Euto Study Visit 2013 - Gozo Euto Study Visit 2013 - Gozo And MelliehaAnd Mellieha

Island Tourism – Planning For A Island Tourism – Planning For A Visitor Experience  Of An Eco-Visitor Experience  Of An Eco-sustainable Destination And sustainable Destination And Eden RecognitionEden Recognition

Euto Study Visit 2013

Day 1

•Mellieha - A locality with a strong past linked to Religious Experience . A Summer destination • Welcome Reception hosted by the Local Council in the historic centre next to the Sanctuary

EUTO Study Visit 2013Theme : Host Visitor Interactions and Distractions

DAY 2 :

•Transfer to Gozo•Walk around Gharb – one of Gozo’s oldest and most traditional communities and local museums•Opening of EUTO 2013 and workshop 1•The OBIMED Project•The Local Tourism Perspective•Dinner hosted by the Local Council – Typical Gozitan Evening in the village square

EUTO Study Visit 2013EUTO Study Visit 2013Theme: EDEN Paradise or Theme: EDEN Paradise or Paradigm?Paradigm?

•Day 3

•The Gozo Campus (Xexwkija)

Rural Tourism and Diverse experience to mainstream tourism . The Xewkija Archaeological Park Project (Tony Pace – Superintendence of Cultural, heritage) Ghaqda ta Klula : Concept for community based products and services (Visit to St Lucija) Working Lunch Visit to HM sites at Rabat (Gozo) - Mario Casha (Exercise on interpretation and museum accessibility) Free Evening – Café Jubilee Night (Rabat)(Tony Pace

EUTO Study Visit 2013Theme: ECO Gozo and ICZMSolar Energy schemes and initiativesOrganic farms Coastal Management and international awards for GozoTourism and Eco Gozo – Diving and Agro tourism experiences Working Lunch Visits to sites of such initiatives Dinner : Cornucopia

EUTO Study Visit 2013Theme : Legends, Culture and HistoryReligious Tourism: Presentation Dun Gerald BuhagiarIdentity and History Lunch at Ta Mena Visit Monastery – Rabat and Museum as well concept talk Walk around St Dimitri Point and concept of legend and history Dinner: Il-Kartell

EUTO Study Visit 2013Theme: EDEN – Eco Island Diversity

Product Development/Authenticity and Uniqueness for real diversity and experience Southern Villages Project(Opening out non traditional tourism destinations) Working Lunch Board Meeting and GA : ITS Participants : Tour of Qala and Farmhouses Relax and packing at hotel Dinner : ITS (farewell)(Real Gozitan Cuisine – Carmel Cassar)Transfer to Mellieha

Theme :Mellieha : From Summer to Perennial Destination

Managing Sustainability at Mellieha (Robert Cutajar – Mayor) Reaching the Visitor at Eco and Eden destinations (Anya) Close of Study VisitPresentation EUTO 2014Statement Definition Visit to the Selmun Park Working Lunch Dinner : Light Fork Dinner in Hotel

EUTO Study Visit 2013

Possible Stakeholders :Ministry for Tourism , Culture and the EnvironmentMinistry for GozoGTAGozo Business ChamberITS GozoMalta Tourism AuthorityGharb Local CouncilMellieha Local CouncilZebbug local CouncilKercem Local CouncilXewkija Local CouncilNadur Local CouncilQala local CouncilOTIE - Cerisdi

Participants’ Departure – Own Arrangements

Sahha u l-Vjagg it-Tajjeb!Sahha u l-Vjagg it-Tajjeb!

Grazzi u Nistiednukom Izzuru lil Ghawdex fis-Sena 2013