Where
Old University in Valletta, Malta
When
28 November 2022
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1 December 2022
Malta & Valetta
As Valletta was the Cultural City, it has lately taken a new dimension, with various boutique hotels sprouting everywhere, and also, it has many restaurants and bars dotted all over.
Those who have never visited Malta will find this Capital City quite interesting, and those who have already been to Malta, would surely find new things to discover on this island. Those who have a passion to dive, this would be a golden opportunity to set aside a few days to explore the beautiful sea surrounding Malta.
Event Schedule
Day 1
Monday 28 November 2022
13:00-15:00 | Board Meeting (IFTTA directors only) Part I of the Agenda |
15:00-15:30 | Coffee Break |
15:30-17:00 | Board Meeting (IFTTA directors only) Part II of the Agenda |
19:00 | Welcome Dinner at Luciano’s, Valletta |
Day 2
Tuesday 29 November 2022
09:30-10.00 | Registration and Coffee |
10.00-10.10 | President’s Welcome Speech, Dr. Jacqueline Tanti Dougall |
10:10-10.30 | Chamber of Commerce, Malta, Ms. Marthese Portelli |
10:30-10:45 | Opening of IFTTA Conference General Remarks, Dr. Jacqueline Tanti Dougall (Malta) |
10:45-11:15 | Considerations when selling travel in the US market, Jeff Ment (USA) |
11:15-11:45 | Was COVID a "Force Majeure" Event? The Role of Legislators, Government and the Courts in Implementing the Principles of Force Majeure in the Israeli Tourism Sector, Carmit Baron (Israel) |
11:45-12:15 | Determinants of profitability amongst travel intermediaries within the Maltese tourism value chain, Alan Arrigo (Malta) |
12:15-12:30 | Questions |
12:30-13:30 | Photo and lunch |
13:30-14:00 | Just because it says package travel doesn’t mean it is package travel! Legal pitfalls in classifying travel services using the example of language travel, Marie Vandersanden (Germany) |
14:00-14:15 | Online fraud prevention especially to travel agencies, Enrique Mota (Mexico) |
14:15-14:45 | Carriers, Consumers, Covid, Cancellations, Control, and Canada Mr. Doug Crozier (Canada) |
14:45-15:00 | Questions |
15:00-15:30 | Coffee Break |
15:30-16:00 | Protection of the Collective Interest of Tourism Service Users, Andrej Micovich (Serbia) |
16:00-16:30 | Rating Platforms: Liability for user/guest reviews under German law, Uta Stenzel (Germany) |
16:30-16:45 | Questions |
18:30 | Dinner at Ta Nenu, Valletta |
Day 3
Wednesday 30 November 2022
09:00 -10:00 | Optional Visit to St John’s Co-Cathedral, Valletta |
10:00-10:30 | Coffee Break |
10:30-11:00 | Digital platforms, touristic services providers and consumers: obligations and liability, Antonia Paniza Fullana (Spain) |
11:00-11:30 | Is Malta’s method of insolvency in line with Directive 2015/2302, protecting travellers sufficiently? A comparative analysis. David Mifsud (Malta) |
11:30-12:00 | "A fall down the stairs for no ascertainable reason-an accident?" analysing (and criticising) the recent CJEU decision on the Montreal Convention (C-589/20), Michael Wukoschitz (Austria) |
12:00-12:15 | Questions |
12:15-13:15 | Lunch |
13:15-13:45 | Achieving good governance in the Tourism Sector, John Downes (Scotland) |
13:45-14:15 | The “authorized agent” in Regulation (EU) No. 261/2004: an obscure risk? Peter Vos (The Netherlands) |
14:15-14:45 | The role of budgeting and budgetary controls in the financial performance of the tourism and hospitality industry in Ghana Dr. Joseph Kofi Nkuah, Mr Ebenezer Cobbina and Mrs Victoria Frimpong (Ghana) |
14:45-15.00 | Questions and Closing Speech |
16:30 onwards | Tour to Mdina, the Silent City Dinner at Fontanella, Mdina |
Day 4
Thursday 1 December 2022
09:30 | IFTTA Annual General Meeting (AGM, members only) |
10:30-11:00 | Coffee Break |
11:00-12:00 | IFTTA Annual General Meeting (cont.) (AGM members only) |
12:00-13:00 | Lunch |
14:00 onwards |
Optional Tour to the 3 Cities |
IFTTA 33rd Annual Conference Malta – Agenda
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