Hotels and Catering Establishments Board withdraw licences to two hotels

Two hotels, one in St. Julians and one in St. Paul's Bay, have just had their licences withdrawn by the Hotels and Catering Establishments Board.

The hotels, a Three Star and a Two Star, were found operating below their classification standards. They were given a time-frame during which they were requested to correct deficiencies. When further inspections confirmed that shortcomings were still evident, the hotel operating licence was withdrawn. This licence will remain withdrawn until the deficiencies have been rectified to Board's satisfaction.

The Ministry of Tourism insists that operators of all tourism establishments should take immediate steps to ensure that their properties are properly maintained, kept up to standard and operated in an efficient manner. As the livelihood of thousands of Maltese families depends on tourism and in order to protect the industry's good name, no abuse of licence conditions will be tolerated.