Malta Welcomed 174,460 Tourists in November 2022
According to the same source, in the same month, 144,631 inbound tourists visited Malta for leisure purposes, and 23,615 tourists came for business purposes, AtoZSerwisPlus.mt reports.
The majority of incoming tourists, or 40.7 per cent of them, were aged 25-44, followed by the 45-64 age group, which represents 35.4 per cent of the total.
Italian, French, and United Kingdom citizens had a 42.4 per cent increase in total incoming tourists during November.
Total nights spent increased by 36.3 per cent last November compared to the first month of 2021, exceeding 1.2 million nights.
In this regard, the average length of stay of the total incoming tourists was 6.9 nights.
In addition, last November, the total tourist expenses exceeded €144.1 million, which means an increase of 55.8 per cent compared to the same period in 2021. However, the average expenditure per night was estimated at €119.7.
During the first eleven months of 2022, 2,150,174 incoming tourists were registered in Malta, while the total nights spent exceeded 15.6 million.
As for the total tourist expenses, they are estimated at €1.9 billion, while those per capita expenses have decreased to €889 from €914 in 2021.
In October 2022, authorities in Malta said they expect to reach a total of three million tourists by 2030, as it faces challenges in building more facilities to tackle growing waste struggles.
The Deloitte report also reveals that Malta will need to attract a total of 4.7 million travellers over the next six years in order to ensure that the current stock of existing and planned hotel beds can enjoy full utilisation.
Moreover, based on an average stay of seven nights, the impact of a total of three million tourists anticipated in the coming years will be equivalent to a total of 69,000 people living in Malta.
At the same time, it also marks a significant increase in Malta’s seasonal population, from 52,983 recorded in 2019 before the spread of COVID-19, after which the tourism industry was reduced to 16,000 seasonal population.
