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Mediterranean ObserverAugust 21, 2023

The European Commission is pleased to invite you to the next Together for EU Tourism stakeholder event to be held on 11 September 2023, from 09:00 to 13:00. This will be a hybrid event, taking place in Brussels and online. The event will be hosted by the European Commission’s Directorate-General for Internal Market, Industry, Entrepreneurship […]

Mediterranean ObserverAugust 4, 2023

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 […]

Mediterranean ObserverJuly 28, 2023

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 […]

Mediterranean ObserverJuly 24, 2023

The Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association (MHRA) calls upon Government to take urgent action and address various difficulties which currently are impacting the tourism industry, risking to seriously damage the identity and reputation of Malta being a truly beautiful and authentic Mediterranean destination. The Ministry of Tourism and the Malta Tourism Authority have been investing […]

Mediterranean ObserverJune 19, 2023

The Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association (MHRA) refers to a work to rule order issued by the Airline Pilots Association to its members leading to disruptions of Air Malta flight schedules. Now that the travel, tourism, and hospitality sector in Malta is recovering over the major losses suffered during two years of economic hardship resulting […]

Mediterranean ObserverJune 19, 2023

The president of the Malta Hotels and Restaurant Association (MHRA) Tony Zahra refrained from directly commenting on whether something must change to prevent restaurants and hotels from damaging the environment, as eNGOs claim and, instead, he pointed his finger at the “government to take these decisions”. “Doing nothing is also a political decision… and it […]

Mediterranean ObserverMay 5, 2023

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We need to Master New Opportunities To Succeed Responsibly. Every story has its beginning. Ours started in 1958. It was a year of turbulence and uncertainty for British Colony Malta. As the winds of change started to blow and the ordinarily placid Maltese life got disturbed some reassured themselves that by assuming continuity Malta would […]

Mediterranean ObserverMarch 29, 2023

The EU member states’ ambassadors today agreed the Council’s negotiating mandate for a proposal to digitalise the visa procedure. The proposal introduces the possibility to apply for a visa online and replaces the current visa sticker with a digital visa. It aims to make the visa application procedure more efficient and to improve the security […]

Mediterranean ObserverMarch 25, 2023

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The Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association (MHRA) refers to reports in the media that a development earmarked in Paceville will according to the conclusions of an EIA report have a very high impact of shadowing on the iconic St George’s Bay beach throughout the year, leaving it much of the time of the day in […]

Mediterranean ObserverMarch 15, 2023

Bleak gender diversity figures for cruise companies don’t tell the whole story; much to celebrate for OTA & travel companies Only 35% of the cruise industry’s workforce are female, dropping to 3% in the C-Suite and zero female CEOs or chairs leading the major conglomerates – however, six smaller cruise lines are led by women […]

Category: Travel

Invitation I Together for EU Tourism – Stakeholder Meeting

MHRA “Aim for a Sustainable Tourism Strategy”

We now need better not bigger | Times of Malta Talking Point

MHRA | Urgent action needed or else Malta risks losing its appeal as a destination of choice

MHRA appeals for reconciliation between ALPA and Government

Malta | Environment: Doing nothing is also a political decision – MHRA President

MISSION:FORWARD by MHRA President Tony Zahra

Schengen visa: Council agrees negotiating mandate on the digitalisation of the visa procedure

MHRA, “St George’s Bay must be protected and upgraded in line with Malta’s Golden Mile vision”.

Cruise Industry is struggling to recruit women across the entire workforce – Aptamind Partners Report

MHRA calls for Tax-Free Tips for Hospitality Workers

MHRA Welcomes New Measures to Strengthen Standards and Protect Malta's Tourism Reputation

MHRA Calls for a National Climate Resilience Plan to Address Summer Power Cuts

MHRA calls for Tax-Free Tips for Hospitality Workers

MHRA Welcomes New Measures to Strengthen Standards and Protect Malta’s Tourism Reputation

MHRA Calls for a National Climate Resilience Plan to Address Summer Power Cuts