Archive for the ‘Malta’ Category
Malta focuses on rebranding tourism
Last Thursday and Friday, July 7-8, the Malta Tourism Authority invited a number of key members of the tourism industry in Malta and Gozo to a full-day workshop and focus group to project the terms of reference that could be applied in building a definite brand for the Maltese Islands.
July 13, 2005
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Low Fares Airline and Tourism in Malta
There has been quite a lot of hype and news in the media this week over the pending inauguration of flights by Ryanair. Last year, the Malta Tourism Society organized a forum on this very subject and including the impact of low fares airlines on Maltese Tourism. During the forum there were various views from [...]
April 19, 2005
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New and renovated five-star hotels boost Malta’s upmarket image
This year Malta’s growing image as a luxury destination for both leisure and for conferences and incentives will get an additional boost from the opening of two new five-star properties. Le Méridien St Julians opens this spring in the grounds of an 18th century villa in Balluta Bay, St Julians. The 282-room hotel has an [...]
March 14, 2005
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Malta’s budget encourages growth and investment for 2005
Last week’s speech by the leader of the Labor Party in response to the budget presented by the Prime Minister Lawrence Gonzi has been hailed by various commercial sectors and organizations as an opportunity for all to improve their competitiveness and economic stability. The tourism industry, which remains the islands largest and most important socio-economic [...]
December 7, 2004
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Malta Tourism Authority: Time For Change
The Malta Tourism Authority is about to undertake its first restructuring process since its creation five years ago. This process is in line with the changing trends facing the tourism industry today. The time frame for planning in this industry today can no longer be calculated as a ten, twenty or twenty five year period. [...]
October 22, 2004
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Maltese chefs to compete in cookery “Olympicsâ€
Malta’s National Team of Chefs has left for Erfurt, Germany, where this year’s edition of the World Olympic Cookery Olympics is being held next week. The team led by Chef Patron, Joseph Vella will be competing alongside other World Association of Chefs’ Societies (WACS) teams during the three-day event. The Malta team will be presenting [...]
October 15, 2004
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Malta, Gozo to celebrate “historic cities”
The Malta Tourism Authority together with various cultural groups and associations as well as local councils will be inaugurating the first edition of the Historic Cities Festival in Malta and Gozo this weekend. Speaking on a local radio station recently, an official from the Malta Tourism Authority described this event as an opportunity for both [...]
October 7, 2004
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Malta figures confirm changing trends
With over forty years of experience and credibility in the formation of a sound tourism industry which contributes some 28 percent to the Gross National Performance, Malta is now facing the daunting task of adapting to changing market trends and product development.
August 27, 2004
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Malta Tourism Society Website Launch
The Malta Tourism Society’s website is up and running now. The website www.maltatourismsociety.org.mt has been created by the Malta Tourism Society, a non-governmental organisation with the support of Abakus Solutions Ltd.
August 24, 2004
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Maltese Archbishop issues warning about the environment
The Maltese Archbishop is speaking out in defense of the environment. The archbishop, in an address to the congregation gathered inside the St. John’s Co-Cathedral in Valletta, urged for careful use of the natural resources, respect for all living creatures, plants and trees: “We must nurture love for all creatures, every one of us has [...]
July 12, 2004
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