Category: Infrasructure & Design

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If you run or advise a tourism business in the Mediterranean, you are already on the frontline of climate risk, water scarcity and changing visitor expectations— even if you do not call it “sustainability” yet. At the same time, standards like GSTC, EU Ecolabel, ISO 14001 and Green Key are reshaping how destinations compete for […]

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The Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association (MHRA) welcomes the new tourism accommodation framework, saying it reflects principles long advocated by the industry in support of a more sustainable and higher-value tourism model. MHRA expressed support for the direction being taken by Deputy Prime Minister and Minister for Foreign Affairs and Tourism Dr Ian Borg, together […]

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The Sustainable Ecotourism Awareness (SEA) Project was presented during the second edition of the iBlue Congress by Lanzarote Islands Innovation Summit, held on 12 and 13 March 2026 at the iconic Jameos del Agua in Lanzarote, Spain. The international congress brought together policymakers, sustainability experts, tourism leaders, researchers, and island stakeholders from across the Mediterranean, […]

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Following a request earlier this year by the Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association, Ms. Maria Micallef, MCESD Chairperson, convened a MCESD Council meeting focused on disaster preparedness and emergency coordination, bringing together key national authorities and stakeholders. In his intervention, MHRA CEO Andrew Agius Muscat stressed that preparedness must not be viewed as a reaction to […]

Mediterranean ObserverFebruary 26, 2026
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The Sustainable Ecotourism Awareness (SEA) Project was presented during the Malta Competition and Consumer Affairs Authority (MCCAA) National Conference, titled “The EU Ecolabel: The Official Standard for Green Tourism in Malta”, held in Rabat, Malta, on 19 February 2026. During the conference, Tonio Cini, Operations Executive at Malta Hotels & Restaurants Association (MHRA) and Logisitics […]

Mediterranean ObserverFebruary 23, 2026
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The Sustainable Ecotourism Awareness (SEA) Project was mentioned to MHRA members and industry stakeholders during the MHRA BOV Deloitte Quarter 4 2025 Hospitality Performance Presentation, held on Friday 20th February 2026 at The Fortress, Corinthia Hotel St George’s Bay. The seminar brought together leading representatives from Malta’s tourism and hospitality industry to review the performance […]

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The Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association (MHRA) urges immediate action to address ongoing disruptions in Paceville and St Julian’s, where excavation works, traffic congestion, and noise are negatively impacting the tourism experience during the busy season. Although excavation is banned during summer in key tourism areas, “emergency” exemptions are reportedly being misused. Disruptive works continue […]

Mediterranean ObserverOctober 12, 2023
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“Booking policies and procedures critical for successful transition to new Malta airline”. The Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association (MHRA) refers to the transition to the new airline replacing Air Malta, set to fly on 31st March 2024, exactly 50 years less 1 day from the first flight of Air Malta on the 1st April 1974. […]

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The Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association (MHRA) presented the Deloitte -BOV Quarter 2 – 2023 Performance Review for Hotels observing that based on the data collected from hotels, and other stakeholders, the number of tourist arrivals for year 2023 promises to surpass the previous 2019 record. Michael Zarb, Deloitte Director, Economic and Policy Advisory, stated […]

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By Tony Zahra, President of Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association (MHRA) Over the past decades since the inception of tourism in Malta the narrative was based on growth. And growth we managed to achieve. Indeed, after two years of pandemic we have managed to recover, and we are set on seeing a record number of […]


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