Wednesday, Feb 03, 2021

It is a colossal task: how can countries attract back their biggest sources of income, especially tourism and foreign direct investment, after a year with the pandemic? Governments around the world f...

Tuesday, Feb 02, 2021

*Silvan Camilleri* is not a new face to the many guests and clients who have experienced *The Phoenicia Malta* over the past two and a half years. Indeed, as our Food and Beverage Manager he has been ...

Monday, Feb 01, 2021

*The boss of Ryanair is forecasting "a strong return" for European beach holidays this summer thanks to the Covid-19 vaccination programme.* Michael O'Leary said he expected travel restrictions to be ...

Thursday, Jan 28, 2021

*Global tourism suffered its worst year on record in 2020, with international arrivals dropping by 74% according to the latest data from the World Tourism Organization (UNWTO). Destinations worldwide ...

Thursday, Jan 28, 2021

*The below signatories call for the immediate setting up of a hospitality task force across the EU Institutions to discuss the impact that COVID-19 has had on business and jobs and deliver a road map ...

Thursday, Jan 28, 2021

The *Malta Business Bureau*, in collaboration with four other partner organisations based in Belgium, Bulgaria, Germany and Italy, have recently launched* TAPROOM*, a project co-funded by the EU’s Era...

Thursday, Jan 28, 2021

On 16 December 2020, the European Official Journal of the EU published the outcome of Directive 2020/2184 ( L435/1 [1] ) on the quality of water intended for human consumption, commonly known as “*Dri...

Wednesday, Jan 27, 2021

*The Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association (MHRA)* reiterates that the relevant authorities must be adequately resourced and instructed to ensure that the rules related to COVID-19 and Licences are...

Tuesday, Jan 26, 2021

2020 has tested our resilience and has transformed the way we live, work and play perhaps forever. At the eye of the storm the hospitality industry is facing the full impact of this new normal. The to...

Monday, Jan 25, 2021

*The Covid-19 pandemic has had an unprecedented impact on the hotel industry. It has set new standards in the sector and has led to faster changes than ever seen before. Besides the obvious negative e...

Monday, Jan 25, 2021

The tourism sector’s success in the coming ten years is not solely based on recovery from the pandemic, but also on increasing the quality of the islands’ tourism product and services,  *Tourism Minis...

Monday, Jan 25, 2021

*NET welcomes the decision of EU heads of state or government to coordinate their response to the COVID-19 pandemic as regards travel restrictions, testing and vaccinations to stem the spread of the v...