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Cunard! The Name Alone Evokes Nostalgia For A More Civilized Era
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Royal Visit Boost For Holiday Island
Leaders of over 50 countries from the Commonwealth will be
meeting on the Mediterranean island of Malta from November 25 to
27, and for three days the island will be enjoying the attention
of hundreds of millions of TV and online news viewers and
newspaper readers worldwide.
Malta has often been overlooked by holidaymakers and second home
owners in favour of other Mediterranean islands such as
Mallorca, Cyprus and Menorca, and hotels and estate agents alike
on the island are hoping that the three days of publicity will
boost tourist and property buyer numbers for 2006.
With good all year round weather and an English speaking
population visitor numbers from the UK, which make up about half
of the island's tourist numbers, have been surprisingly flat in
recent years, and with cheaper holidays available in the new
destinations from Eastern Europe such as Bulgaria set to capture
more of the UK holiday and property market Malta could see
tourist numbers remain level or even fall in future years.
Malta Holidays
Malta missed it's own target of a modest increase in tourists
this summer, and there are worries on the island that the
opportunity to increase awareness among potential visitors will
be missed.
Michael Johnson of Tribune Properties who specialise in property
for sale in Malta comments:
'Malta is ideally situated in the Mediterranean to attract
tourists from all over Europe and further afield but for a lot
of people I speak to in other countries it isn't an obvious
destination of choice.
The island has a strong domestic property market and doesn't
rely too heavily on overseas property buyers like some of the
Mediterranean islands do, but at the same time those that do buy
here play a good role in the economy overall.
The timing of the Commonwealth meeting is good as it's just
before the New Year when a lot of people decide where they will
be going for their summer holidays, and next summer's tourist
could be next winter's property
buyer. But they're only going to
do that if they visit the island first, and I'm hoping that
Malta will see an increase in tourists in 2006 - it really
depends on whether the island takes this chance to market itself
in the months ahead on the back of the free publicity the
Commonwealth will bring..'
The Commonwealth Heads of Government Meeting takes place very
two years, and has its roots in the British Empire, with 53
members who were former British colonies belonging to the
organisation.
Queen Elizabeth II is the head of the Commonwealth, and will be
visiting with Prince Philip for a two day trip to Malta to open
the meeting on November 25 in Valletta, the island's capital. It
will be the royal couple's first visit to Malta since 1992, and
welcoming crowds are expected in similar numbers to their
previous four visits.
In addition to the Queen and Prince Philip, among the attendees
will be the United Kingdom's Prime Minister Tony Blair, and the
Prime Ministers of Canada, New Zealand, India, South Africa,
Singapore and Australia.
'Around half of Malta's tourists are from the UK' adds Michael
Johnson, 'and it's a similar figure for non islanders buying
property here. As well as increasing holidaymaker numbers from
the traditional UK market we should be trying to appeal to
people in Canada, Australia, South Africa and New Zealand and
other countries who take a holiday in Europe to consider
visiting Malta for a few days to sample the fine hotels,
hospitality, history and culture that the island is so rich in.
But it remains to be seen whether the tourist board is capable
of translating good free publicity into visitors for the
island.'
About the author:
Roger Munns is Managing Director of YourMalta.com, a guide to
the island, which includes holidays in Malta, hotels, self
catering holiday villas and apartments, flights, car hire and
details of Malta's main towns of Valletta, St Julian's, Sliema,
Mellieha, St Paul's Bay, Qawra and Bugibba,
http://www.yourmalta.com
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