According to the latest data from the National Statistics Office, total guests and nights spent in Gozo collective accommodation establishments during the fourth quarter last year increased to 19,729 and 54,060 respectively from 13,122 and 28,501, registered in 2020.

The data show that the average length of stay in Gozo went up by 0.6 of a night to 2.7 nights.

It also noted that the net occupancy rate in Gozo increase by 14.6 percentage points to 32.9% over the same quarter of 2020.

On a national level, total guests in collective accommodation establishments during the fourth quarter of 2021 numbered 337,583 while total nights spent amounted to 1,541,728.

During the fourth quarter of 2021, the largest share of guest nights were reported in 4-star hotels, with 46.4% of the total.

The NSO noted that the average length of stay, in collective accommodation establishments, went up to 4.6 nights in the fourth quarter of 2021 from the average of 3.9 nights registered during the same quarter of 2020.

It said that the net use of bed-places stood at 40.9%, up by 27.4 percentage points when compared to the corresponding quarter of the previous year.

Also on a national level, during December 2021, there were 213 active collective accommodation establishments with a net capacity of 17,468 bedrooms and 40,111 bed-places.

The total guests in Malta numbered 317,854, while the number of night nights spent stood at 1,487,668.

In Malta, the average length of stay stood at 4.9 nights, up by 0.6 of a night when compared with the same quarter of the previous year. The net occupancy rate in Malta increased by 28 percentage points, reaching 41.2%.

In 2021, total guests reached almost 981,993, an increase of 31.9% per cent over the same period in 20202. Total nights spent went up by 56.6 per cent, reaching 4,612,905.

The net use of bed-places advanced by 7.8 percentage points to 33.1 per cent.

File photograph by Alain Salvary

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