 The vast majority of visitors to Malta stayed for seven nights or longer , with the average stay length being 8 @.@ 5 nights . While the number of people staying seven nights or longer in Malta fell by 13 @.@ 4 per cent in 2009 compared to 2008 , the number of people staying four to six nights jumped 7 @.@ 5 per cent , and one to three nights by 1 @.@ 5 per cent . Expenditure by tourists to Malta declined 12 per cent when compared to 2008 levels , with a recorded value of EUR 916 @.@ 4 million . 
