Databank | Country Presentation - Spain

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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