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Editorial PAGE 9
INTELLIGENT BUREAUCRACY
190,505 passengers
in June at MIA,
73.6% drop on 2019
PAUL COCKS
A month after Malta reopened
to tourism, the local industry
is still far from reaching 60% of
2019 tourist arrivals, a month-
for-month target that industry
leaders had been aiming for,
BusinessToday has learned.
Tony Zahra, president of the
Malta Hotels and Restaurants
Associations, told this news-
paper that June got off to a
slow start with England having
placed Malta on its travel am-
ber list.
With English tourists mak-
ing up for more than 33% of all
tourists arrivals in 2019, June
figures were instead buoyed by
a strong showing by the Ger-
man and French markets, he
said. This did not make up for
the UK shortfall but did boost
arrivals considerably.
Tourism industry recovery
slower than expected, one
month after reopening
Silvio Schembri:
Malta remains 'a
trustworthy and
efficient economic
partner'
German minister
says global tax
reform 'will
happen quickly'
Maltese firm chosen to design new
restaurant within London's Kew Gardens
MHRA president Tony Zahra
