According to the National Statistics Office, Malta’s tourism industry experienced a significant increase in February 2023, with an estimated 132,513 visitors arriving on the island.
These visitors spent a total of 816,220 nights in Malta, and the total expenditure of tourists exceeded €86.9 million.
The number of nights spent in rented accommodation establishments accounted for 86.3 percent of the total nights spent by visitors in Malta.
In the first two months of the year, Malta welcomed 268,680 visitors, who spent a total of 1.8 million nights on the island.
During this period, the total expenditure of tourists was estimated to reach €186.0 million, with the head-to-head expenditure being €692.
A separate Press Release issued by the Malta International Airport shows that Q1 of 2023 was the busiest in Malta Airport’s history.
The numbers for March 2023 were also promising, with Malta International Airport (MIA) registering 1,245,525 passenger movements during the first quarter.
In March alone, 487,117 passenger movements were recorded, representing an increase of two percent over pre-pandemic figures.
The top five markets for visitors to Malta were Italy, the UK, Germany, France, and Poland.
In 2022, MIA welcomed 5.8 million passengers, which is an impressive 80 percent recovery of the record traffic it had in 2019.
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