Spain Inbound Tourism to Malta Year 2021
Malta Tourism Authority Research Unit
Overnight Trips - Timeseries SPAIN
2018
2019
2020
2021
Total International Outbound Trips
22.1 million
23.1 million
7.1 million
11.9 million
International Outbound Trips by Air
14.9 million
15.7 million
4.5 million
7.7 million
Total Inbound Trips: Spain to Malta
99,047
116,296
27,480
35,787
Spain’s Share of Total Inbound Trips to Malta
3.8%
4.2%
4.2%
3.7%
Malta’s Share of International Outbound Trips by Air
0.7%
0.7%
0.6%
0.5%
Sources: Global Data, NSO
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Inbound Tourists Inbound Tourists - January to December 140,000
116,296
120,000
99,047
100,000
75,512
80,000
60,000
55,023
35,787
40,000
27,480 20,000
0
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
Source: NSO 3
Tourist Guest Nights Guest Nights - January to December 2021
800,000
726,040
Average Length of Stay:
700,000
8.7 Nights
638,031 600,000
497,551
500,000 400,000
399,720 312,331
300,000
175,533
200,000 100,000 0
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
Source: NSO 4
Tourist Expenditure Expenditure in € 000s - January to December 80,000
2021
76,015
70,000
Average Expenditure Per Capita: €732
65,048 59,054
60,000
Average Expenditure Per Night: €84
50,000
43,485 40,000 30,000
26,208
20,000
14,266
10,000 0
2016
2017
2018
2019
2020
2021
Source: NSO 5
Seasonality
Spring
Summer
Autumn
Winter
2018
26.6%
37.9%
23.8%
11.7%
2019
27.9%
35.5%
21.2%
15.4%
2020
0.0%
32.3%
7.0%
60.7%
2021
13.9%
45.0%
38.2%
2.9%
Source: NSO 6
Purpose of Visit
Holiday
Business
VFR
Other
2018
81.5%
6.9%
6.0%
5.6%
2019
84.2%
6.2%
4.1%
5.6%
2020
81.5%
6.9%
8.3%
3.2%
2021
71.2%
9.0%
13.9%
5.8%
Source: NSO 7
Age of Inbound Tourists Age 50.0% 45.7%
44.8%
45.0%
43.2%
41.6%
40.0% 35.0% 30.0% 25.0%
24.5%
28.0%
26.1%
27.3%
27.6%
27.6%
23.8%
22.9%
20.0% 15.0% 10.0% 5.1%
4.6%
5.0%
3.8%
3.6%
0.0%
2018
2019
2020 0-24
25-44
45-64
2021
65+
Source: NSO 8
English Language Learning Number of Students
Type of Course (2021)
5,000 4,000
3,971
3,760
3,000 1,925
2,000
General
73.5%
Intensive
16.5%
Specific
1.8%
Other
8.3%
1,270
1,000 0 2018
2019
2020
Number of Student Weeks 14,000 12,000
2021
Average Length of Stay: 4.5 Weeks
11,928
Market Share of Total TEFL (2021)
10,465
10,000
8,723
8,000 6,000
6.9% 2,817
4,000 2,000 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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