Inbound tourists drop by 17.6% in May
- Inbound tourists down 11.9% in June and 13.8% overall
- April tourists down 3.1% and expenditure by 10.7%
- Inbound tourists for August down by 3.5%
- Inbound tourists down by 9.2% in July and 12.8% overall
- Inbound tourists down by 10.6% in February
- Inbound tourists down by 6.8% in September
- Inbound tourists for 2009 down 8% on previous year
- Inbound tourists drop 9.3%, nights spent drop 12.3% and per capita expenditure drops 7.3%
- Inbound tourists down by 9% from January to November
- Inbound tourists down by 12.4% in December
- Inbound tourists drop by 10.8% in November
- Tourists up 10% in January on last year
- Inbound tourism in October down 2.1% on last year
- Inbound tourists drop by 21.4% and spending by 21.1%
- Inbound tourists increase by 20.5% in May
Tourstat survey data indicates that inbound tourists in May 2009 were estimated at 108,279, a decrease of 17.6 per cent when compared to the corresponding month in 2008.
Departing tourists: May 2009
The majority, or 98.0 per cent, of tourists came to Malta by air. Results also show that an estimated 90,337, of tourists came on holiday, the majority from EU Member States. A further 11,164, visited for business purposes.
Meanwhile, total nights spent decreased by 18.2 per cent when compared to the corresponding month in 2008. Total nights spent in private accommodation decreased by 2.0 per cent, while guest nights in collective accommodation decreased by 22.4 per cent. Overall, the average length of stay is calculated at 7.1 nights.
January-May 2009
Inbound tourists for the first five months are estimated at 383,915, a decrease of 14.3 per cent over the corresponding period last year. In absolute terms, the change is mostly attributable to a decrease in holiday visits, mainly from the British, German and Spanish markets. On the other hand increases were recorded in the Italian, Libyan, and Swiss markets.
89.1 per cent of all inbound visits comprised tourists coming from EU Member States. For the period under review, the majority of inbound tourists chose non-package travel, while the demand for package trips decreased by 11.8 per cent. The largest proportion of inbound passengers were aged between 45 and 64, followed by those in the 25-44 age bracket. Together, these two categories made up 75.0 per cent of total tourists.
During the same period, total nights spent decreased by 15.0 per cent when compared to January-May 2008. Nights spent in private accommodation decreased by 4.8 per cent, while guest nights in collective accommodation decreased by 17.9 per cent. The average length of stay is calculated at 7.5 nights, a decrease of 0.1 nights over the estimates for 2008.
In the period under review, total tourist expenditure is estimated at €267.1 million, down by 12.8 per cent when compared to 2008. Decreases were recorded throughout all expenditure categories. The survey results indicate that per capita total expenditure is estimated at €711, an increase of 2.3 per cent when compared to 2008 levels.
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