News
Spanish government to inject €400m to tourism
Madrid, 28/11/08 - The Spanish government is to help the country's tourism industry deal with the effects of the global financial crisis by supplying a cash injection worth some €400 million. MORE

Air Malta launches voluntary redundancy scheme
Luqa, 25/11/08 - Air Malta has issued a voluntary redundancy scheme for its employees. MORE

Hoteliers reluctant to be tax collectors
Sliema, 21/11/08 – We’ve heard it all before. Hoteliers complained about escalating operating costs and slimmer returns, the lack of official interest in the product and the need for more airline seats. This, in essence, was the gist of the Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association’s 50th AGM. MORE

October cruise traffic up
Valletta, 21/11/08 - In October 72,721 cruise liner passengers visited Malta, an increase of 14,535 over the same month in 2007. MORE

MIA traffic down six points in October
Luqa, 18/11/08 - Passenger movements in October at Malta International Airport decreased by 6.1 per cent when compared to the same month in 2007. MORE

Air Malta aiming for record winter passenger loads
Luqa, 12/11/08 – “This winter we are aiming at a growth in passenger figures of 30,000”, says Brock Friesen, Air Malta’s chief officer commercial. MORE

British Airways launches remote check-in service
London, 11/11/08 - British Airways has launched a remote check-in service, allowing travellers to check-in for flights wherever they may be. MORE

SAS to operate twice-weekly Stockholm frequency
Mosta, 05/11/08 - Scandinavian Airline System plans to start a twice-weekly frequency from Stockholm to Malta. MORE

Data bank
Tourist arrivals up in 2008 but income down
Valletta, 28/11/08 - The National Statistic Office’s ongoing frontier survey shows that tourist departures in October were estimated at 126,941, a drop of 9.3 per cent over the same month last year. MORE

People & events
InterConti rewards top performers
St Julian’s, 30/11/08 – The InterContinental Malta recently held its annual award ceremony for its key clients, honouring top producers for the business they generated in 2008. MORE

New shops open at airport terminal
Luqa, 27/11/08 - The expansion project at Malta International Airport is on target and rapidly taking shape. MORE

ChooseMalta relocates
Msida, 27/11/08 - ChooseMalta.com, the online travel portal, has moved to new offices in Msida. MORE

Chefs found society
St Julian's, 19/11/08 - The Malta Chefs Society is the result of a merger between the Malta Cookery and Food Association and the Malta Culinary Association. MORE

Caption story - IELS gain accreditation

The Westin Dragonara Resort launches in-room spa experience
St Julian's, 13/11/08 - The Westin Dragonara Resort has introduced an in-room spa service. MORE

Free WiFi at the airport
Luqa, 06/11/08 - Malta International Airport has set up a new infrastructure providing high speed wireless broadband internet throughout the terminal. MORE

Net works
New handbooks on e-marketing destinations and tourism forecasting published
Brussels, 17/11/08 - The European Travel Commission and the World Tourism Organisation have just published the first comprehensive e-marketing handbook for tourism destinations. MORE

Features
Recasting predictions
Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism, Dr Mario De Marco writes about plans for Malta's tourism industry. MORE

Air Malta drives Malta's tourism growth
Air Malta continues to be the driving force behind the increases in tourism arrivals this year, contributing 57 per cent of the 77,000 additional passengers who have flown to Malta in the first six months of 2008. MORE

Lifetime value of a British traveller is identified
According to new research commissioned by RCI in conjunction with Mintel, on average Britons spend 840 days holidaying abroad and pay £39,900 on accommodations alone over the course of their lifetime. MORE