Archive for August, 2007

Malta Plans To Boost Tourist Numbers

The Malta holiday industry has received the latest target set by the island’s tourism authority with more than a little sceptism after an announcement that a target of a million and half visitors a year to the island could be achieved in three years time. The Malta Tourist Authority has consistently set targets in the past [...]

Dream job or drudgery? Aspiring innkeepers try it for a day

Let them eat cereal! It was not the most charitable sentiment, but when you have just been yanked from a deep sleep by a shrill wristwatch alarm on a quiet Sunday morning, generosity of spirit can be in short supply. I was at the Gateways Inn, a bed-and-breakfast in the Berkshires, a popular resort area of [...]