The National Statistics Office has reported that total arrivals and nights spent in collective accommodation establishments in December stood at 75,362 and 330,259 respectively, with an average length of stay of 4.4 nights.

Non-resident arrivals amounted to 58,566, almost unchanged when compared to December 2010. Non-resident nights went down by 3.5 per cent to 298,131. The average length of stay was calculated at 5.1 nights, marginally down by 0.2 of a night over the previous year. There was a drop in the number of nights spent in virtually all accommodation categories with the exception of 4-star hotels.

Resident arrivals amounted to 16,796, whereas resident nights numbered 32,128. Both figures recorded slight increases over December 2010. Meanwhile the average length of stay remained unchanged at 1.9 nights.

The overall net occupancy rate in collective accommodation stood at 28.1 per cent, down by 0.3 percentage points when compared with 2010 levels. Occupancy levels increased in the 4 and 3 star hotel categories and stood at 33.6 and 19.9 per cent respectively. The net use of bed-places by non-residents edged down by 0.5 percentage points over the previous year, and amounted to 25.3 per cent. The net occupancy rate by Maltese residents stood at 2.7 per cent, slightly lower than that for 2010.

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