Conference and meeting management in Malta

Colours of Malta organises conferences and corporate meetings in Malta. We handle venue sourcing, registration, staging, transfers and the evening events. There are daily flights from every major European airport.

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Republic Hall at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in show lighting: tiered red seats facing a lit stage and screen
Republic Hall, the Mediterranean Conference Centre
Group size
30 to 3,000 delegates
Programme length
2 to 4 days
Lead time
10 weeks to 2 years
In one hotel
Up to 649 rooms
Drummers and a guard in the costume of the Knights lining a red carpet at the door of the Mediterranean Conference Centre
Arrival at the Mediterranean Conference Centre, Valletta

Conference venues in Malta

Malta has four main conference venues, and a number of hotels have conference facilities of their own. Capacities depend on the set-up, staging depth and whether you need round tables or theatre rows.

4 main conference venues

La Valette Hall · the long vaulted ward of the Sacra Infermeria, used for plenary, banqueting and exhibition
To 800
Five-star hotel ballrooms · pillarless rooms in St Julian's, St George's Bay and Sliema, with breakouts on the same floor
To 1,000+
Boardrooms and private palazzos · executive meetings, advisory boards and small strategy sessions
8 to 60
A darkened arena with star-shaped lights projected across its angled ceiling and a long LED wall showing waves

Staging and technical production

Kit does not have to be freighted in. Malta has established production suppliers holding LED, staging, rigging and audio inventory on the island, and a long-running film industry that has kept crew standards high.

The awards stage in Republic Hall under red lighting, LED wall and catwalk
Republic Hall, lit for an awards ceremony
The arena set in rounds: white tablecloths and dark chairs beneath the lighting rig, a full-width LED wall behind the stage
The arena, set in rounds
Staging and sound
  • Staging and sets
  • LED walls and screens
  • Audio and microphones
  • Lighting and rigging
For the programme
  • Simultaneous interpretation and booths
  • Recording and live streaming for hybrid audiences
  • Presenter rehearsal rooms
  • Breakout rooms, set and reset between sessions
In historic venues
  • Heritage-compliant rigging
  • A contracted indoor alternative for every outdoor event

Registration, dietary needs and accessibility

On a recent summit we ran five dietary streams across every meal for four days, for delegates from more than ten countries. Requirements were re-issued to every venue as they changed, through to the final week.

5 dietary streams across every meal for four days

A conference stage between sessions, the screen reading Coffee Break in English, Chinese, Turkish and Malay
A coffee break, in four languages
Before arrival
  • Registration site and attendee data
  • Rooming lists and arrival manifests
  • Optional activity sign-up with set capacities
Dietary and access
  • Dietary, medical and allergy management
  • Requirements re-issued to every venue
  • Accessibility planned across venues and transfers
On site
  • Help desk for the full programme
  • Simultaneous interpretation where needed
  • Round-the-clock support while you are in Malta

Hotels for conference groups

Splitting delegates across hotels loses the informal conversations and doubles the shuttle operation. The InterContinental and voco Malta are joined by a bridge and sold as one hotel, so a group of up to 649 rooms can stay together. Above that, two hotels close together work well, with one as the conference hub.

649 rooms in one hotel

The hotels we work with →
Fort Manoel's parade ground laid with rows of tables in red and white, Valletta across the harbour
Fort Manoel, laid for a dinner, with Valletta across the harbour

Gala dinners and evening events

Buildings of national importance in Malta can be contracted for exclusive use, and every outdoor event carries a contracted indoor alternative with its own floor plan and agreed pricing.

1,400 at a gala dinner in the Sacra Infermeria

Gala dinners and corporate events →

Flights to Malta and delegate arrivals

Malta International Airport is 20 minutes from the main hotel districts and 15 from Valletta. We build transfer schedules backwards from your flight manifest and staff the airport desk until the last delegate is through.

