Around 160,000 tourists travelled to Malta this September

The National Statistics Office has revealed that just under 160,000 visitors made their way to our island in September.

A total of 149,760 tourists visited Malta for holiday purposes, with 6,307 tourists visiting for business purposes. This racks up the amount to a total of 159,908. The largest share of inbound tourists were aged between 25 and 44.

The total nights spent amounted to 1,255,908, with French and Italian residents comprising 19.6% of the total inbound visitors. The average length of stay racked at 7.9 nights.

With total tourist expenditure going over €150.4 million, the average expenditure per night was estimated at around €119.8.

Comparing the first nine months of 2021, inbound tourism racked to 586,234 – an increase of 0.4% over the same period last year.

Total expenditure also saw an increase of 44.3%. This is a massive improvement given the impact of COVID-19.

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