Notwithstanding the increasing numbers of incoming tourists, the tourism industry is currently in a self-destructive mode. After the carrying capacity study published by the Malta Hotels and Restaurants Association (MHRA) in July 2022, one would have expected the Ministry of tourism or the Malta tourism Authority (MTA) to take the lead in initiating a public debate on the matter.
The Deloitte report published by the MHRA, in July 2022, entitled Carrying Capacity Study for tourism in the Maltese Islands has pointed out that the total of existing and planned hotel accommodation would require approximately 5 million tourists per annum to ensure an 80 percent occupancy. This does not take into consideration non-hotel accommodation. If non-hotel accommodation is also taken into account, the problem would be much worse.
This is anything but sustainable. Yet, except for the public discussion on the skills required by foreign workers in the industry, no one is (apparently) bothered…
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