Tourism in Malta is an important sector of the country’s economy, contributing to about 15% of the Nation’s Gross Domestic Product. Malta is situated in the middle of the Mediterranean Sea, half way between Gibraltar and Alexandria and Sicily and North Africa.

Malta has always attracted foreigners as a holiday destination. The Maltese are renowned for their hospitality, friendliness and generosity. Following 162 years of the British Empire in Malta, English has become Malta’s second language taking away a language barrier for most tourist. Malta offers a unique possibility of visiting a large number of fascinating sites that testify to Malta’s rich and turbulent history, within a relatively small area distances are short in Malta and there isn’t another place in Europe that offers such a high concentration of places of interest, beaches, holiday resorts and places of entertainment like Malta.

Some tourists move a step forward and decide to settle in Malta and make this little Island their home. Returned Maltese migrants, who pop over to Malta for a holiday, get very nostalgic and decide to return to their true ‘Home’. Malta has recently become very comfortable to a niche sector in the on-line Gaming apart from being a Tax Haven. Other tourists who decide to settle are attracted by our heritage. Malta offers world-class heritage. Divers are other tourists who fall in love for Malta and Gozo and decide to settle. These are people who live to dive so the move is for pure quality of diving life. People who love quality-of-life and can enjoy the Islands climate and its peacefulness are another group.