November 2006
In November 2006, the overall supply of bed-places in Malta and Gozo stood at 39,263 beds, a decrease of 2.0 per cent over the corresponding month in 2005.
The net bed-place occupancy stood at 41.3 per cent, a drop of 1.2 percentage points when compared with November 2005.
Total nights spent in collective accommodation establishments, in Malta and Gozo, were recorded at 449,461, a marginal decrease of 0.5 per cent over the November 2005. The average length of stay went down from 6.9 nights to 6.6 nights.
Regional Overview
The supply of bed-places in the Malta region, accounting for 95.5 per cent of the national bed-stock, stood at 37,490, a decrease of 2.0 per cent when compared to a year earlier. The net occupancy rate stood at 41.9 per cent, an increase of 1.2 percentage points when compared to November 2005. The average length of stay was 6.8 nights.
In the Gozo and Comino region, the overall supply of bed-places stood at 1,775 beds, a decrease of 1.9 per cent over the comparable month last year. The occupancy rate was 26.2 per cent, an increase of 6.4 percentage points over November 2005. The average length of stay was 2.9 nights.