June 29th, 2010
Malta authority identifies unlicensed holiday villas
The Malta Tourism Authority identified more than 200 unlicensed holiday villas. This was revealed on a report posted by online site di-ve. Majority of these holiday villas are located in Gozo.
The authority’s Quality Assurance Directorate has carried out the initiative to identify these villas. They used several factors to identify which ones are registered. Part of their investigation process is to contact those in-charge of those properties to inquire about specific details and premise addresses.
There are holiday premises that have domestic licenses which means it can only be rented out to Malta residents only.
Since January this year, more than 250 unlicensed holiday villas have been identified in Gozo alone and the authorities are now pushing efforts to have these properties licensed. Basically, the owners have been told that they will face legal actions if they don’t act on their directives as soon as possible.
