Hoteliers are expecting a bumper six-month period, with Malta's EU presidency, starting today, set to drive the lucrative conference-tourism sector to record highs. Spread over the first half of the year, this historic event will bring with it more than 20,000 officials, who will take part in 200 events varying from high-level conferences to technical meetings. Moreover, about 2,500 journalists will also flock to Malta. The main focus will be on the Presidential Palace in Valletta, which will host 16 informal EU ministerial meetings. But the bulk of the events will be held at leading hotels in Malta and Gozo. "At the moment, we are doing very well, but in the coming months, we expect to do even better. May all the other years be like 2017," said Anġlu Xuereb, owner of a number of hotels, including The Palace and The Victoria Hotel in Sliema. Both of these will be hosting a number of EU meetings. The official programme also lists a series of events at five-star resorts in Floriana, St Julian's, Buġibba, Attard, Golden Bay and San Lawrenz in Gozo. One source in the tourism industry, who preferred to remain anonymous for commercial reasons, expressed strong optimism. "Regardless...
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