Rural Affairs and Environment Minister George Pullicino yesterday signed a new sponsorship agreement between HSBC and WasteServ Malta Limited through which the bank will sponsor the Xummiemu campaign for the next two years. ...

In February 2005, the Retail Prices Index went up by 0.60 per cent to 105.33 from 104.70 in the previous month, the National Statistics Office said yesterday....

For the first time, leading German tour operator Neckermann (part of the Thomas Cook Group) has launched an eight-page flier with destination information and offers for Malta for summer 2005. ...

Emirates, the fast-growing Dubai-based international airline, inaugurated its new offices in Seychelles – the fifth Indian Ocean island served by the airline. Emirates also operates flights to Mauritius, Maldives, Sri Lanka and Java (Indonesia). ...

Danone is challenging consumers to drink Actimel every day for two weeks to discover its benefits – or get their money back! ...

Island Caterers Ltd, the catering arm of the Island Hotels Group, is currently offering its prospective wedding clients at Razzett l-Abjad the venue free of charge for all remaining dates in 2005 and 2006. ...

At the recent Istanbul Inter-national Gastronomy Festival 2005 held last month, Coastline Hotel pastry chef Dominic Zahra achieved outstanding results ....

The Malta Tourism Authority’s destination website www.visitmalta.com has been listed as the second-best website in a survey carried out by the Swiss travel magazine Travel Tip....

Kellogg UK organised its annual commercial conference in Malta on 24 and 25 February. ...

The Victoria Hotel has this year chosen to award Robert Arrigo & Sons Ltd with the Best Performing Travel Agent Award for the services rendered to the hotel during the year 2004. ...