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📢 𝐀𝐭𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧: 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐎𝐩𝐞𝐫𝐚𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬

The 𝐏𝐫𝐨𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐆𝐨𝐳𝐨’𝐬 𝐍𝐢𝐜𝐡𝐞 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐭𝐬 𝐒𝐜𝐡𝐞𝐦𝐞 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 will close on 𝟑𝟎 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔.

Niche tourism operators interested in the scheme are encouraged to follow the below link to find out more and submit their application.

🔗 https://investgozo.gov.mt/supporting-marketing-initiatives-for-specific-niche-tourism-markets-in-gozo

For any queries, Niche Tourism Operators are encouraged to get in touch with 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐆𝐨𝐳𝐨 𝐛𝐞𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐝𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞.

📅 𝐃𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞: 𝟑𝟎 𝐒𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐞𝐫 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔

📌 𝐓𝐞𝐫𝐦 𝐨𝐟 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐌𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐡: 𝐒𝐌𝐄𝐬
Small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) play an important role in Gozo’s economy. Their relevance to Gozo cannot be overstated, with SMEs making up a significant part of the island’s business community.

📊 SMEs are classified according to the number of people employed:
🔹 𝐌𝐢𝐜𝐫𝐨 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬: fewer than 10 employees
🔹 𝐒𝐦𝐚𝐥𝐥 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬: 10–49 employees
🔹 𝐌𝐞𝐝𝐢𝐮𝐦-𝐬𝐢𝐳𝐞𝐝 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐞𝐬: 50–249 employees
Together, these categories cover businesses employing 𝐮𝐩 𝐭𝐨 𝟐𝟒𝟗 𝐩𝐞𝐨𝐩𝐥𝐞.
𝘚𝘰𝘶𝘳𝘤𝘦: 𝘌𝘶𝘰𝘳𝘴𝘵𝘢𝘵 - 𝘌𝘶𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘢𝘯 𝘊𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘪𝘴𝘴𝘪𝘰𝘯

🌿🌊🏃‍♀️ With its scenic countryside, stunning coastline and favourable climate for outdoor and water sports, Gozo has all the ingredients to develop into an 𝐚𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐬𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐝𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 🏝️

🏟️💦 Supported by new sporting infrastructure, including the Gozo Indoor Sports & Aquatic Pavilion - GISAP, the island offers exciting investment opportunities in training camps, sporting events and wellness experiences. 🏋️‍♀️🏆🧘‍♀️

📈 Building on its growing sports tourism activity, Gozo is well placed to attract new visitors, encourage longer stays and create opportunities related sports tourism 🤝💼

🔗 Read more here: https://investgozo.gov.mt/sports-tourism-in-gozo-creating-an-active-tourism-destination/

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🌟𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐨𝐳𝐨
𝐔𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥, 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞! 🌿

As Gozo’s official summer festa 🎆 calendar winds down, the island celebrates the 8th of September this week, a major feast day and national holiday commemorating the victory of the Great Siege. 🇲🇹⚔️

🌸🌿 𝐒𝐩𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐓𝐨𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐬𝐦 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐨𝐳𝐨: Following a record winter performance, the latest NSO statistics for collective accommodation in Gozo point to another strong season, with licensed accommodation establishments recording significant growth in both arrivals and nights spent — further indicating that Gozo is increasingly becoming an all-year-round destination. ☀️

📈 𝐀𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐬: 𝐓𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐥𝐬 𝐮𝐩 𝐛𝐲 𝟏𝟑%
April: +𝟐𝟑% | May: +𝟐% | June: +𝟏𝟓%

🌙 𝐍𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐒𝐩𝐞𝐧𝐭: 𝐓𝐨𝐭𝐚𝐥 𝐧𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬 𝐮𝐩 𝐛𝐲 𝟏𝟑%
April: +𝟏𝟑% | May: +𝟏𝟔% | June: +𝟏𝟐%

🌍 𝐈𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐚𝐥 𝐕𝐢𝐬𝐢𝐭𝐨𝐫𝐬:
+𝟐𝟎% in arrivals | +𝟏𝟗% in nights spent

📱 𝘍𝘰𝘭𝘭𝘰𝘸 𝘐𝘯𝘷𝘦𝘴𝘵𝘎𝘰𝘻𝘰 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘮𝘰𝘳𝘦 𝘶𝘱𝘥𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘴 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘪𝘯𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘩𝘵𝘴.

📊 A country’s credit rating is an independent assessment of its economic health, indicating the risk associated with buying a country’s bonds or lending it money.

🇲🇹 Once again, Malta’s latest credit ratings show a 𝐒𝐓𝐀𝐁𝐋𝐄 scenario, reflecting confidence in the country’s economic and financial position.

