Hon Mario de Marco, Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism and Mr Josef Formosa Gauci CEO, Malta Tourism Authority handing out the QA certificates at the Awards Ceremony
18 Destination Management Companies awarded Quality Seal
In an award ceremony held at the Mediterranean Conference Centre, 18 Destination Management Companies (DMCs), businesses that offer a complete package for the meetings, incentives, conferences and events market, were awarded the new Malta Tourism Authority Quality Assured seal.
This voluntary scheme is based on various criteria that all contribute towards recognising a quality destination management company. The criteria include general liability insurance, three years of operation and financial stability, staff training, efficiency at responding to clients’ requests, and recommendations – both from clients and suppliers.
Promotional material used in trade exhibitions to promote Destination Management Companies operating in the Maltese Islands.
This scheme was also launched on the Malta Stand at the EIBTM fair in Barcelona towards the end of 2008. During this leading specialised business fair the MTA presented informative leaflets about this recently introduced scheme to inform interested decision makers on this initiative. This flyer will direct target audiences to a dedicated page on the official MTA website www.visitmalta.com/destination-management-companies where one can find the criteria to achieve this quality seal and the list of the DMCs which have achieved it.
DMCs account for a high percentage of business travel that is brought to Malta. According to NSO statistics, between January and November 2008 business travel accounted for 8.6% of total arrivals or 106,884 tourists in absolute terms. This represents an increase of 15.7% over the same period in 2007.
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