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Mediterranean ObserverNovember 6, 2021

The Malta Business Bureau’s Energy Ecosystem won the Engager Award at the first edition of the Malta Climate Action Awards held last week. These awards aim to recognize and celebrate the actions taken by local businesses, public and private organisations, groups and individuals in the fight against climate change across the Maltese Islands. MBB’s bid […]

Mediterranean ObserverOctober 30, 2021

Turkey’s tourism income surged by 181.8% year-on-year in the third quarter of 2021, following a significant fall last year due to the coronavirus pandemic, the Turkish Statistical Institute (TurkStat) announced on Thursday. The country earned $11.4 billion this July-September, up from $4 billion in the same period last year when the COVID-19 crisis led to […]

Mediterranean ObserverOctober 27, 2021

Tunisia has reverted to making PCR tests for international arrivals mandatory “due to the worrying Covid-19 spikes in many countries”. The Tunisian Ministry of Public Health announced that the requirement will be in place from Wednesday, October 27, for all travellers arriving into the country and applicable to both vaccinated and non-vaccinated people. A PCR […]

Mediterranean ObserverOctober 27, 2021

Turkey aims to attract 50 million tourists and boost the sector’s revenues to $50 billion (TL 472.12 billion) by 2023, said Culture and Tourism Minister Mehmet Nuri Ersoy Tuesday. Ersoy was speaking to the Al-Jazeera television outlet in Doha as part of his visit to Qatar. Expressing that there are major tourism projects in Turkey’s […]

Mediterranean ObserverOctober 25, 2021

The CEO of the Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association (MHRA) Andrew Agius Muscat has said that now is a good time to start working in the tourism sector because there are certain vacancies which need filling. He was speaking during the programme TVAM which was broadcast this morning. Agius Muscat said that this summer was […]

Mediterranean ObserverOctober 23, 2021

The aviation industry has been under huge pressure to reinvent itself to go green in recent times, a complicated task that requires billions of dollars in spending to make air transportation more climate-friendly but also risks an increase in fares, making air travel once again the domain of the rich. Like many countries, airlines the […]

Mediterranean ObserverOctober 23, 2021

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On November 5, residents and workers will have 45 minutes to find higher ground It’s been more than a century since a significant tsunami struck Malta but the residents and workers of Marsaxlokk are being taught what to do in the possible eventuality of a 1.5m wall of water hitting the fishing village. A little […]

Mediterranean ObserverOctober 21, 2021

Tourism Services: Short term rentals The European Commission launched a public consultation on short-term accommodation rentals. The objective is to collect data on issues resulting from the rapid growth of short term rentals and the sustainable development of tourism destinations. It also looks at consumer safety and level playing field with other operators in the […]

Mediterranean ObserverOctober 20, 2021

Morocco is halting flights to and from Britain, Germany and the Netherlands due to concerns over the spread of COVID-19 in those countries, official sources in the North African kingdom said Wednesday. Flights will stop from 11:59 p.m. (10:59 p.m. GMT) Wednesday “until further notice,”,the national airports office (ONDA) said on Twitter. National carrier Royal […]

Mediterranean ObserverOctober 19, 2021

Despite the upcoming winter period, the occupancy rate of hotels in Turkey is still high with tourists extending the delayed tourism season, chairperson of the Russian Union of Travel Industry (RST), Irina Tyurina said. Speaking to the Russian press, she said that the hotels in Turkey are almost full and some of them are not […]

Category: Mediterranean

Malta Business Bureau’s Energy Ecosystem Project Wins Climate Award

Turkey’s Tourism Revenue leaps 182% in July-September

Tunisia reverts to PCR tests for International Arrivals

Turkey eyes 50 million Tourists by 2023, Minister says

“Now is a good time to start working in tourism” – Andrew Agius Muscat Chief Executive Officer Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association

Aviation Industry’s Green revamp risks much more Expensive Prices

Malta | Marsaxlokk to run a Tsunami Drill next Month

Malta Business Bureau (MBB) Brussels Office Reports

Morocco stops flights with UK, Germany, Netherlands over COVID-19

Hotels in Turkey almost full despite end of Tourism Season

MHRA: Zero Tolerance for Violence and Intimidation in Malta’s Tourism Areas

MHRA Welcomes Direct New York–Malta Air Connection

MHRA Condemns Indecent Tourist Behaviour and Calls for Zero Tolerance on Anti-Social Conduct

MHRA: Zero Tolerance for Violence and Intimidation in Malta’s Tourism Areas

MHRA Welcomes Direct New York–Malta Air Connection

MHRA Condemns Indecent Tourist Behaviour and Calls for Zero Tolerance on Anti-Social Conduct