International tourist arrivals growth rate
STO-REC-STAT01M2KJT2 National
16%
Malta · Q1 2026
International tourist arrivals growth rate in Malta came in at 16% in Q1 2026 (ETC).
- Publisher
- ETC
- Authority tier
- T2 National
- Locator
- Tourism growth remains broad-based across Europe
- Retrieved
- 15 Sep 2026
- Status
- Verified
What the source says
The largest increases in arrivals during the first months of 2026 were recorded by Greece (+38%), Italy (+21%) and Malta (+16%), supported by strong connectivity and efforts to spread demand beyond peak seasons and traditional hotspots.
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- APA
- European Travel Commission. (2026). European tourism holds firm despite rising uncertainty and changing traveller priorities. Retrieved September 15, 2026, from https://etc-corporate.org/news/european-tourism-holds-firm-despite-rising-uncertainty-and-changing-traveller-priorities/. Via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XCEPZEQBHAM2KGV0KA5
- MLA
- European Travel Commission. "European tourism holds firm despite rising uncertainty and changing traveller priorities." 2026, https://etc-corporate.org/news/european-tourism-holds-firm-despite-rising-uncertainty-and-changing-traveller-priorities/. Accessed 15 Sept. 2026 via StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XCEPZEQBHAM2KGV0KA5.
- Chicago
- European Travel Commission. "European tourism holds firm despite rising uncertainty and changing traveller priorities." 2026. https://etc-corporate.org/news/european-tourism-holds-firm-despite-rising-uncertainty-and-changing-traveller-priorities/. Accessed September 15, 2026. Cited from StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XCEPZEQBHAM2KGV0KA5.
- BibTeX
- @misc{etc2026internationalgv0ka5, author = {{European Travel Commission}}, title = {European tourism holds firm despite rising uncertainty and changing traveller priorities}, year = {2026}, howpublished = {StatOrigin, https://statorigin.org}, url = {https://statorigin.org/stat/stat_01M2KJ7XCEPZEQBHAM2KGV0KA5}, note = {Original source: https://etc-corporate.org/news/european-tourism-holds-firm-despite-rising-uncertainty-and-changing-traveller-priorities/. Accessed September 15, 2026.} }
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Primary Source
- Publisher
- European Travel Commission · homepage ↗
- Authority tier
- Tier 2 · National Official
- Report
- European tourism holds firm despite rising uncertainty and changing traveller priorities
- Type
- Press release
- Published
- —
- Locator
- Tourism growth remains broad-based across Europe
- Retrieved
- 15 September 2026
- Link status
- Reachable (HTTP 200)
- Report licence
- See source
Verification & Integrity
- Audit status
- Verified
- Review protocol
- Editorial review
- Checked on
- 15 September 2026
- Last revision
- 15 September 2026
- Archival URI
- /stat/stat_01M2KJ7XCEPZEQBHAM2KGV0KA5