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Hotel occupancy nosedives in July
By MaltaMedia News
Sep 26, 2008 - 4:00:24 PM
In July bed-place occupancy in collective accommodation establishments went down by 5.3 percentage points when compared to the corresponding month last year, according to estimates published by the National Statistics Office on Friday.
The overall occupancy rate in collective accommodation establishments (net use) went down by 5.3 percentage points in July 2008 over the comparative month in 2007, to stand at 82.2%.
In July 2008, total nights spent in collective accommodation establishments were recorded at 1,014,582, a decrease of 8.1 per cent over the corresponding month in 2007, with the largest drop being registered in the 3-star hotel category. In the month under review, the average length of stay stood at 7.5 nights.
Accounting for 95.7% of the national bed-stock, the overall supply of bed-places in Malta stood at 38,089 beds, implying a decrease of 2.8% when compared to July 2007. Over the comparative month last year, the net use of bed-places in Malta went down by 4.8 percentage points to 82.8 per cent. Year on year, the average length of stay decreased by 0.5 nights to stand at 7.7 nights. Nights spent by non-residents accounted for 97.6% of total guest-nights in Malta.
In Gozo and Comino, the overall supply of bed-places stood at 1,729 beds, an increase of 4.0% over the comparable month a year ago. The net use of bed-places in July was 71.2%, a decrease of 9.6 percentage points over July 2007.
The average length of stay stood at 4.7 nights, a decrease of 0.2 nights. Nights spent by non-residents accounted for 79.7% of total guest-nights in Gozo.
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