Total guests in collective accommodation establishments during the fourth quarter of 2018 increased by 3.8 per cent when compared to the corresponding quarter in 2017, while total nights spent remained at par with the previous year, the NSO said today.
In the fourth quarter, total guests in collective accommodation establishments numbered 449,749, while total nights spent amounted to almost 2.2 million. The largest share of guest nights was reported in 4-star hotels, accounting for nearly 1.1 million nights, or 49.6 per cent of the total.
The average length of stay in collective accommodation establishments went down to 4.8 nights in the fourth quarter of 2018 from the average of 5.0 nights registered during the same quarter of 2017. The net use of bed-places stood at 57.1 per cent, down by 1.1 percentage points when compared to the corresponding quarter of the previous year.
During December 2018, there were 191 active collective accommodation establishments with a net capacity of 18,043 bedrooms and 40,966 bed-places on a national level.
Regional breakdown
On a regional level, total guests in Malta numbered 429,478, up by 4.4 per cent over the fourth quarter of 2017. Additionally, an increase of 0.3 per cent was recorded in the number of nights spent. Total guests and nights spent in Gozo and Comino decreased by 6.3 per cent and 7.5 per cent, to 20,271 and 66,669 respectively.
In Malta, the average length of stay stood at 4.9 nights, down by 0.2 of a night when compared with the same quarter of the previous year and that in Gozo and Comino stood at 3.3 nights at par with the previous year. The net occupancy rate in Malta decreased by 0.9 percentage points, reaching 58.0 per cent, and that in Gozo and Comino decreased by 3.4 percentage points to 39.3 per cent over the same quarter of 2017.
January-December 2018
In 2018, total guests reached almost 2.0 million, an increase of 8.4 per cent over the same period in 2017. Total nights spent went up by 5.6 per cent, surpassing 10.1 million. The net use of bed-places advanced by 2.0 percentage points to 67.6 per cent.
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