The Minister for Tourism and Consumer Protection Clayton Bartolo has launched the recovery plan for tourism through which the actions that will take place in the coming weeks and months for our country to start preparing for the gradual opening of the tourism sector from the beginning of next June.
The tourism recovery plan for local industry involves a cost of around € 20,000,000 in aid and a direct commitment to local businesses and tourism sectors.
In the coming weeks and months, schemes issued by the Malta Tourism Authority dedicated to travel operators, English language schools, the Conference sector (MICE) as well as events and festivals sector. In addition there will be initiatives addressing Quality Assured Visitor Attractions, individual tourists, long-stay tourists, sports tourism as well as diving tourism.
During a news conference, the Minister for Tourism and Consumer Protection Clayton Bartolo said that the ultimate goal of this plan is that in the shortest time local tourism will embark on the recovery path. so that our country can generate the necessary number of tourists who will be able to support the investment made by the local sector.
“Malta will be gradually welcoming tourists back to our country from the beginning of next June. This period has been agreed with the Public Health Authorities together with all parts of the tourism sector, ”continued Minister Clayton Bartolo.
The Minister stressed that the first markets that our country will be opening will be the European ones and even the United Kingdom because these same countries are expected to have satisfactory vaccination rates by the beginning of June.
“For next summer in terms of air connectivity, Malta International Airport will be on the map of 18 different airlines with 4 of them being in operation for the first time. once in our country. These numbers are equivalent to 70% of the airlines that were operating to Malta back in 2019, ”remarked Minister Clayton Bartolo.
