A bad workman always blames his tools
- Gozo Worker of the Year Award in Tourism – 2009
- Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism meets the coach assault students
- Tourism needs extraordinary remedies – GRTU
- ‘Nature and Heritage Park’ – Moviment Graffitti
- Azzjoni Nazzjonali outlines its election proposals for Gozo
- Transmission of Transformers on Melita Movies
- The development of the Malta Shipyards Privatisation – Joseph Caruana
- Eurobarometer survey shows a need for the raising of the awareness of children’s rights
- Helping to put Gozo on the world tourism map
- 500 Gozitans will be denied a care home place by 2015
- Contingency Plan needed to safeguard Gozo tourism
- European Commission improves work-life balance for millions with longer and better maternity leave
- NTM calls on Prime Minister to save Dwerja
- EU Commission not satisfied over Ta Cenc protection
- Gozo regional committee for MCESD discuss ‘Gozitan Product’
Having just read the comments by the CEO of the Malta Tourism Authority, Josef Formosa Gauci who says that Malta has the tools to counter tourism’s problems it appears to me that he is trying to shift the blame for the present poor tourism figures on everyone but the MTA. We have an old saying in Britain, which I’m sure you also have in Malta, which is, a bad workman always blames his tools.
Personally I would rate Malta and especially Gozo for the courtesy of its people, the history, the laid back way of life and the really relaxing atmosphere. These are things, which do not require any investment because they are already in place. However there are other areas, which need to be looked at and looked at quickly if the down turn caused by the present economic situation is not to become a permanent fixture.
What the MTA should be concentrating on is maintaining the natural beauty of the country. That means they should be campaigning against the construction of more apartments etc until the present glut of empty properties are utilised.
They also need to restore places like Dwejra on Gozo back to the way it was and by that I mean get that ugly rusted concrete structure at the top of the hill removed. Here is an area selected as a possibility for the new 7 world wonders, which doesn’t stand a snowball’s hope in hell due to the state of the surrounding area. What message will that failure send out?
Obviously it goes without saying that the damage caused to the quay at Hondoq needs to be repaired as soon as possible. I understand that they expect this work to be completed before the summer but why has it taken so long? The dithering over this matter is beginning to look like a ploy by someone at Government level to leave the place in a run-down state so that they can sell the possibility of building a marina there against the wishes of the people.
Then we have the usual old chestnut raised on a regular basis that all Gozo needs is a direct air link with Malta and all its problems will be solved. What Gozo needs is a good subsidised helicopter service for those few people who require it and are willing to pay for it. What it certainly doesn’t need is further destruction of precious land for an airstrip.
It’s time Mr Gauci and the rest of the MTA got their heads out of the sand or wherever else they have them stuck and start doing the job they are paid for.
James A. Tyrrell,
5 Lower Cairncastle Road,
Larne,
County Antrim,
N. Ireland BT40 1PG
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With the Malta Tourism Authority, I would like to add the Gozo Business Chamber, who are using the wrong tools to bring work to Gozo.
Having just read the leaflet called the Isle link, in the section titled the annual general meeting,the members spoke about the need to and I quote ” the need for the Chamber to continue lobbying for projects to be seen to in Gozo. These included the Cirkewwa terminal, yacht marinas, sports facilities, an SME’s park, the Victoria by-pass, an airstrip, the ICT industry , the holding of a conference and the reform of the public transport”
When one looks closely at what GBC members are proposing all are to the detriment of the Gozo environment (except for the reform of public transport).That is not what tourists come to Gozo for. Alex you explained well they come for “the courtesy of its people, the history, the laid back way of life and the really relaxing atmosphere”
With these type of proposals GBC are going to push away tourism from Gozo!!!
But at the end, who are GBC comittee and members??
Prominent Gozitan business men, who only look at Gozo from the profit side of things!!!