Tag: Malta Tourism Authority
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Innovating surveillance with Comino tourism
One aspect of the story that was missed by the press about the newly introduced capping measures for Comino is that this will be one of the rare instances in which the government will be using a surveillance system on ordinary citizens. The system is supposed to ensure that only 4,000 visitors are on the…
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Hopes to save Comino fade away as up to 12,000 people will be allowed every day
Those who expected the new Minister of Tourism, Ian Borg, to implement a different and improved policy for Comino have been quickly disappointed, as the Malta Tourism Authority has issued its new visitor cap for next summer, allowing up to 12,000 people per day, with a maximum of 4,000 at any one time. The cowboys…
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The Battle for Comino: interview with Andre Callus
When Moviment Graffitti activists stormed Comino’s Blue Lagoon, removing deckchairs and umbrellas in protest, it was more than just an act of defiance. It was a symptom of a larger issue: Malta’s lack of environmental enforcement. “The authorities only act when they feel pressure from large numbers of angry people,” said Andre Callus, the de…
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A Godfather soundtrack, and no Opposition
Crime Town received a very generous rendition today at the Malta Tourism Authority’s annual conference, with the Malta Philharmonic Orchestra opening the event by playing The Godfather soundtrack. Newly appointed MTA Chairman, Charles Mangion gave his first speech in his role. Surprisingly, the Opposition didn’t oppose his nomination in the parliamentary committee and Mangion told…
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Malta welcomes record 3.593 million tourists in 2024
A record number of 3.593 million tourists visited Malta in 2024, marking a 19% increase over 2023. Tourism expenditure was also up by 23% over 2023. Results were presented at the National Tourism Conference by Malta Tourism Authority CEO Carlo Micallef. Newly appointed MTA Chairperson Charles Mangion was also in attendance. Speaking on the sidelines…
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Opposition MP Mark Anthony Sammut calls out corruption scandal involving Clayton Bartolo’s wife
The resignation of Tourism Minister Clayton Bartolo has escalated into a major scandal amid allegations that his wife, Amanda Muscat, received €50,000 in suspicious payments flagged by the FIAU, Malta’s anti-money laundering agency as revealed by The Times of Malta earlier this afternoon. The Shift news then revealed these were kickbacks linked to a Malta…
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Here’s a statement by the Naxxar Local Council on table-covers in public spaces
The Naxxar Local Council has been battling the Malta Tourism Authority and local businesses over their push to cover public spaces in Naxxar with table-covers for their catering establishments. Michael Zammit Tabona admitted here that he applied for table-covers for one of his establishments some years ago. His application was opposed by the Local Council,…
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How about the ROI of the Tourism-Media Rent-Seeking circuit?
If we are to speak about Return on Investment about public funding, it is in my self-interest to point out at the prospective debate of the ROI of the tourism-media rent-seeking circuit. The government subsidises the tourism industry in various ways especially by subsidising airlines like Ryanair to bring millions of tourists in Malta via…
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Gavin Gulia is off to Warsaw
Corrupt Chairman of the Malta Tourism Authority, Gavin Gulia is being offered a rewarding exit with a diplomatic post as Ambassador to Poland. His posting will be announced soon along with other new postings. Under his chairmanship, the Malta Tourism Authority has a long history of excessive spending to individuals and contractors linked to the Labour…
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Let’s go on holiday to the United States of America: funded by the Maltese taxpayer
The Minister for Tourism Clayton Bartolo has found a new excuse to go to the United State of America with his now-wife on the back of taxpayer money: foreign advertising. Apparently, Malta’s advertising as a tourist destination needs regular visits by the Minister and his staff to New York. Mark CamilleriWebsite Editor Historian and Publisher
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More bread and circuses sponsored by the Ministry of Clayton Bartolo
Only in a criminal state would the government spend its taxpayer funds to sponsor a host of international artists to entertain locals and tourists alike, while the government’s own executives fire local artists from their jobs while they also humiliate them in public. All the current large concerts being organised with international names such as…
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Dear Leader visits the business of a convicted criminal who siphoned millions of Euros from the Malta Tourism Authority to himself and his friends
So, after getting sacked by the new Malta Tourism Authority’s CEO, Lionel Gerada is now exclusively in private business. Previously, he was also in the private business but officially he was also an executive at the Malta Tourism Authority from where he syphoned millions of Euros to himself and his friends. His new business has…
