After our previous article regarding the increase in tourists and airport arrivals from 2011 to 2012 we have recently read that one of the biggest growth areas has been arrival by cruise ship. The figures suggest that the numbers of tourists arriving to Malta by cruise ship is up by 44% on last year. The …
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A recent survey by Yahoo Finance and Castle Cover insurance have found that Malta may be the best place for the British to retire. The study took factors such as rainfall, crime rates, healthcare and how much homes cost to buy and run. With all of these factors Malta and Gozo came top, ahead of previous …
It has been reported that Malta received 174,715 tourists in July 2012, a record for the month. This follows record numbers in April, May and June. When calculated as tourist nights these numbers represent an 8.2% increase over July 2011. Maltas National Statistics Office estimated spending for July to be in excess of €190 million. …
Mediterranean Oil and Gas (MOG) is looking for a partner to begin work on a $30 million exploratory well with Maltese waters, just to the north of many current wells in the Sirte Basin. The area is known as “Area 4” could contain as much as 1.5 billion barrels of oil according to a press release …
