Italy Inbound Tourism to Malta Year 2021
Malta Tourism Authority Research Unit
Overnight Trips - Timeseries ITALY
2018
2019
2020
2021
Total International Outbound Trips
33.0 million
34.3 million
9.5 million
17.4 million
International Outbound Trips by Air
21.6 million
22.4 million
5.8 million
10.5 million
390,606
392,955
93,977
127,774
Italy’s Share of Total Inbound Trips to Malta
15.0%
14.3%
14.3%
13.2%
Malta’s Share of International Outbound Trips by Air
1.8%
1.8%
1.6%
1.2%
Total Inbound Trips: Italy to Malta
Sources: Global Data, NSO
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Inbound Tourists Inbound Tourists - January to December 450,000
390,606
400,000
392,955
363,669 350,000
315,223 300,000 250,000 200,000 150,000
127,774 93,977
100,000 50,000 0
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
Source: NSO 3
Tourist Guest Nights Guest Nights - January to December 2021
3,000,000
2,411,465
2,500,000
Average Length of Stay:
2,524,846
10.1 Nights
2,167,080 2,000,000
1,921,436
1,500,000
1,295,503
980,009
1,000,000
500,000
0
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
Source: NSO 4
Tourist Expenditure Expenditure in € 000s - January to December 250,000
225,722 200,000
233,112
2021
236,400
Average Expenditure Per Capita: €632
193,065
Average Expenditure Per Night: €62 150,000
100,000
80,798
52,788 50,000
0
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
Source: NSO 5
Seasonality
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter
2018
26.9%
35.9%
19.3%
17.8%
2019
26.7%
37.5%
19.0%
16.7%
2020
0.0%
40.9%
12.3%
46.9%
2021
16.7%
39.5%
35.4%
8.5%
Source: NSO 6
Purpose of Visit
Holiday
Business
VFR
Other
2018
72.4%
9.4%
10.6%
7.6%
2019
72.1%
10.6%
11.1%
6.2%
2020
61.2%
13.2%
20.6%
5.1%
2021
58.7%
12.4%
21.4%
7.5%
Source: NSO 7
Age of Inbound Tourists Age 45.0% 39.5%
39.2%
39.0%
40.0% 35.0%
31.7% 29.4%
30.0% 25.0%
38.8%
29.2%
28.8%
24.9%
24.6%
24.4% 21.6%
20.0% 15.0% 10.0%
7.0%
8.0%
7.2%
6.7%
5.0% 0.0%
2018
2019
2020 0-24
25-44
45-64
2021
65+
Source: NSO 8
English Language Learning Number of Students 25,000
Type of Course (2021)
23,482 18,335
20,000 15,000 10,000
4,913
5,000
1,615
General
78.6%
Intensive
11.9%
Specific
3.9%
Other
5.7%
0 2018
2019
2020
2021
Number of Student Weeks 35,000
Average Length of Stay:
33,166
3.1 Weeks
28,367
30,000
Market Share of Total TEFL (2021)
25,000 20,000
15,201
15,000
10,000
17.6%
3,059
5,000 0 2018
2019
2020
2021
Source: NSO Note: In 2020 and 2021, some courses were held remotely due to Covid-19.
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