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In the hospitality sector, there are some required characteristics that women have by nature (also due to culture), making their presence in the Hotel industry really indispensable. For example, the attention to detail and nuances; the inclination to take care of people (either customers or collaborators); the ability to supervise, take care of and manage […]

FACT: Tourism generates money. But what are the factors contributing to tourism? And how can the Mediterranean region maintain the positive momentum it has garnered? The World Travel and Tourism Council (WTTC) estimates that in 2016, travel and tourism directly contributed US$2.3 trillion to global GDP, and accounted for 109 million jobs worldwide. Breaking the […]

Architecture plays a vital role in the tourism and hospitality industry. It gives an identity to a destination. MS interviewed the renowned local architect, Richard England, to give us an insight into today’s architectural situation. As an architect, writer, artist and academic, how would you define art? Does its definition differ from one medium to […]

Advancements in information technology offer innovative ways for businesses across all sectors to reach and interact with any target audience. We live in an interactive world where individuals demand access to information in real time. To thrive in today’s competitive economic environment, businesses relying on income from the tourism industry must keep pace with the […]

Dr. Zahi Hawass is a world-renowned Egyptologist, who although always wanted to be a lawyer fell into this line of work when a new department of archaeology at the Faculty of Arts in the university where he was studying, was opened.  He worked at the Supreme Council of Antiquities and after realising that this wasn’t […]

Tourism is quite an umbrella term, which beneath it one finds various niches and categories of it. We asked Mona Khalilieh, Advisor for the Mediterranean Tourism Foundation about a specific niche, that of religious tourism and to brief us about its potential if explored and capitalized on within the Mediterranean region. What is the role […]

When the financial crisis of 2007-2008 hit the global market, Malta’s economy remained relatively stable; as did its property market. This has helped pave the way for the boom the market is experiencing today. The Maltese property market has gone from strength to strength for the past couple of years, with 2017 being one of […]

The tourism industry is one of the most developing and popular industries worldwide as it is in Turkey. However, it has permanent problems in it, which can be solved with a little human touch of professionals who are working in the sector such as; gender structure, continuation at work which means career development, working conditions, […]

QP is proud to have supported the Benchmarking Energy Sustainability Tool (BEST), which is a scheme to address the need to encourage and implement energy efficient practices and systems by introducing benchmarking for industry energy, water, and fuel consumption. Through BEST, hoteliers can associate with a range of benchmarks from the 2, 3, 4 or […]

When you spend the majority of your childhood helping your parents take care of the restaurants and cafés that they own, delving further into the catering industry seems like an inevitable path to follow, or so you would think. Michelle Muscat, owner of Ristorante la Vela restaurant in Ta’ Xbiex had made it clear to […]