Be the first to comment!Gozo Tourism Association welcomes appointment of Carlo Micallef to the MTA
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The announcement that Carlo Micallef has been appointed as new Chief Executive Officer of the Malta Tourism Authority (MTA) has been welcomed by the Gozo Tourism Association.
In a statement, the Association said that it is confident that Mr. Carlo Micallef brings with him a wealth of experience in the tourism industry and this will prove to be vital for the key position of Chief Executive Officer of the Malta Tourism Authority.
“Mr. Micallef’s experience in the international touristic market will be beneficial in these crucial times both for the recovery of the tourism industry as well as in the implementation of the National Tourism Strategy, the GTA said.
It went on to say that “the leadership abilities of Mr. Micallef are going to be an asset for this position in order to navigate a National Authority like the MTA in achieving and enhancing more the tourism industry on the Maltese Islands.”
The Gozo Tourism Association said that it is committed to continue collaborating as in the past with Mr. Carlo Micallef, now in his new role of MTA CEO for the benefit of the tourism sector on the Island of Gozo.
The GTA thanked the outgoing CEO Mr. Johann Buttigieg who led the MTA during, what it said were, “the most difficult times brought about by the pandemic.”
Mr Micallef is a graduate of the University of Malta with a Bachelor of Commerce, Management specialised in Marketing.
He carries with him a long-standing career of 25 years in various important roles within the Malta Tourism Authority and the Institute for Tourism Studies.
During this period, he served as Director of the same Authority in its Amsterdam office where he was responsible for the promotion of the Maltese Islands in the Netherlands, Belgium, and the Nordic countries. After this experience abroad, he returned to Malta and was entrusted with the expansion of our country’s promotion in new markets and niches of the tourism world.
In 2014, Carlo Micallef was appointed as Chief Marketing Officer and in 2017 he was appointed as Deputy Chief Executive Officer of the same authority.
In 2013, he started serving on the Board of Governors of the Institute for Tourism Studies and in 2017 he was appointed chairman of the same educational institution.
Photo: Tourism Minister Clayton Bartolo and Carlo Micallef
