Malta, Tunisia in joint bid to attract tourists

Malta and Tunisia yesterday agreed to encourage three-point holidays in Malta, Sicily and Tunisia, in particular for long haul tourists.

The agreement was made during the third session of the Malta-Tunisian Joint Commission on Tourism held at the Ministry for Tourism.

The delegations were headed by the Tunisian Minister of Tourism, Tijani Haddad, and the Minister for Tourism and Culture, Francis Zammit Dimech.

They also agreed to exchange press and television journalists to report on specific activities taking place in either country, to promote cultural tourism and tourism-based sport activities between the two countries and to encourage tour operators in both countries to join forces in order to offer combined holiday packages to attract tourists from the remote and niche markets.

Dr Zammit Dimech said that encouraging three-point holidays in Malta, Tunisia and Sicily should attract tourists, especially those travelling on long haul trips who wish to visit more than one country during the same holiday. Such cooperation helped organise a better holiday and reduce costs, he said.