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Mediterranean ObserverApril 17, 2021

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MHRA President Tony Zahra, along with MHRA Council members, held an online meeting with Maltese MEP Josianne Cutajar, who is a member of EU Committee for Transport and Tourism (TRAN) and part of the Tourism Taskforce within the same committee. At the beginning of the meeting, MEP Cutajar expressed her gratitude for this opportunity to […]

Mediterranean ObserverApril 17, 2021

Italian Prime Minister Mario Draghi on Friday announced that the country would begin easing some of its stricter COVID-19 restrictions by April 26. At a Rome news conference, Draghi said that a priority would be given to opening outdoor establishments such as restaurants and that all schools would reopen. The prime minister expressed “cautious optimism” […]

Mediterranean ObserverApril 17, 2021

Bitcoin fell more than four percent on Friday after Turkey’s central bank banned the use of cryptocurrencies to pay for goods and services. Bitcoin tumbled more than four percent on Friday after Turkey’s central bank banned the use of cryptocurrencies and crypto assets for purchases, citing possible “irreparable” damage and transaction risks. In legislation published […]

Mediterranean ObserverApril 17, 2021

The Malta Tourism Authority has created an agent training course to help boost bookings to the island from the over-50s market. The course features four lessons – Introduction; Where to stay; Dining out; and Venture out and about – and tools such as an events calendar which can be shared with customers. Natalie Swinburne, trade […]

Mediterranean ObserverApril 16, 2021

Maltese Government has announced two more schemes to help the hospitality sector, as part of the Government’s €20 Million Tourism Recovery Plan. At a news conference from the Mediterranean Conference Centre, Minister for Tourism and Consumer Protection Clayton Bartolo announced that the first scheme is aimed to incentives boutique hotels, guesthouses, two-star hotels, tourists villages, […]

Mediterranean ObserverApril 16, 2021

Support has grown for an International Treaty on Pandemics on a proposal floated in November 2020 by European Council President Charles Michel, at the Paris Peace Forum who cited the “need to go further and learn the lessons of the pandemic.” Initially somewhat hesitantly endorsed by the G7 leaders in their statement on 19 February […]

Mediterranean ObserverApril 16, 2021

As Malta approaches the June 1 tourism reopening, there’s agreement across the board that Air Malta must be saved. Air Malta is dominating the tourism discourse, with government doing all it can to secure state aid for the national airline. “Our aim is to save Air Malta and ensure that Air Malta, which has a […]

Mediterranean ObserverApril 15, 2021

COVID-19 sparks a dramatic 51% collapse in the sector’s contribution to GDP – More than 337,000 jobs lost, while many more remain protected by the job retention scheme The World Travel & Tourism Council’s annual Economic Impact Report (EIR) today reveals that the dramatic collapse of Italy’s Travel & Tourism sector has wiped out a […]

Mediterranean ObserverApril 15, 2021

Croatia will start a priority vaccination drive of 70,000 tourism workers beginning next week. The Croatian Minister of Tourism and Sports, Nikolina Brnjac, held a meeting with the Croatian Institute of Public Health on the topic of vaccinations for tourism workers and setting up additional checkpoints for guests in tourist places. It has been confirmed […]

Mediterranean ObserverApril 15, 2021

ABTA, the leading association of travel agents and tour operators in UK, has written to Lord David Frost, Minister of State highlighting the need for a travel industry roadmap in the UK’s post-Brexit relationships with the EU. The letter raises the very serious challenges relating to labour mobility owing to restrictions on temporary entry of […]

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Economy and Tourism

Tourism should be adequately recognized at EU level – MEP Josianne Cutajar meets Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association.

Italy opened a COVID-free railway line and to relax COVID Restrictions by April 26

Turkey bans crypto payments and Bitcoin feels the pain

Malta launches over-50s training for agents

Maltese Government announces more incentives for Boutique hotels, Guest houses and MICE sector to attract tourists

Support grows for International Treaty on Pandemics

WATCH – Saving Air Malta is top priority for Maltese Government, Opposition and MHRA

WTTC Research Reveals Travel & Tourism Sector’s Contribution to Italy’s GDP Dropped by €121 Billion in 2020

Croatia to prioritise vaccinations of Tourism Workers

UK ABTA calls for action on post-Brexit Tourism Worker Mobility

IATA, Eurofins team up to boost testing options for Travel Pass app users

France plans to open borders for foreign travellers this summer

Israel removes mandatory wearing of masks in public

IATA, Eurofins team up to boost testing options for Travel Pass app users

France plans to open borders for foreign travellers this summer

Israel removes mandatory wearing of masks in public