In 2022, tourism in the Gozo and Comino region of Malta saw a total of 460,514 visitors, with domestic tourists making up 72.0% of the total, NSO revealed.
Domestic tourism across regions decreased by 5.0% compared to the previous year. In the same year, inbound tourists in Malta reached 2,286,597, with single centre destination trips comprising 97.2% of total trips.
Gozo and Comino region had 369,000 domestic tourist arrivals, with most tourists traveling for holidays and staying for 1 to 3 nights. The average length of stay decreased from 2.8 to 2.7 nights.
Domestic tourism expenditure in this region was estimated at €63.4 million, a decrease of 20.0% from the previous year.
The Malta region saw 2,157,538 inbound tourists visiting as a single centre destination, mainly aged between 25 and 44 and coming from EU Member States.
The UK was the strongest market, with 18.4% of the total. The total nights spent by single centre inbound tourists in Malta reached almost 15.3 million.
Inbound tourists visiting Gozo and Comino region as a single centre destination amounted to 64,687, with the majority coming from EU Member States.
The UK was the strongest market with 32.4%. Twin centre destination trips attracted 64,372 inbound tourists, with the majority aged between 25 and 44 and coming from EU Member States. France was the strongest market at 19.3%.
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