Due to the impact of the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, the number of international tourist arrivals in Malta was substantially lower in 2020 and 2021 over 2019. Overall, non-package trips have accounted for the highest volume of inbound arrivals since 2010. In 2021, arrivals from non-package travel reached around 746.5 thousand, increasing from 2020 but remaining below pre-pandemic levels.
Number of international tourist arrivals in Malta from 2010 to 2021, by type of trip
(in 1,000s)
*The source specifies that: "In view of the COVID-19 situation, the Tourstat survey was suspended between 12 March and 30 June 2020. Statistical methods were applied to cover the period from 13 March to 20 March 2020, when scheduled passenger flights were still in operation.
Malta International Airport reopened on 1 July 2020. The first group of destinations that reopened for travel comprised: Germany, Austria, Italy, France, Spain, Poland, Cyprus, Switzerland, Iceland, Slovakia, Norway, Denmark, Hungary, Finland, Ireland, Lithuania, Latvia, Estonia, Luxembourg, Czechia, Greece and Croatia. Restrictions on all other flight destinations were lifted on 15 July 2020".
Figures have been rounded. Data prior to 2019 were previously published by the source. Tourists refer to visitors who stayed at least one night. Figures exclude overnight cruise passengers.
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National Statistics Office Malta. (February 14, 2022). Number of international tourist arrivals in Malta from 2010 to 2021, by type of trip (in 1,000s) [Graph]. In Statista. Retrieved December 22, 2024, from https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169816/international-tourists-in-malta-by-trip-type/
National Statistics Office Malta. "Number of international tourist arrivals in Malta from 2010 to 2021, by type of trip (in 1,000s)." Chart. February 14, 2022. Statista. Accessed December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169816/international-tourists-in-malta-by-trip-type/
National Statistics Office Malta. (2022). Number of international tourist arrivals in Malta from 2010 to 2021, by type of trip (in 1,000s). Statista. Statista Inc.. Accessed: December 22, 2024. https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169816/international-tourists-in-malta-by-trip-type/
National Statistics Office Malta. "Number of International Tourist Arrivals in Malta from 2010 to 2021, by Type of Trip (in 1,000s)." Statista, Statista Inc., 14 Feb 2022, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169816/international-tourists-in-malta-by-trip-type/
National Statistics Office Malta, Number of international tourist arrivals in Malta from 2010 to 2021, by type of trip (in 1,000s) Statista, https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169816/international-tourists-in-malta-by-trip-type/ (last visited December 22, 2024)
Number of international tourist arrivals in Malta from 2010 to 2021, by type of trip (in 1,000s) [Graph], National Statistics Office Malta, February 14, 2022. [Online]. Available: https://www.statista.com/statistics/1169816/international-tourists-in-malta-by-trip-type/
