United Travel & Malta in M&IT Magazine

Last May, together with the Malta Tourism Authority and Hilton Malta, we hosted a Malta Experience and Showcase trip for Delion, one of our clients, and their key accounts. Paul Harvey, the Deputy Editor for M&IT, also joined us on this trip so that he too could get an experience as to what Malta has to offer MICE clients. 


The trip included an iPad City Trail in Valletta, a day charter of a private luxury yacht, a selection of different types of vehicles including a karozzin (traditional Maltese horse drawn carriage), a vintage bus and vintage cars. The group were also treated to delicious meals at Guze in Valletta, the Gazebo at Hilton Malta, Ta' Frenc in Gozo & Caviar and Bull at the Corinthia. 

Paul wrote an article in this month's M&IT magazine discussing what Malta has to offer (if you would like to read it, it can be found on pages 61 & 62). Throughout the article he talks about the different things he experienced while on this trip, including a viewing of Palazzo Parisio in Naxxar, and a day trip to Gozo where we had lunch at Ta' Frenc - a fine dining restaurant which offers the opportunity to eat in the legendary 7000-bottle-capacity wine cellar. 


Although we are not directly mentioned in the article published in M&IT, Paul also wrote a blog entitled "Fam Trips - to pack or not to pack?"  In this blog he goes into more detail about the itinerary of the trip. Throughout the article, Paul mentions how the general feedback from all who attended the trip was that the schedule we put together was nowhere near as exhausting as fam trips often are. 

If you would like more information on what can be done in Malta in terms of conferences and incentives feel free to drop us a line and we'll be more than happy to help you :)

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