Author: Mediterranean Observer

Malta is expected to report its highest daily COVID-19 figure later on Wednesday, with more than 400 new cases expected. It is understood that a record number of tests were also carried out and that health authorities are blaming the rampant spread on the UK variant. This is the first time that the virus has […]

Following Hon Prime Minister Dr Robert Abela’s declaration of Government’s commitment to continue sustaining the country’s restaurants & snack bars with additional measures that go beyond the Wage Supplement, in compensation for their reduced operations and sudden closure, the Hon Minister for Tourism Clayton Bartolo announced that the Malta Tourism Authority is allocating a budget […]

A one-off grant of €1,000 will help mitigate costs incurred by restaurants and snack bars as a result of the sudden closure because of COVID-19 Restaurants and snack bars that were ordered to close their doors because of new COVID-19 restrictions will receive €1,000 to cushion the blow from sudden closure. Tourism Minister Clayton Bartolo […]

The Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association (MHRA) recognises that the increase in the numbers of COVID-19 infected people is a matter of great concern to all. The new measures announced by Government are focused on the restaurants sector, which means that many businesses in this sector will be suffering yet another major economic blow, for […]

The Prime Minister Dr Robert Abela, announced that Restaurants, snack bars and kiosks will only be allowed to carry out take-away services under new restrictions that will come into force from tomorrow Friday 5th March 2021. Restaurants and other type of catering establishments within hotels and guest houses can serve in-house guests only. These new […]

Airbnb CEO Brian Chesky said what the company’s customers really want are unique stays and experiences offered by individual hosts. That means expanding Airbnb’s hotel business doesn’t seem to be the priority it once was. And, oh yeah, the proliferation of corporate hosts like Sonder and others, doesn’t mesh with what Chesky believes travelers desire. […]

As more companies switch to remote work as a result of the pandemic, InterContinental Hotels Group believes the shift could be great for business travel’s recovery. With the Covid-19 essentially grinding leisure and business travel to a halt since March, the hotel chain said its global revenues per available room, an industry metric known as RevPAR, fell […]

Members of the European Union parliament want the block to impose uniform travel measures for the summer, among others, by creating a common vaccination certificate that would serve specifically for travel. In a meeting of February 25, the EU Parliament’s Transport and Tourism Committee voted on a draft resolution for the establishment of an EU […]