Malta for meetings, incentives and events

Painted wooden luzzu boats on clear water below the cliffs at the Blue Grotto
The Blue Grotto, on Malta's south coast

English-speaking, in the middle of the Mediterranean, an EU member with the Euro and a 20-minute transfer to almost anywhere on the island.

Safe & sound

EU membership
Malta is an EU member state and applies EU regulations and standards.
€ Eurozone
Malta operates with the Euro, simplifying transactions and commerce for visitors.
Visa-free for the US, Canada, Australia and New Zealand
Malta is in the Schengen Area. Travellers from these countries and the UK need no visa for short stays.
Safety
Malta has high safety standards and low crime rates.

Great connections

36 airlines operate from Malta, providing a wide range of options for travelers. These airlines connect Malta to 103 destinations across Europe, including cities such as Rome, Paris, London, Berlin, Madrid, Amsterdam, Athens, Vienna, and Lisbon.

1,000 km2,000 km3,000 km New York9h 20 Dubai6h 00 Doha5h 30 London3h 20 Paris2h 45 Amsterdam3h 00 Frankfurt2h 35 Copenhagen3h 20 Munich2h 10 Rome1h 25 Madrid2h 55 Istanbul2h 30 Malta 1,000 km New York9h 20 Dubai6h 00 Doha5h 30 London3h 20 Paris2h 45 Amsterdam3h 00 Frankfurt2h 35 Copenhagen3h 20 Rome1h 25 Madrid2h 55 Istanbul2h 30 Malta
Route list
  • LHR London · 3h 20
  • CDG Paris · 2h 45
  • AMS Amsterdam · 3h 00
  • BRU Brussels · 2h 50
  • FRA Frankfurt · 2h 35
  • BER Berlin · 2h 45
  • CPH Copenhagen · 3h 20
  • MUC Munich · 2h 10
  • ZRH Zurich · 2h 05
  • VIE Vienna · 2h 05
  • MXP Milan · 2h 00
  • FCO Rome · 1h 25
  • BCN Barcelona · 2h 15
  • MAD Madrid · 2h 55
  • IST Istanbul · 2h 30
  • EDI Edinburgh · 3h 40
  • MAN Manchester · 3h 20
  • NCE Nice · 1h 50
  • ZAG Zagreb · 1h 45
  • BEG Belgrade · 1h 50
  • ATH Athens · 1h 50
  • JFK New York · 9h 20
  • DOH Doha · 5h 30
  • DXB Dubai · 6h 00
Block times approximate
A two-masted schooner full of guests sailing past Valletta, the dome of the Carmelite church behind
A gala dinner laid out inside a fort on the water, seen from the air, a boat moored at the jetty
A gala inside a fort, from the air

Venues

Venues range from historic palazzos and castles built by the Knights of Malta to modern conference centres.

There are also village squares, rooftop bars in Valletta with views over the harbour, farmhouses on Gozo and beach clubs on the coast.

Mdina’s main gate, carved in Maltese limestone, the bridge leading in
The Mdina Gate

History

Malta’s history runs from prehistoric temples through Phoenician, Roman and Arab rule to the fortresses of the Knights of St John.

Mdina, the old walled capital, is known as the Silent City; Valletta is the baroque city the Knights built.

Clear turquoise water in a rocky cove on Comino, wild scrub in flower on the rocks
A cove on Comino
Café tables under a tamarisk tree on a seafront promenade, a watchtower across the bay

Coast and countryside

Clear sea, limestone cliffs along the south coast and beaches on Comino.

Rows of vines running towards a village on the horizon at dusk

Food and wine

Maltese food draws on Sicilian and North African cooking. Local favourites include pastizzi, ftira and fresh fish.

Malta has its own vineyards and wineries.

Transfers rarely take more than 20 to 30 minutes.

A diver with an underwater camera surfacing in clear turquoise water off the Maltese coast

Sport

Sailing, sea-cliff climbing with licensed guides, diving, tennis and golf.

Talk to a planner

Send us the dates, rough numbers and what you need the programme to achieve. A senior planner will reply the same day, usually with a first outline.