During an event organised by the Malta Business Bureau at the Corinthia Palace Hotel in Attard this morning, Minister Mario de Marco welcomed Corinthia Group’s latest environmental initiative – the implementation of a water savings programme in all its Malta hotels, estimated to save 2,669,000 litres of water every year.

On the intitiative, Dr de Marco said that government, tourism operators and stakeholders are working together towards strengthening the sustainability of the tourism industry.

“The participation of 70 businesses and hotels in the EU LIFE+ Investing in Water coordinated by MBB, the Malta Chamber and MHRA, shows the commitment and cooperation of government, tourism operators and stakeholders in strengthening the sustainability of the tourism industry.”

Meanwhile, Paul Bugeja, Corinthia Hotels’ chief financial officer, explained that all 600 rooms and back of house areas at the Corinthia Palace Hotel & Spa, Corinthia Hotel St George’s Bay and the Marina Hotel, are being fitted with water restrictors - devices that ensure an optimal water flow by suppressing excessive delivery of water.

In order to take this project to the next level, the above-mentioned hotels are also planning to replace most of the bathroom shower heads with more efficient ones. This will help them save some additional 8,000,000 litres of water a year.

Various other initiatives and recommendations are being studied in detail and will be gradually introduced if found to be feasible.