Tourism carrying-capacity in Malta
Living with Tourism. How many more tourists can Malta accept?

Date:    Wednesday, 6 December 2017

Venue: Room 113 Old Humanities Building, University of Malta Msida Campus

Time:   18:00 to 20:00

This seminar offers a contribution, on behalf of the University of Malta, to the United Nations World Tourism Organisation’s (UNWTO) 2017 celebrations for the ‘International Year of Sustainable Tourism Development’. The seminar is being jointly organised by the Islands and Small States Institute (ISSI) and the Institute for Tourism Travel and Culture (ITTC).

Background. In the Maltese Islands a high proportion of GDP is derived from tourism. At the same time, tourism tends to generate various environmental and social pressures. In 2017 news headlines from across Europe including Barcelona, Dubrovnik, Iceland and Venice highlighted growing social unease as a result of high rates of tourist inflows. This seminar aims to explore these notions with a focus on the Maltese islands. 

Chair:
Professor Andrew Jones, Institute for Travel, Tourism and Culture, University of Malta

 

Introduction:
Mr Julian Zarb,  Institute for Travel, Tourism and Culture, University of Malta.

Panel Discussion:

Dr Marie-Louise Mangion, Public Policy; University of Malta

Professor Lino Briguglio, Islands & Small States Institute, University of Malta. 

Mr Leslie Vella, Deputy Chief Executive Malta Tourism Authority

Mr Adrian Attard, Malta Hotel and Restaurants Association

Stakeholders in the tourism industry, associated professionals, students and other interested individuals are invited to attend this evening seminar, and to drinks that will follow the seminar.

Attendance is free of charge but those wishing to attend are to inform Ms Romina Carabott on islands@um.edu.mt or telephone numbers +356 2340 2117, +356 2134 4879 by not later than 4 December 2017.