Issue No. 26 - 2010
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Tourism Policy: Developments in the EU and Malta
publication issued by Eurostat, the EU’s statistical arm, Malta has the largest share of tourism-related employment among the 27 EU member states.
Travel Package Holidays and Package Tours Regulations. However, Malta has a national tourism plan and a tourism policy in place for the period between 2007 and 2011.
Tourism Policy in Malta
The overall objective of the tourism policy is to move towards sustainable tourism, taking into account not only economic considerations but also environmental and social implications. Moreover, the tourism policy must be implemented and closely monitored if it is to achieve its desired objectives. The end result of all these
As on an EU level, Malta doesn’t have a legislation pertaining to its tourism industry. Rather, the tourism industry is regulated through various legislations, such as the Malta Travel and Tourism Services Act, the Tourist Guide Service Act, the Holiday Premises Regulations, and the Packages
decisions and actions is the performance of tourism, often measured through indicators such as tourist volumes, tourist expenditure, tourism earnings, employment in tourism and tourism value added. If the destination is to reach its national objectives, its tourism plan must be based on a broader tourism policy and integrated with policies of other sectors, especially supporting sectors. This implies that the The EDEN
award is awarded every year to a locality that is not on part of tourism zones in a country. The award is given according to the theme chosen by the European Commission that year. So far, the four editions that have been launched each had a specific theme, as follows:
• Best Emerging European Rural Destinations of Excellence (2007); • Tourism and local intangible heritage’ (2008); • Tourism and protected areas’ (2009); • Aquatic Tourism (2010).
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