Malta Tourism Authority about reopening Malta’s tourism infrastructure
The procedures explained in this document have been formulated for a number of tourism establishments and other tourism receiving operations to ensure rigid compliance in the fields of social distancing, enhanced hygienic practices and the minimisation of COVID-19 infection risks by establishments and operations re-opening for domestic and foreign tourism use following their closure earlier […]
How will the new measures affect hotel guests?
As of tomorrow, people can start staying in Malta’s hotels under the new Covid-19 relaxed measures. Malta is starting to rebuild its tourism industry step by step starting with the reopening of certain establishments. While the airport remains closed and tourism numbers will take long to recover, locals can begin to enjoy the island’s hotels […]
News from The Westin Dragonara Resort
The Westin Dragonara Resort has undergone upgrades over the last few months and is proud to announce that as of end of June they will offer a total guestroom inventory of 412 Bedrooms and Suites, along with a newly refurbished Hotel Lobby and Quadro Restaurant. They also have a brand new meeting room, Great Siege, […]
Malta Tops List As ‘Most Trusted Healthcare System’
After the first month of response, the World Health Organisation had already considered Malta as “a model country” in dealing with Coronavirus. Earlier this week Minister Health Chris Fearne announced that Malta ranked as the most trusted healthcare system in the whole European Union. Closely following our small Mediterranean island are Denmark and Finland, with […]
Eleven beaches gain Blue Flag status
The Malta Tourism Authority welcomes with satisfaction the announcement by the Foundation for Environmental Education in which eleven beaches in Malta and Gozo were awarded the coveted Blue Flag status for this year. For the beaches to qualify for this prestigious award, a series of stringent environmental, educational, safety-related and access-related criteria must be met […]
Caravaggio masterpieces in Malta
The most famous artist who worked in Malta has to be Caravaggio. His ‘Beheading of St. John the Baptist’, a work once described as ‘the painting of the 17th century’ was commissioned for, and is still on display in, the Oratory of the Co-Cathedral of St. John, Valletta. Another of his most famous works, St. […]
HOPE lights up Spinola Bay
The Cavallieri Art Hotel lit up over forty rooms as a sign of gratitude to all frontliners during these trying times. “This too shall pass, brighter days await us, and we will stand up again,” the hotel’s general manager Mark Camilleri said. HOPE is what we all live for – an optimistic state of mind […]
Malta Offers Travelers Virtual Visits
With a global pandemic going on, a collaboration between Heritage Malta and tech giant Google is now giving internet users the unique opportunity to virtually visit several of the agency’s national museums and sites through the online platform Google Arts & Culture. This collaboration brings Malta’s cultural sites at par with other major international institutions, […]
Holy Week and Easter in Malta
Typically, Easter celebrations in Malta last a long few days and have a strong religious significance also know as Holy Week. The celebrations begin the Friday preceding Good Friday when a statue of Our Lady of Sorrows is carried in a procession through the streets of Valletta, the capital, as well as many other small […]
Malta Must Knows
Valletta – The Capital City, a city built by the Order of the Knights of St John and HOME TO St Johns co Cathedral and the Caravaggio Museum Birgu – well known for its vital role in the Great Siege of Malta of 1565 Mnajdra and Hagar Qim Megalithic Sites (Qrendi) – World Heritage Sites […]