Issued by Bank of Valle a p.l.c.,
58, Triq San Żakkarija, Il-Belt Valle a VLT 1130
Celia Borg Cardona
A Retrospective Exhibition
1 February - 4 March 2020
National Museum of Archaeology, Valletta
Monday to Sunday (including public holidays)
09:00 to 17:00 (last admission 16:30)
€1.50
PAGE 7 INTERVIEW PAGES 10 & 11
Can the UK
economy
rebound
after Brexit?
MDIA CEO Stephen
McCarthy on Malta
becoming the world's
premiere AI launchpad
THURSDAY 6 FEBRUARY 2020 • ISSUE 44
WWW.BUSINESSTODAY.COM.MT
MASSIMO COSTA
THE popularity of private accommo-
dation services such as Airbnb is on the
rise, National Statistics Office figures
show, with such alternatives threatening
to soon outshine traditional hotels.
His views were reflected in the NSO fig-
ures, which show that, in 2018 alone, pri-
vate accommodation contributed to 46%
of all guest nights.
is is contrasted with the amount of
guest nights spent in hotels, which ac-
counted for 54% of the total.
NSO figures also showed that, while the
total number of nights spent by inbound
tourists in collective rented accommoda-
tion decreased by 0.1% in 2019 compared
to 2018, the total nights spent in other
rented accommodation - which covers
Airbnb and similar private accommoda-
tion - rose by 13.5% in 2019 compared to
the year before.
PAGE 3
Melita to
showcase
B2B services
at ICE 2020
PAGE 2
Editorial PAGE 9
THE ECONOMIC TEST
Private accommodation
soon to outshine hotels