Tourism Legislation in Malta Jacqueline Tanti-Dougall 1 1. Introduction; 2. The Accommodation and Catering Sector; 3. Host Family Accommodation Regulations (Subsidiary Legislation 409.10); 4. The Hotelkeeper’s Liability; 5. Enforcement Provisions; 6. Final Remarks. 1. INTRODUCTION The Malta Travel and Tourism Services Act (Chapter 409 of the Laws of Malta) is the “Mother Act” that governs Tourism in Malta. Several Subsidiary Legislation (SL) fall under Chapter 409, which include the following: Travel Operators and Organised Excursions Operators Regulations (SL 409.09); Host Family Accommodation Regulations (SL 409.10); Tourist Guides Regulations (SL 409.12); Apprentice Tourist Guides Regulations (SL 409.20); Package Travel Insolvency Fund Regulations (SL 409.18)2; and Package Travel and Linked Travel Arrangements Regulations (SL 409.19)3. The Malta Travel and Tourism Services Act establishes the Malta Tourism Authority, a governing body made up of eleven members, all of whom should have a “knowledge and experience in matters relating to travel and tourism [art. 3(2)(a)]. The Minister for Tourism appoints members from the hotel industry, the travel 1 A Partner at Advocates Tanti-Dougall & Associates; an International Legal Consultant on Travel and Tourism; a Visiting Lecturer on Travel & Tourism Law at University of Malta; the President of International Forum of Travel and Tourism Advocates (IFTTA). 2 See Tanti-Dougall, J. “Package Travel Insolvency Fund Regulations – the Maltese Perspective”, in Torres, C. et al. (eds.) The New Package Travel Directive, ESHTE and INATEL, 2017, pp. 253-262. 3 See Tanti-Dougall, J. “Package Travel Regulations – the Maltese Version”, in Torres, C. et al. (eds.) Collective Commentary about the New Package Travel Directive, ESHTE and INATEL, 2020, pp. 1025-1044.
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