The Global Sustainable Tourism Council (GSTC) and Malta Tourism Authority (MTA)
have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU), aiming to improve and strengthen cooperation and collaboration between the two parties to generate respective synergies and promote the application of sustainability practices and the GSTC Criteria in travel and tourism in Malta.
GSTC will support the MTA in the re-launch and operation of the Maltese national
program for sustainable hotels/accommodations.
The signing was done by GSTC CEO, Randy Durband and Carlo Micallef, MTA Chief Executive Officer, at the first National Tourism Conference organized by the Malta Tourism Observatory, held on Wednesday 6th December 2023. The event, which took place at the Mediterranean Conference Centre in Valletta, featured local and international speakers and focused on issues that were relevant to the tourism sector, from a local, regional, and global perspective.
“This partnership with Malta Tourism Authority signifies a commitment to fostering a
more sustainable future in tourism, aligning our mutual goals for a better tomorrow.
We look forward to a productive partnership with MTA,” said Randy Durband, GSTC
CEO.
Carlo Micallef, CEO of the MTA, added that sustainability in all aspects of tourism is
an important commitment, and MTA believes that GSTC has the necessary expertise
and solid reputation that will be an asset for the implementation of our tourism
strategy.
