Seatrade Winter Cruising Forum held in Malta
Sponsored and endorsed by the Malta Tourism Authority, along with Cruise Europe and MedCruise, the event included a one and a half day conference dedicated to worldwide winter cruising and a half-day winter cruising workshop for participating destinations, cruise lines representatives.More at: pr13.
Nadur Carnival 2008
Nadur Carnival Programme 2008More at: pr10.
Malta Carnival 2008
Malta Carnival 2008 programmeMore at: pr6.
Gypsy Mambo - The Roma Oriental Groove
FRINGE! PRODUCTIONS in association with the Malta Tourism Authority, proudly presents, GYPSY MAMBO, the Macedonian gypsy brass band who will be performing in a one-off, first ever Karnival party on Friday 1st February 2008 at the Liquid Club in San Gwann.More at: pr5.
Other news stories this month:
Top travel writers sampling Malta
The British Guild of Travel Writers (BGTW), founded in 1960, brings together top writers, photographers, producers and radio and television presenters involved in the world of travel. Malta has been honoured as destination of choice for their 2008 Annual General Meeting held yesterday at the Mediterranean Conference Centre.More at: pr14.
Valletta beat expectations by defeating Juventus on Penalties
The Match took place at Ta’ Qali on the 9th of January and to the joy of the Valletta and Maltese supporters, Valletta came out tops. After the match ended in a draw, Valletta put pay to the game by saving two Juventus penalties, to become the winners of the first Betfair Trophy on the score 5 – 4.More at: pr4.
MTA reaction to the NSO tourism figures for November 2007 & 2007 round-up
The National Statistics Office (NSO) stated this morning that the official tourism figures for November 2007 include an increase in tourists of %15.3 over the same month last year, bringing the January - November totals to 1,191,978, or an increase of 114,225 tourists over the same period in 2006, which is equal to an increase of %10.6. It is therefore a foregone conclusion that 2007 will be an all-time record for the Maltese tourism industry, especially wherein tourist numbers are concerned, the 'record' year so far having been the year 2000 with 1.215 million tourists recorded. More at: pr15.
Rock band No Snow No Alps heading off to Denmark
Rock band nosnow/noalps have just released their First single 'Taking My Time', on all local radio stations and are now off to Copenhagen in Denmark to play three shows.More at: pr9.
Calendar Of Events:
- 01 Mar - 10 Apr
- LUNCHTIME CONCERTS (Carmelite Priory - Mdina)
- 09 Feb - 05 Mar
- JOURNEY WITH CARAVAGGIO (Auberge d'Italie, Merchants Street - Valletta)
- 05-07 Mar
- HORIZONS (MITP Theatre - Valletta)
- 05-06 Mar
- SHADES: A SAXAPHONE AND PIANO CONCERT (Sagrestia Vault - Valletta Waterfront)
- 06 Mar
- HANDEL'S MESSIAH (Mdina Metropolitan Cathedral - Mdina)
- 07 Mar
- CULTURAL TOUR - VALLETTA AND FLORIANA (Valletta and Floriana)
- IN GUARDIA PARADE (Fort St Elmo - Valletta)
- 12 Mar
- FEAST OF CHRIST THE REDEEMER (Senglea)
- 12-14 Mar
- A THREE DAY CULTURAL FESTIVAL "IS-SAGRA TA' SAN GIRGOR" (Kercem (Gozo))
- PAINTING BY NUMBERS (St. James Cavalier - Valletta)
- 13 Mar
- A MELODY TRIP (Sala Isouard - The Manoel Theatre, Valletta)
- AN EVENING IN SPRING - SPANISH EVENING (Calypso Hotel - Marsalforn, Gozo)
- 13-14 Mar
- THE LITTLE BIG CLUB MALTA (St. Agatha Theatre - Rabat, Malta)
- TEECHERS (Ministry for Gozo Exhibition Hall - Victoria, Gozo)
- 14 Mar
- ALARME RE-ENACTMENTS (Fort St Elmo - Valletta)
