| This year has started well for the Malta
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| | Surrey and West Sussex and close to South
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| holidays and hotel industry, with an
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| | and West London that would provide Malta
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| increase in visitors for the first few
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| | with the possibility of extra affluent
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| months compared to 2006 - a good
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| | holiday makers.
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| indication that if the off peak season is
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| | In response to the arrival of Ryanair
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| doing well the rest of the year could
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| | though, Air Malta has been offering
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| also see good gains in holiday tourists
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| | reduced fares of its own, and has tried
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| to the Mediterranean island.
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| | to defend her market share of the UK
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| The measurable increase for the first
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| | travelling public by starting a new route
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| months of 2007 has come just a couple of
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| | from Liverpool's John Lennon Airport in
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| months since Ryanair started low cost
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| | the North-West of England.
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| flights to Malta from London's Luton
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| | The suggested reason for Malta turning
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| Airport to the island, and later months
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| | down the possibility of a new low cost
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| could be boosted further after Ryanair
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| | route from the UK is that London Gatwick
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| started flying from Dublin to Malta as
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| | does have tour operators offering their
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| well.
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| | own flights, either as part of a package,
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| Overall some predictions estimate that
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| | or on a seat only sale.
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| Malta will benefit in the 2007 holiday
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| | With the arrival of more holidaymakers,
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| season by an extra 80,000 tourists,
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| | the possibility of increased property
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| reversing the decline of recent years.
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| | sales to overseas buyers becomes more of
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| The airline had to wait some time for the
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| | a reality as well, so the real estate
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| Maltese authorities to finally relent and
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| | sector as well as the holiday market is
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| give the green light for the flights to
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| | keeping a keen eye on arrival figures for
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| start, with concern at one stage that if
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| | the months ahead.
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| the low cost airlines walked away from
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| | Some UK overseas property agencies who
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| the negotiating table that the island
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| | deal with property in Malta think that
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| would slip from a mainstream holiday
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| | property prices could rise in 2007.
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| destination to one catering for
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| | 'With lower fares, Malta becomes a
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| specialist groups of travellers.
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| | destination viable for 3 and 4 days trips
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| But hopes that popular low cost airline
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| | a few times a year from the UK, and that
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| easyJet would provide further impetus for
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| | will attract buyers to look at Malta in
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| the Malta holiday trade seems to have
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| | the same way they do France and Spain
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| been dashed with reports in the island's
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| | when considering where to buy a holiday
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| press that talks have stalled, and a
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| | home abroad. The weather in Malta and low
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| proposed London Gatwick route has been
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| | fares could be a magnet for buyers',
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| shelved.
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| | commented one recently,
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| A new low cost London Gatwick route would
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| | There is a warning however from some that
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| have provided competition for the
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| | property prices on the island might not
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| island's national airline, Air Malta, and
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| | necessarily escalate in the same way that
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| possibly have reduced the cost of flying
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| | regions of France have seen when low cost
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| to Malta further.
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| | airlines have started flying to their
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| Malta Flights
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| | region.
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| Gatwick is located on the borders of
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