of 8.4%.

For the first five months of this year in Gozo and Comino total guests in accommodation stood at 29,253 against 28,514 in 2015, an increase of 2.6%, with total nights spent at 88,936 up from 85,934 in 2015, an increase of 3.5%.

In Malta, total guests and nights spent in collective accommodation establishments during May 2016 declined by 0.5 and 0.1 per cent respectively when compared to the corresponding month in 2015.

In May, total guests in collective accommodation establishments in Malta numbered 153,659, while total nights spent amounted to 826,971. 5-star and 3-star hotel categories registered decreases in total nights spent, with increases being recorded in the other categories. The largest share of guest nights was reported in 4-star hotels, accounting for 400,856 nights, or 48.5 per cent of the total.

The average length of stay in collective accommodation establishments stood at 5.4 nights during the month under review, at par with May 2015. The net use of bed-places stood at 68.5 per cent, down by 0.4 percentage points when compared to the corresponding month last year.

On a national level, there were 168 active collective accommodation establishments during May, with a net capacity of 17,735 bedrooms and 39,028 bed-places.

Total guests in Malta during the first five months of 2016 amounted to 589,983, an increase of 2.8 per cent over the same period in 2015. Total nights spent went up by 3.8 per cent, surpassing 3.1 million. The net use of bed-places advanced by 0.3 percentage points to 55.5 per cent.

Photograph by Alain Salvary

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