As part of its presidency of the Council of Europe, Malta recently hosted an international seminar highlighting its growing role in the Cultural Routes, a programme that connects heritage, tourism and cultural cooperation across the continent. Held in Birgu on October 29-30, the event was organised by the Ministry for Culture, Lands and Local Government… Continue reading Cultural Routes in Europe & the Mediterranean
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Il-Fenek u l-Fekruna fuq Campus 103.7
Matul is-sajf tal-2025 Dr Karsten Xuereb ser ikun qed jitkellem ma’ Dr Anthony Pace dwar kif, fi kliem L.P. Hartley, l-imgħoddi hija art barranija, fejn jagħmlu l-affarijiet b’mod differenti minna, nies tal-preżent. Din it-tema jaqbadha l-istudjuż tal-kultura u s-soċjetà il-Professur David Lowenthal, li jnebbaħ lil din is-sensiela fit-tiftix tagħha ta’ kif, bħala nies kontemporanji, nissieltu… Continue reading Il-Fenek u l-Fekruna fuq Campus 103.7
Beyond the Brochure: Rethinking Tourism for a Sustainable Malta
In the last twenty years, sustainability has risked becoming a cliché in tourism discourse. It appears in policy documents, most recently Envision 2025, promotional campaigns and stakeholder meetings. Yet, for all its ubiquity, the term has often been debased to mere rhetoric — well-meaning, when not conniving, and hollow. In Malta, whose growing economy and… Continue reading Beyond the Brochure: Rethinking Tourism for a Sustainable Malta
Shot in Malta
The politics of the film industry since independence The full chapter is available here: https://www.taylorfrancis.com/chapters/edit/10.4324/9781032640464-15/shot-malta-karsten-xuereb On the centenary of foreign film production in Malta in 2022, this chapter looks at the development of the film industry in Malta under different political administrations since the 1960s. Over a number of decades, the importance of this industry,… Continue reading Shot in Malta
Social Enterprise as a Vehicle for Cultural Tourism in Malta and Gozo
This paper first considers the development of the field of social enterprise in Europe and Malta. Secondly, it assesses the relevance of this concept to the practice of cultural tourism in Malta by applying international policy frameworks to local practice. Thirdly, it analyses the relation of social enterprise to sustainable development practices with a focus on cultural tourism in Malta and Gozo, the two main Maltese islands.
Cultural Policy 