Malta to host EUTO convention and study visit

During the last week of October, the Malta Tourism Society will be hosting some 60 or 70 delegates from the European Union of Tourism Officers (EUTO) to a convention and study visit. This annual event is part funded through the Leonardo da Vinci mobility initiatives which promote cultural and educational exchange across Europe.

Themed "Developing Sustainable Tourism – Reviving the Past to Build the Future," an exchange of best practice, this year's convention and study visit will take place between October 22 to 29.  The focus will be on creating a unique experience for visitors to the island by capitalizing on all the possible cultural, social and historical resources which these small islands can offer. A number of local and international speakers are being invited to contribute to the convention and also to the study visits included in the program.

The convention will be addressed by the Maltese Tourism and Culture Minister Francis Zammit Dimech on October 23.
EUTO is an organization that fosters trans-national networking between all European middle and top managers principally engaged in the work of tourism promotion and development. In recent years, EUTO has proven to be of high value for the new European destinations that want to gain experience and information in the shortest possible time, by learning from best practice and experience of their peers.
The Socjeta Turistika Maltija (Malta Tourism Society) was set up in May 2002 by a number of individuals coming from various fields related to tourism, hotel management, planning and marketing. The society’s main objective is to provide a forum for professionals working in, studying or otherwise interested in tourism across all its sectors and to help improve and upgrade the Maltese and regional tourism services and professionalism in the development of the sector. In contrast to other tourism associations, the society aims to attract members from a diversity of sectors since the society believes that to improve the tourism sector a forum whereby all stakeholders meet and discuss relevant issues is important.

By Julian Zarb
VALETTA, Malta (eTN)

October 4, 2006   Posted in: Malta