Databank | Country Presentation - France

France Inbound Tourism to Malta Year 2021

Malta Tourism Authority Research Unit

Overnight Trips - Timeseries FRANCE

2018

2019

2020

2021

Total International Outbound Trips

43.1 million

44.5 million

13.8 million

22.6 million

International Outbound Trips by Air

26.6 million

27.1 million

7.6 million

13.0 million

Total Inbound Trips: France to Malta

213,299

239,140

70,875

133,912

France’s Share of Total Inbound Trips to Malta

8.2%

8.7%

10.8%

13.8%

Malta’s Share of International Outbound Trips by Air

0.8%

0.9%

0.9%

1.0%

Sources: Global Data, NSO

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Inbound Tourists Inbound Tourists - January to December 300,000

239,140

250,000

213,299 200,000

176,370 150,000

144,805

133,912

100,000

70,875 50,000

0

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Source: NSO 3

Tourist Guest Nights Guest Nights - January to December 2021

2,000,000

Average Length of Stay:

1,768,292

1,800,000

1,665,788

8.6 Nights

1,600,000

1,400,527

1,400,000 1,200,000

1,156,078

1,123,592

1,000,000 800,000

528,201

600,000

400,000 200,000 0

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Source: NSO 4

Tourist Expenditure Expenditure in € 000s - January to December

2021

250,000

Average Expenditure Per Capita: €902 192,285

200,000

Average Expenditure Per Night: €104

172,237 154,444 150,000

126,091

120,764

100,000

51,536 50,000

0

2016

2017

2018

2019

2020

2021

Source: NSO 5

Seasonality

Spring

Summer

Autumn

Winter

2018

34.2%

35.3%

18.1%

12.3%

2019

31.6%

35.5%

20.2%

12.7%

2020

0.0%

41.5%

18.6%

39.9%

2021

15.5%

49.3%

30.4%

4.8%

Source: NSO 6

Purpose of Visit

Holiday

Business

VFR

Other

2018

83.9%

6.8%

4.0%

5.3%

2019

87.6%

4.4%

3.6%

4.4%

2020

86.3%

4.5%

5.0%

4.2%

2021

87.3%

3.6%

4.7%

4.4%

Source: NSO 7

Age of Inbound Tourists Age 45.0% 40.4% 40.0%

38.0%

36.6%

35.0%

35.0%

36.7%

31.4% 30.0% 25.0%

28.2%

27.2%

23.9%

25.5% 23.0%

22.4%

20.0% 15.0% 11.3% 9.3%

10.0%

5.9%

5.1%

5.0% 0.0%

2018

2019

2020 0-24

25-44

45-64

2021

65+

Source: NSO 8

English Language Learning Type of Course (2021)

Number of Students 10,000

8,844

8,878

8,000 6,000 4,164

General

59.9%

Intensive

31.8%

Specific

2.7%

Other

5.6%

4,000

1,760

2,000 0 2018

2019

2020

2021

Average Length of Stay:

Number of Student Weeks

4.0 Weeks

25,000 20,000

18,461

Market Share of Total TEFL (2021)

19,510 16,754

15,000

15.0%

10,000 4,204

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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