Tourism Performance in Malta

Tourism Performance in Malta for the year 2004

According to National Statistics Office (NSO) data, total tourist departures for the year 2004, amounted to 1,156,028, 97% of which came to Malta by air.  This represents an increase of 37,791 tourist departures over the same period last year.  Three in every four tourists visited Malta between the months of April to October.  Employment trends (full-time) in the past years in hotels and catering establishments have been stable. The latest employment figures in hotel and catering establishments indicate a decrease from 9,505 jobs in August 2003 to 9,323 for the same period in 2004.  Download the full article.