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| Travel arrangement organization Alpine Travel Ltd., the Carlson Wagonlit Travel Representative in Malta, has been entrusted with the organization of travel arrangements, accommodation and transport in Malta and other local activities during the World Telecommunication Development Conference. Special rates for hotels, car hire and ancillary services have been negotiated. Alpine is licensee for Europcar InterRent and IATA agents. ALPINE TRAVEL LIMITED, ALPINE HOUSE, NAXXAR ROAD, SAN
GWANN SGN 08, MALTA, Air Malta, as the national airline of Malta, welcomes all delegates and accompanying persons for a special discount on its point to point scheduled services. Delegates who wish to avail themselves of these discounts are kindly requested to contact any Air Malta office and present a copy of their WTDC-98 invitation letter (sent by the ITU in June 1997). Air Malta's scheduled route network makes Malta accessible from over 40 cities in Europe, North Africa, the Middle East and the Gulf. A complete list of Air Malta offices and scheduled services can be retrieved from the Air Malta home page shown below. Air Malta home page: http://www.airmalta.com/ Telemalta, through its appointed agency Alpine Travel, has negotiated advantageous prices for hotel accommodation. Delegates who wish to avail themselves of these rates must complete the attached Hotel Reservation Form and return it to Alpine Travel. Availability of rooms will be on a first-come, first-served basis until 2 March 1998. Thereafter, Alpine will endeavour to meet delegates' requirements but cannot guarantee your preferred hotel at the negotiated rates. Please note that the ITU is not involved in hotel arrangements. All inquiries regarding hotels should be directed to Alpine Travel. Information about many of these hotels is available on
the National Tourism Organization¾
Malta website: http://www.tourism.org.mt/stay.htm
All prices in this table are on a Bed and Breakfast basis only and do not include any extra services offered by the hotel. Prices include all taxes. VISITOR Information The Maltese archipelago consists of three inhabited islands, Malta, Gozo and Comino. They lie in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea with Malta 93 km south of Sicily and 230 km North of Africa. The total area is 316 square km. The longest distance in Malta from South - East to North West is about 27 km. The climate is warm and healthy. There are no biting winds, fog, snow or frost. The temperature in March averages 16.5° C (62° F) during the day and 10.2° C (50° F) at night. Although not very common, it is quite possible that the weather in March includes rainy and windy days. Maltese is a Semitic language written in the Roman script comprising a vast element of words of English and Italian origin. Besides Maltese, English and Italian are widely spoken. Malta is on central European Time (CET), that is one hour ahead of Greenwich Mean Time (GMT) in winter and two hours from the last Sunday in March until the last Sunday in October. Clocks will be moved forward one hour on Sunday 29 March 1998. The electrical supply is 240 volts, single phase, 50 cycles. The 13 amp, three-pin rectangular sockets are used in Malta. Malta's public transport system offers a cheap way of touring the Island. The main bus terminus is at Valletta from where buses operate to all parts of Malta. The cost of a bus route ranges from 11 cents to 16 cents. The longest bus journey takes about fifty minutes; the average ride is between 20 and 30 minutes. Taxis are all fitted with meters. Should you wish to know in advance how much a trip will cost, it is best to check with the driver before the journey. Malta's currency is decimal. The Lira (Lm) is the unit of currency and is divided into 100 cents; each cent is again divided into 10 mils. There is no limit to the amount of foreign currency that may be brought into Malta, providing it is declared upon arrival. However, the maximum amount of Maltese currency that may be brought into Malta is Lm 50. Visitors may take out of Malta any unspent foreign currency but no more than Lm 25 in Maltese currency. Exchange rates can fluctuate. Rates on 20 October 1997 were:
For more information about Malta, please visit the National Tourism Organisation - Malta web site at: http://www.tourism.org.mt |