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A staggering 480 flights scheduled to operate to and from Malta in the coming weeks have been cancelled as passengers grow wary of travel in the face of a COVID

Travel is reopening across Europe, but the Maltese are still hesitant to book, according to travel operators.  The cost of COVID-19 tests, inconsistent travel restrictions and paper-based documentation required in some countries is forcing many to delay their travel plans.  People who are fully vaccinated against COVID-19 can now download a vaccine certificate which will allow them to travel to and back to Malta with more ease, but for a number of reasons, the majority of Maltese are still waiting before booking flights.  Malta has now finalised testing its EU vaccine certificate systems, ...

As Malta’s tourism industry counts the days to its planned reopening in June, operators are reporting a hesitant wait-and-see approach towards booking from prospective visitors. “The interest to travel is high, but people have taken the wait-and-see approach, waiting for when it is truly safe to travel,” said Iain Tonna, president of the Federated Association of Travel and Tourism Agents. Tourism Minister Clayton Bartolo said the first tourists to come to Malta will be from Europe, particularly from the UK, the island’s largest tourism market. Currently, the UK is still on the ‘red ...

Sun-starved British travellers have started to book holidays in Malta – but not until 2022, according to travel experts. The UK is traditionally the biggest driver of tourism on the island, accounting for one in seven people who arrived at the airport before the pandemic brought holidays to a halt just over a year ago. So when British Prime Minister Boris Johnson recently announced a decision on easing international travel restrictions by mid-May, there was a glimmer of hope for a much-needed tourism boost. Britain’s largest holiday company, TUI, saw a 500 per cent surge in summer booking...