Minister Clayton Bartolo

December 5, 2021

Malta Tourism Strategy Launched for the next Ten Years

  Added:  4 December, 2021   After 11 months of public consultation with all sectors involved in hospitality and tourism, the Malta Tourism Authority has launched the Malta Tourism Strategy until 2030.   With the theme of Recover.Rethink.Revitalise, this strategy will be divided into 22 more targeted strategies which, through a long-term plan, will achieve 125 goals. These objectives should be reflected in 145 actions for Maltese tourism to recover and be sustainable.  This strategy will be based on the principles of quality, sustainability, tourism experience, connectivity efficiency, housing development management, human resource challenges, branding, digitization, and significantly, the inclusion […]
November 9, 2021

Maritim Hotel completes Eur6.5 Million Expansion Project

  Added:  9 November, 2021   The Maritim hotel in Mellieħa has invested € 6.5 million in a project which includes the construction of fifty-nine new rooms in addition to the existing hotel as well as the renovation of the building attached to the same hotel with three other new rooms – all incorporated within the Maritim Antonine Hotel & Spa.   These details were announced at a news conference by the Minister for Tourism and Consumer Protection Clayton Bartolo, in the presence of the Director of the Maritim hotel, Adrian Buttigieg.   The minister pointed out that this investment […]
October 11, 2021

A Step in the Right Direction for Malta’s Tourism Industry

  Excellent Results for Malta International Airport in September 2021 Added:  11 October, 2021   Malta Tourism Authority welcomes the great news that the Malta International Airport welcomed a total of 418,473 passengers in September, which also marked the first time, since 1999, that September outpaced August in terms of passenger traffic, and the strongest month, in terms of passenger volumes, since the COVID-19 pandemic started.   Seat-occupancy levels also remained below pre-pandemic levels, as airlines carried passengers to and from the airport at an average seat load factor of just over 70%.   “The recent news published by the […]
October 7, 2021

Forbes International Star Award Launched

    Added:  7 October, 2021   Malta will be the first country in the world to participate in the Forbes International Star Award. This is a programme intended to certify restaurants and hotels with a view to training and rewarding the hospitality sector for the tourist product that is offended to the public.   These details were announced at a press conference by Minister for Tourism and Consumer Protection Clayton Bartolo, in the presence of Deputy Chairman of the Malta Tourism Authority Carlo Micallef and the CEO of the Malta Restaurants and Hoteliers’ Association Andrew Agius Muscat.   Minister […]
June 15, 2021

Exclusive Interview: The Hon Clayton Bartolo

In an exclusive interview with Horeca Magazine, the Hon Minister Clayton Bartolo outlines the schemes in place as the Hospitality and Tourism industries fight to overcome the pandemic crisis.