There were an estimated 165,932 inbound visitors to the Maltese Islands during August, an increase of 45.0% when compared to the corresponding month in 2020, the National Statistics Office said today.

157,593 inbound tourists visited Malta for holidays, followed by 3,621 tourists on business. French and Italian residents comprised 29.9% of total inbound tourists, the NSO said.

Total nights went up by 33.1% compared to August 2020, reaching 1.4 million nights. The largest share of guest nights (81.3%) was spent in rented accommodation establishments. The average length of stay of total inbound tourists stood at 8.6 nights.

The total tourist expenditure reached €169.4 million, an increase of 79.0 per cent over the corresponding month last year. The average expenditure per night was estimated at €118.3.

The NSO noted that inbound tourists for the first eight months of 2021 amounted to 426,930, a decrease of 20.0% over the same period in 2020. Total nights spent by inbound tourists increased by 5.0% surpassing 4.1 million nights.

Total tourism expenditure for the same period was estimated at 416.3 million, up by 17.9% when compared to the same period last year. Total expenditure per capita stood at €975, increasing from €662 in the same period in 2020, mainly as a result of longer length of stays, the NSO said.

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