Arrivals in hotels during November declined by1.6 per cent compared to November 2013, while total tourist nights remained at par, the National Statistics Office said today.

Total arrivals in collective accommodation establishments numbered 100,717, while total nights spent amounted to 543,785. All hotel categories recorded increases in total nights spent, except for 5-star and 3-star hotels.

The largest share of guest nights was reported in 4-star hotels, accounting for 286,100 nights, or 52.6 per cent of the total.

The average length of stay in collective accommodation establishments went up from 5.3 nights in November 2013 to 5.4 nights in the same month of 2014.

The net use of bed-places stood at 51.7 per cent, up by 3.7 percentage points when compared to the corresponding month of the previous year.

Regional Breakdown

Total arrivals in Malta numbered 95,046, down by 1.6 per cent over November 2013.

Additionally, a rise of 0.2 per cent was recorded in the number of nights spent. The average length of stay edged up by 0.1 of a night, to 5.5 when compared to the previous year. The net occupancy rate advanced from 48.4 per cent to 52.4 per cent.

Total arrivals and nights spent in Gozo and Comino decreased by 2.1 and 6.9 per cent respectively, the former reaching 5,671 and the latter 16,331.

On a national level, there were 149 active collective accommodation establishments

during November 2014, with a net capacity of 16,748 bedrooms and 36,513 bed-places.

On average, each establishment had 2.2 beds per room.

January-November 2014

Total arrivals during the first eleven months amounted to almost 1.5 million, an increase of 6.6 per cent over 2013. Total nights spent went up by 3.1 per cent, reaching 8.4 million.