Tourism
Easter Sunday attacks in Sri Lanka start to leave impact on tourism
Sri Lankan Airlines' chief executive Visual Gunatilleka said on Monday that the carrier had a 10 percent increase in cancellations last week…
Madrid adopts rules to shut down over 10,000 holiday apartments and curtail mass tourism
The Madrid city council approved a plan regulating holiday rentals that will lead to the shutting down over 10,000 apartments currently used…
Express Trailers helps Revive Round Valletta Race… Sponsors 1st Edition of Mellieħa Athletic Club’s Round Valletta 5K
The Mellieha Athletic Club is announcing a new race in Valletta on Easter Saturday, 20th April. The Valletta Express 5K Challenge, which…
Exclusive: Operators in Malta’s tourism sector looking at the business scenario with trepidation and concern
Operators in the tourism sectors are looking at the business scenario in the sector with ‘great trepidation and concern’. Significantly, the operators…
Corporate Dispatch Morning Briefing and Newspaper Review
Good morning, Malta's tourism sector, the Commons' taking control of the Brexit process, cease-fire after escalation of violence in Gaza Strip are…
Thomas Cook to close 21 stores across UK
Travel operator Thomas Cook has announced plans to close 21 stores, resulting in 320 job losses, in an effort to address changing…
‘The Beach’, made famous by the movie starring DiCaprio to be closed indefinitely
One of the world’s most popular beaches, made famous by the 2000 film starring Leonardo DiCaprio, is to be closed indefinitely to…
Over €1,000 fine for stealing sand in Sardegna
ANSA: 40 year old British National from Naples was arrested and fined over € 1,000 after being caught stealing sand from a…
Malta News Evening Round Up
Good evening, The Maltese portals lead with the follow up on the murder of Shannon Mak. Today, a 22 year-old Dutch national…
Hotel chain fined $2.2 million for manipulating TripAdvisor reviews
CNN reports that one of Australia's largest hotel chains has been fined $2.2 million ($3 million AUD) for trying to prevent negative…
Summer tourism results in a 40% increase in marine litter in the Mediterranean Sea
Summer tourism is leading to a sharp increase in the amount of plastic ending up in the Mediterranean Sea, new research shows.…
Venice issues three-year ban on new takeaways and restrictions for existing ones
In an attempt to remove the “blots on the Venice copybook” noted by UNESCO, which had threatened to include Venice in its…