According to latest data from the National Statistics Office the total inbound tourists for June were estimated at 243,956, while total nights spent amounted to 1,577,969.

218,462 inbound tourists visited Malta on holiday, followed by 16,953 tourists who visited on business.

The NSO noted that French, German and Italian residents made up 36.0% of total inbound tourists

The largest share of guest nights (87.2%) was spent in rented accommodation establishments. The average length of stay of total inbound tourists stood at 6.5 nights.

Total tourist expenditure reached almost €216.0 million. The average expenditure per night was estimated at €136.9.

Inbound tourists during the first half of 2022 amounted to 895,096, while the total nights spent reached almost 6.0 million nights, the NSO said.

Total tourist expenditure was estimated at €695.9 million. Total expenditure per capita stood at €777, decreasing from €862 last year.

Covid-19 recovery

The NSO highlighted that comparison can be made between 2019 and 2022 June data to quantify the recovery of inbound tourism from the effects of the pandemic. The year 2019 is being used here as the reference year for the pre-Covid-19 situation.

Total inbound tourists for the month under review have reached 87.7% of those registered pre-Covid-19, and the associated nights spent made up 82.1 per cent of the respective figure.

The NSO also noted that the segment of inbound tourists visiting Malta for business purposes experienced a better recovery (109.1%) than that of tourists visiting Malta for holiday purposes (86.8%).

“Total tourist expenditure has reached 91.7% of its respective pre-Covid-19 value,” the NSO said.

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