The total amount of guests who spent more than one night in Maltese hotels throughout the first half of 2022 amounted to 766,214, an increase of 540,515 guests when compared to the previous year, according to the latest data published by the National Statistics Office. 

The increase in guests also resulted in a significant increase of 2,396,117 nights spent in Malta when compared to 2021 up to a total of 3,298,720 nights. 

Four star hotels were the most popular, with 46.5% of guests staying at these hotels.

The average length of stay in collective accommodation establishments went up to 4.4 nights in the second quarter of 2022, from the average of 4.1 nights registered during the same quarter of 2021. 

Hotels also made use of 58.4% of their total bed capacity, an increase of 39.7% compared to 2021. 

In Malta there are 249 collective accommodation establishments with a total capacity of 43,331 beds spread across 18,890 bedrooms. 

Total guests and nights in Gozo and Comino increased to 25,187 and 71,391 respectively from 11,438 and 26,924 registered in 2021. 

The net occupancy rate in Gozo and Comino increased by 17.8% to a total of 40.5% of their capacity.