- 17-24 Mar
- BOV OPERA FESTIVAL (The Manoel Theatre - Valletta)
- 19 Mar
- FEAST OF ST JOSEPH (Rabat)
- 19-20 Mar
- JIEM IL-ĠONNA (GARDEN FESTIVAL) (Balzan)
- 19-22 Mar
- SEĦER IL-PUNENT - GHARB FESTIVAL (Għarb, Gozo)
- 20-21 Mar
- GIGI D'AGOSTINO (Sky Club)
- 21 Mar
- IN GUARDIA PARADE (Fort St Elmo - Valletta)
- 27-28 Mar
- OPERETTA - "SCUGNIZZA" (The Manoel Theatre - Valletta)
- 28 Mar
- PALM SUNDAY (Various Locations)
- NATIONAL DUATHLON CHAMPIONSHIP (Salina Bay)
- IN GUARDIA PARADE (Fort St Elmo - Valletta)
- 28 Mar - 04 Apr
- HOLY WEEK AND EASTER (Malta & Gozo)
- 28 Mar - 25 Apr
- EDWARD CARUANA DINGLI (1876-1950) (The Palace - Valletta)
- 31 Mar
- FREEDOM DAY (Malta & Gozo)
- "DIED FOR OUR SALVATION" (Dingli)
- 02 Apr
- GOOD FRIDAY (Malta & Gozo)
- 03 Apr
- RONAN KEATING LIVE (MFCC - Ta' Qali)
- 03-11 Apr
- HISTORY IN SCALE MODEL EXPO (Malta Aviation Museum - Ta' Qali)
- 04 Apr
- EASTER SUNDAY (Malta & Gozo)
- 06-11 Apr
- MALTA RALLY 2010 (Malta)
- 08-11 Apr
- INTERNATIONAL SWIM MEET (Malta)
- 09-11 Apr
- MEDIEVAL MDINA PAGEANTRY & FLOWER FESTIVAL (Mdina)
- 10 Apr
- FEAST OF ST. VINCENT (Valletta)
- 11 Apr
- SPRING FESTIVAL (Qormi)
- EXHIBITION OF TRADITIONAL CRAFTS (San Gwann)
- EMIRATES - MALTA RACING CLUB CUP CHALLENGE (Malta Racing Club - Marsa)
- ALARME RE-ENACTMENTS (Fort St Elmo - Valletta)
- 15 Apr
- COMMEMORATION OF THE AWARD OF THE GEORGE CROSS (St George's Square - Valletta)
- 16-18 Apr
- "THE IMPORTANCE OF BEING EARNEST" (The Manoel Theatre - Valletta)
- 17-18 Apr
- VISIT BY POPE BENEDICT XVI (Various Locations)
- "TAP RELOADED" (Mediterranean Conference Centre - Valeltta)
- 18 Apr
- IN GUARDIA PARADE (Fort St Elmo - Valletta)
- 21 Apr
- FOOTBALL MATCH - MALTA VS ROMANIA (Centenary Stadium - Ta' Qali)
- 23-25 Apr
- ILWIEN IR-REBBIEGĦA (SPRING COLOURS) (Żebbuġ, Gozo)
- STRANGE BIRD - BEING CARAVAGGIO (The Manoel Theatre - Valletta)
- 24 Apr
- THE 4TH MECHANICAL GROUND FIREWORKS DISPLAY (Floriana)
- 24-25 Apr
- LOCAL TRADITIONS & AGRICULTURE (Dingli)
- 25 Apr
- FEAST OF ST PUBLIUS (Floriana)
- IN GUARDIA PARADE (Fort St Elmo, Valletta)
- FESTA FRAWLI (Mgarr (Malta))
- 29 Apr - 02 May
- TRADITIONAL CRAFTS EVENING (Sta. Venera)
- 29-30 Apr
- MALTA INTERNATIONAL FIREWORKS FESTIVAL (Grand Harbour, Valletta)
- 30 Apr - 01 May
- MALTA YOUTH RUGBY FESTIVAL (Malta)
- 30 Apr
- CHAMBER ORCHESTRA (The Manoel Theatre, Valletta)
- PRODIGY IN CONCERT (MFCC, Ta' Qali) <-->
More news:
Foreign and local publications
More at: pr3.
Juve CEO Compares Malta to Juventus
On 5 November 2007, at a well-attended press conference held at the Vinova Juventus Sports Centre in Torino, the forthcoming Juventus visit to Malta was officially announced to the public.More at: pr1.
Nadur Carnival – UNIQUE!
Paper read during the 21st Convention of the Federation of European Carnival Cities (FECC) in St. Petersburg, Russia, from the 27th May to 3rd June 2001. It was also published in Russian by Prazdnik magazine in Moscow. More at: pr11.
Clean Up the World Campaign
On occasion of the Clean Up The World Campaign, on Friday 30th November, members of the Product Development Directorate led by the Tourism Zone Management Office, held a general cleanup at the Bahrija Walk; more specifically at along parts of the Mtahleb scenic road.More at: pr2.
Kuncert tal-Milied
introMore at: pr8.
Seatrade Winter Cruising Forum
The Inaugural Seatrade Winter Cruising Forum heads to Malta next JanuaryMore at: pr12.
Exhibition Oil On Canvas
Exhibition Oil On Canvas - Ljupco SamardziskiMore at: pr7.