20 min from the airport to the main hotel districts

From Europe
Direct scheduled services from more than 35 cities including London, Frankfurt, Munich, Zurich, Vienna, Paris, Amsterdam, Rome, Milan, Madrid, Brussels, Copenhagen and Warsaw. Two to three and a half hours in the air.
Long-haul
A direct flight from New York (JFK), about nine and a half hours, and direct flights from Doha and Dubai, which also connect Asia-Pacific delegates with a single change. From elsewhere in North America, one connection via London, Frankfurt, Zurich, Munich, Rome or Istanbul.
Ground transport
Fully electric coach fleets for group movements, and dedicated electric sedans for VIPs. On a recent summit that meant eight coaches inbound, nine outbound and thirty individually assigned cars.
Entry
Schengen Area. US, UK, Canadian, Australian and New Zealand passport holders travel visa-free for short stays.

Why planners appoint Colours of Malta

The back of a Colours of Malta team jacket, delegates out of focus in a resort lobby beyond

Programme at a glance

Operating in Malta since
1997
Average email response
6 min
Hosts Global International DMC of the Year
2023
On-island support during programmes
24/7
Hosts Global
The exclusive Maltese member of Hosts Global, an alliance of destination management companies established in 1958 with representation across six continents.
Accreditation
A Quality Assured DMC, officially vetted and certified by the Malta Tourism Authority, and winner of Leader in Quality Tourism at the Malta Business Awards.
Insurance
Public liability cover, with the certificates issued with the proposal.
Languages
English, Italian, French, Spanish and Maltese in house, so correspondence and on-site handling can run in your delegates' language.
Hosts Global Quality Assured Destination Management Company, Malta Tourism Authority

Conferences in Malta: common questions

What is the largest conference Malta can host?

Republic Hall at the Mediterranean Conference Centre seats around 1,400, hotel ballrooms reach 1,000 and above, and the Malta Fairs & Conventions Centre takes several thousand in a custom build. In practice the binding constraint is accommodation rather than meeting space, so the first question Colours of Malta answers is how many rooms you need on your dates.

Can we keep the whole group in one hotel?

Yes, for groups of up to 649 rooms. The InterContinental and voco Malta are joined by a bridge and sold as one hotel. Above that, Colours of Malta splits the group between two hotels, with one as the conference hub and the second within walking distance or a short dedicated shuttle.

Is AV and production available locally, or does kit have to be shipped in?

Locally available. Malta has established production suppliers holding LED, staging, rigging and audio inventory on the island, and a long-running film industry that has kept crew standards high. Colours of Malta has specified and delivered a 30-metre LED wall and a ten-metre built stage for a 350-seat plenary without freighting equipment in.

How quickly can a conference be delivered?

Colours of Malta has delivered a conference in ten weeks. A 381-delegate summit was contracted at the end of January and held in the first week of April, with four evening events in historic venues. Twelve months is more comfortable for large room blocks and first-choice venues, particularly for the April–June and September–November windows.

How much does a conference in Malta cost?

Colours of Malta does not publish prices, because the cost depends on the dates, the number of delegates, the hotel, the meeting space and the production. Send those to incentives@com.com.mt. A senior planner replies the same day, usually with available room blocks, a meeting-space option and an outline production specification.

How do you handle dietary and accessibility requirements?

On a recent summit Colours of Malta ran five dietary streams (vegan, kosher, halal, garlic-free, and a combined gluten, dairy, sugar and egg-free line), signed at every dish across four days, with requirements re-issued to each venue as they changed through the final week. Accessibility is planned in advance across venues, transfers and seating.

What happens if an outdoor evening is rained off?

Every outdoor event Colours of Malta contracts carries an indoor alternative with its own floor plan and pre-agreed pricing, held until the day. You approve both at contracting stage, so a weather call is an operational switch rather than a negotiation on the afternoon.

Do you work with association congresses as well as corporate conferences?

Yes. Colours of Malta works with associations, congresses, corporate conferences, sales kick-offs, product launches, advisory boards and executive meetings, from eight delegates in a private boardroom to well over a thousand in plenary. For association congresses, registration, abstract logistics and exhibition management are scoped as separate items.

How do we contract with you?

Directly with Colours of Malta in Sliema. Quotes are in euro with Maltese VAT shown separately, and public liability certificates are issued with the proposal.

Send us your delegate numbers, dates and agenda.

A senior planner will reply the same day, usually with available room blocks, a meeting-space option and an outline production specification.

incentives@com.com.mt

Or call +356 9904 9514