During the second quarter of 2023, the majority of guest nights were registered in 4-star hotels, accounting for 46.9% of the overall total.
In the initial half of 2023, the total number of guests reached 1,039,848, marking a significant rise of 35.0% compared to the same period in 2022. Concurrently, the cumulative nights spent increased by 30.5%, reaching a total of 4,316,202 nights.
The utilization of bed-places also saw a notable rise, surging by 12.5 percentage points to reach 57.2%.
The average duration of stay in collective accommodation establishments during the second quarter of 2023 decreased to 4.2 nights, in contrast to the figures recorded in the same quarter of the preceding year.
Meanwhile, the net utilization of bed-places rose to 68.4%, marking an increase of 9.7 percentage points compared to the corresponding quarter of the previous year.
Nationally, in June 2023, there were 269 active collective accommodation establishments, boasting a combined net capacity of 19,016 bedrooms and 43,555 bed-places.
At the regional level, total guests in Malta reached 601,680, representing a 22.4% surge over the second quarter of 2022. Likewise, the number of nights spent in accommodations increased by 16.9%, tallying at 2,572,748 nights. Additionally, total guests in Gozo and Comino increased by 15.7%, reaching 29,179, while nights spent increased by 17.4% to 84,004.
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