Oceania Cruises has increased its signature range of immersive Culinary Discovery Tours™ with the addition of 12 new gourmet excursions for 2025.

Qatar Airways is resuming operations to Malta with four weekly flights from 2 July 2025. The resumption to Malta will expand Qatar Airways’ network to nearly 50 destinations in Europe.

Culture is on the menu at ME Malta, with the first Maltese property under the growing ME by Melia brand opening its doors today.

Insight Vacations is reporting significant sales spikes for Eastern European countries including Romania and Poland for 2025, with bookings up 75% and 48% year-on-year respectively for both destinations. In Scandinavia, demand for Finland jumped an impressive 82% from travellers living in Australia and New Zealand, while sales for Malta are up triple figures – soaring 267% compared to last year.

MSC Cruises’ LNG-powered mega-ship MSC World Europa officially inaugurated the port of Valletta’s shore power facility in Malta this week – the first to be operational in the Mediterranean Sea. Malta’s Prime Minister Robert Abela toured the ship to mark the occasion.

Serandipians will welcome VisitMalta to the network as a new Preferred Destination Partner as of January 2024. The Maltese Islands, set in the middle of the Mediterranean, are a treasure trove of history and culture, and present visitors with an opportunity to immerse themselves in centuries of history while enjoying the very best of modern facilities.

Oceania Cruises celebrated the launch of its first new ship in over a decade in Valletta, Malta on Monday evening, with the christening ceremony of Vista.

Six Senses is launching a new resort on the island of Comino in the Mediterranean Sea, midway between Malta and Gozo. Spread across two bays, Six Senses Comino will feature a resort and themed spa, farm-to-table dining, as well as cultural, leisure, wellness and sporting activities.

Corinthia Palace Hotel & Spa, Malta will this month debut its brand-new Athenaeum Spa. A Mediterranean-inspired oasis offering a bespoke approach to wellbeing, the spa has been curated to provide an unparalleled holistic health experience, drawing on both global and local expertise, alongside a highly personalised service tailored to each guest’s needs.

The experts at Abercrombie & Kent, global purveyors of bespoke travel adventures, have revealed their much-anticipated hot list for the year ahead. These are their predictions for destinations which are up-and-coming, exotic, undiscovered and guaranteed to stir the soul.

Contrast colourful histories and a beguiling mix of cultures on Abercrombie & Kent’s ‘Turkey & Malta: Empires and Outposts’ Limited Edition Small Group Journey.

Following a successful 2018 Famil through Piedmont, Italy, Ormina Tours has announced its next Agent Famil to the Australian marketplace. The tour will take 10 selected agents on its popular Malta Regional discovery, giving them the opportunity to experience the spectacular hospitality and services for which Ormina Tours is renowned.