Tourism in Malta: arrivals up 18% in the first half of 2026

In the first six months of 2026, 2,131,825 foreign tourists arrived in Malta, 18.1% more than in the first half of 2025.

The half-year in figures

• Nights spent: 11.8 million (+10.1%)
• Tourist spending: €1,795.6 million (+14.8%)
• Average spending per tourist: €842

June

• Arrivals: 458,223 (+18.5% on June 2025)
• Average stay: 5.6 nights
• Average spending per night: €176.8
• Nights in rented accommodation: 89.2%
• British, Italian and Polish residents together made up 45.6% of tourists

Why it matters

Almost nine nights in ten are spent in rented accommodation: this is the demand behind investments in holiday-let apartments, especially in the north of the island and around Sliema and St. Julian’s. Browse available properties.