| European holiday destination Malta ranks
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| | it's what the wealthy expect - and they
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| as one of the top five locations for
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| | get it'.
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| safety in the world, according to an
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| | Malta Holidays
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| American travel writer, Laura McKenzie.
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| | The two surveys with positive news about
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| In her report Ms. McKenzie says of the
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| | Malta comes at a worrying time for the
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| Mediterranean holiday island 'In Malta
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| | Malta holiday industry.
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| there is no such thing as a dark and
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| | The number of tourists visiting Malta
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| uninviting alley, while the police force
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| | this year is down on previous years, and
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| is one of the oldest in the world'.
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| | some predictions are that it could be
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| The report also praises New Zealand,
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| | 100,000 less than 2005 - while the Malta
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| Switzerland and Singapore as safe
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| | Tourist Authority had hoped to see a
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| destinations.
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| | similar figure in the opposite direction.
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| Top was Monaco, with one police officer
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| | But recent news of low cost airlines
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| for every one hundred residents, and 24
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| | gaining permission to fly to the island
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| hour cctv coverage of the entire
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| | has given some hope in the Malta hotel
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| principality.
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| | and holiday industry that next year will
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| Commenting on the report, a local travel
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| | see the decline reversed.
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| guide were not surprised that Malta
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| | Hotel and resort owners have seen the
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| reached Ms Mckenzie's top five safest
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| | Maltese government drag the negotiations
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| locations, nor that Monaco was top.
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| | out with the low cost airlines for some
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| 'Malta has her problems with the state of
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| | time, with delays in agreements losing
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| the roads and some other infrastructure,
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| | Malta the potential of having extra
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| but when it comes to the people it's
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| | tourists for this summer season.
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| doubtful if you will find a friendlier
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| | Statements from Ryanair, the first low
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| more helpful island in the Mediterranean.
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| | cost carrier to be flying to Malta,
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| This report from Ms McKenzie has come at
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| | indicate that at one stage they were
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| around the same time as another survey
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| | taking a booking a minute for their new
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| showing that Malta is one of the best
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| | Malta route.
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| places in the world for retiring to. The
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| | 'If the Malta government had the
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| Malta people and weather make for a great
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| | agreement in place six months ago, the
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| combination'.
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| | tourist industry would be in a much
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| Commenting on Monaco, who just beat Malta
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| | better position today, after a good
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| to top spot for safe destinations,
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| | summer', add the Malta holiday guide.
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| YourMalta say that the reasons for moving
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| | Some of the anticipation of an increase
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| to Malta and Monaco are very different.
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| | in hotel and holiday bookings for Malta
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| 'Monaco is for millionaires and
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| | has been tempered recently after a survey
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| billionaires, who often choose to live
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| | in the UK - Malta's largest market -
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| there because of the zero income tax.
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| | showed that package holidays in 2007
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| Malta is a low tax island and has her
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| | would be more expensive than comparable
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| share of millionaires, but Monaco needs
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| | holidays in Spain and her islands.
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| the security and does it well because
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