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Mediterranean ObserverJuly 6, 2022

The European Union recently approved Turkey’s new tourism campaign trademark, “TurkAegean,” which was kicked off to promote the country’s shores on the Aegean Sea full of historical and cultural venues. Turkey submitted the request with the EU’s intellectual property office to trademark the term TurkAegean last December and the approval was recently made public. The […]

Mediterranean ObserverJuly 4, 2022

Authorities in Çeşme, a renowned Aegean resort town in the western Turkish province of Izmir, banned setting up tents or parking motor homes in public spaces, parks, orchards and other similar places. The cause of the ban is not clear though some local municipalities employ similar bans from time to time to prevent pollution and […]

Mediterranean ObserverJuly 4, 2022

The national strategy for tourism 365 days a year in Greece, which as Minister of Tourism I designed and implemented in the period 2015 – 2019, led to the highest performance in the history of Greek tourism. Although we faced multiple, serious crises (the economic suffocation of the Memoranda, the capital controls, the risk of […]

Mediterranean ObserverJuly 4, 2022

Cities and coastal resorts in Turkey are gearing up for an influx of travelers now that Turkey has extended the upcoming religious holiday, in a fresh boost for the crucial tourism industry. President Recep Tayyip Erdoğan on Monday said the four-day Qurban Bayram holiday, also known as Eid al-Adha, will be linked with July 15 […]

Mediterranean ObserverJuly 4, 2022

Air Malta announced today that following significant demand for air travel post Covid, it has leased in an additional aircraft to be able to offer added services from July up to October 2022. The Airbus A320 aircraft is being wet leased from Getjet. Speaking about this growth, Air Malta’s Chief Commercial Officer, Roy Kinnear, said, […]

Mediterranean ObserverJuly 4, 2022

EU agreement on Adequate Minimum Wages The agreement provides a set of minimum criteria that member states will need to consider when determining their statutory minimum wages. The relative weight of the criteria will be left up to the member states to decide. Reference to international values such as 60% of the gross median wage […]

Mediterranean ObserverJune 27, 2022

The Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association (MHRA) has over the past days been engaged in consultation with the Ministry of Tourism about a new law concerning Valletta, allowing music to be played outside until 01:00hrs. MHRA positively notes that over the past years Valletta has continued to transform itself into a destination in itself. MHRA […]

Mediterranean ObserverJune 19, 2022

The Mediterranean Tourism Forum held last week in Malta, with 30 different countries paving the way forward for the next generation of tourists. Together with stakeholders, Tourism Minister Clayton Bartolo, MHRA President Andrew Agius Muscat and Valentina Superti, the Director General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and Tourism gave the opening speeches to the conference. […]

Mediterranean ObserverJune 19, 2022

European Union Director General for the Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship and Tourism Valentina Superti, in an interview with The Malta Business Weekly, briefly explains the way the EU and Malta are taking when it comes to accommodating not only the tourist of the future but also building a more sustainable tourism sector. What is being […]

Mediterranean ObserverJune 16, 2022

The Mediterranean Tourism Forum today launched the BRAIN – the Business Research and Innovation Network; an innovation hub which will be the legacy of this year’s Forum. The aim of the BRAIN will be that to bring together the most creative thinkers – from authors to researchers to business leaders and politicians to explore new […]

Category: Travel

EU approves Turkey’s TurkAegean tourism trademark

Popular Turkish resort town Çeşme bans tents, motor homes

The serious shortage of personnel in tourism requires strong political will and a comprehensive plan to support work | MEP Elena Kountoura Greece

Over 1M to hit the road for holiday as Turkey extends Eid break

Air Malta Provides Additional Summer Capacity

Malta Business Bureau (MBB) Brussels Office Reports

Malta | MHRA calls for talks related to Valletta positioning

Mediterranean Tourism Forum was held in Malta with a focus on the future

It is not useful to have a clean planet without the economy – EU tourism director general

Malta spearheading the Mediterranean Tourism BRAIN

MHRA: Budget Burdens Threaten Tourism Competitiveness While Government Recurrent Spending Keeps Rising

MHRA: Quality and Respectful Tourism Must Remain the Priority

MHRA calls for Tax-Free Tips for Hospitality Workers

MHRA: Budget Burdens Threaten Tourism Competitiveness While Government Recurrent Spending Keeps Rising

MHRA: Quality and Respectful Tourism Must Remain the Priority

MHRA calls for Tax-Free Tips for Hospitality Workers