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✈️ 𝐌𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧𝐬 𝐦𝐞𝐚𝐧 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐨𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭𝐮𝐧𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐆𝐨𝐳𝐨. 🌍

A stronger air network connecting Malta to the rest of the world — 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐟𝐫𝐞𝐪𝐮𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐟𝐥𝐢𝐠𝐡𝐭𝐬, 𝐠𝐫𝐞𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐬𝐞𝐚𝐭 𝐜𝐚𝐩𝐚𝐜𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐚 𝐧𝐞𝐰 𝐝𝐢𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐭 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐞 𝐭𝐨 𝐍𝐞𝐰 𝐘𝐨𝐫𝐤 (𝐉𝐅𝐊) — means more than simply greater accessibility for visitors. 🛫

It also strengthens Gozo’s links to global markets, creating new pathways for business, investment and economic growth. 📈💼

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This week, Gozo hosts the 𝐒𝐚𝐧𝐭𝐚 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐣𝐚 𝐀𝐠𝐫𝐚𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐧 𝐅𝐚𝐢𝐫 🐄🌾, celebrating more than 170 years of farming heritage. Today, this tradition showcases how agriculture has evolved into 𝐫𝐮𝐫𝐚𝐥 𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐩𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐮𝐫𝐬𝐡𝐢𝐩 🚜, with local producers presenting quality products including w**e, olive oil, honey, cheese, artisanal foods and livestock.

The fair is a reminder that 𝐢𝐧𝐧𝐨𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐡𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐭𝐚𝐠𝐞 💡, and that 🌍 authenticity creates value through quality, sustainability and local enterprise.

𝟏𝟒–𝟏𝟓 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔 | 𝟏𝟒 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭: 𝟏𝟎:𝟎𝟎–𝟐𝟑:𝟎𝟎 | 𝟏𝟓 𝐀𝐮𝐠𝐮𝐬𝐭: 𝟎𝟕:𝟎𝟎–𝟏𝟑:𝟎𝟎

📖Read the full blog:
https://investgozo.gov.mt/from-tradition-to-enterprise-gozos-rural-business-legacy-of-the-santa-marija-agrarian-fair/

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🌟 𝐈𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐬𝐭 𝐢𝐧 𝐆𝐨𝐳𝐨
𝐔𝐧𝐥𝐨𝐜𝐤 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐩𝐨𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐚𝐥, 𝐞𝐦𝐛𝐫𝐚𝐜𝐞 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐠𝐨𝐨𝐝 𝐥𝐢𝐟𝐞! 🌿

One of Gozo’s greatest advantages is that everything is within easy reach. Even at the peak of summer, the island’s coves and beaches, outdoor adventures, cultural attractions, and colourful village feasts are all just a short drive away. ☀️🌊🎶

🚢 𝐒𝐞𝐚 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐜𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐢𝐭𝐲 𝐛𝐞𝐭𝐰𝐞𝐞𝐧 𝐌𝐚𝐥𝐭𝐚 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐆𝐨𝐳𝐨 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐮𝐞𝐝 𝐭𝐨 𝐬𝐭𝐫𝐞𝐧𝐠𝐭𝐡𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐮𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐬𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐪𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐞𝐫 𝐨𝐟 𝟐𝟎𝟐𝟔.

𝐊𝐞𝐲 𝐟𝐢𝐠𝐮𝐫𝐞𝐬 𝐟𝐫𝐨𝐦 𝐍𝐒𝐎 𝐢𝐧𝐝𝐢𝐜𝐚𝐭𝐞:
🔸𝟐,𝟎𝟑𝟕,𝟓𝟐𝟔 passenger movements were recorded by sea.
🔸𝟏𝟐,𝟗𝟕𝟕 trips were carried out between the islands in Q2 (April and June).
🔸Compared with Q2 2025, passenger movements increased by 𝟓.𝟕%, while trips increased by 𝟏𝟏.𝟓%.

𝐓𝐡𝐞 𝐫𝐨𝐮𝐭𝐞𝐬 𝐫𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐝𝐞𝐝 𝐢𝐧 𝐐𝟐 𝐜𝐚𝐧 𝐛𝐞 𝐛𝐫𝐨𝐤𝐞𝐧 𝐝𝐨𝐰𝐧 𝐚𝐬 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰𝐬:
𝐌ġ𝐚𝐫𝐫 – Ċ𝐢𝐫𝐤𝐞𝐰𝐰𝐚 operated by 𝐆𝐨𝐳𝐨 𝐂𝐡𝐚𝐧𝐧𝐞𝐥
👥 𝟏,𝟔𝟒𝟎,𝟐𝟓𝟖 passengers
🚗 𝟓𝟓𝟗,𝟔𝟑𝟑 vehicles
𝐌ġ𝐚𝐫𝐫 – 𝐕𝐚𝐥𝐥𝐞𝐭𝐭𝐚 operated by the 𝐅𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐅𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲
👥 𝟑𝟏𝟗,𝟓𝟑𝟓 passengers
𝐌ġ𝐚𝐫𝐫 – 𝐒𝐥𝐢𝐞𝐦𝐚 𝐯𝐢𝐚 𝐁𝐮ġ𝐢𝐛𝐛𝐚, the 𝐍𝐄𝐖 route operated by the 𝐅𝐚𝐬𝐭 𝐅𝐞𝐫𝐫𝐲
👥 𝟕𝟕,𝟕𝟑𝟑 passengers

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