Press Release 694/2022 - MINISTER DARYANANI IN PANEL DISCUSSION AT CRUISE LINES INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION (CLIA) CONFERENCE

MINISTER DARYANANI IN PANEL DISCUSSION AT CRUISE LINES  INTERNATIONAL ASSOCIATION (CLIA) CONFERENCE

Minster for Tourism, the Hon Vijay Daryanani MP, has participated in a panel discussion titled “Promoting new regional cruise itineraries”. The  discussion took place at the CLIA conference in Malaga, Spain.

The Minister was joined by Jesus Peña (Malaga Port Authority) Jamil  Ouazzani (Director, Tangier City Port) Grant Holmes (Global head  Cruising, Inchape) and Elisabetta De Nardo (Vice President Port Development, MSC Cruises).

The discussion focused on increasing cruise calls in the region of the  Western Mediterranean. Minster Daryanani took the opportunity to  showcase Gibraltar as a popular cruise destination and highlighted our plans for the future as things evolve after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Minister Daryanani commented “Things have changed dramatically in the  cruising industry after the pandemic. It is more competitive than ever  before and we need to keep up with these changing times. These events are even more important now. Malaga and Tangiers are our direct  competitors but it is also crucial to explore if we can work with them to  see if we can attract more traffic to the region. At the same time, I promoted our port as one of the best in the Mediterranean. The number of cruise calls for next year is on the rise, this kind of promotion helps. It is not easy but we will keep on working to improve as there is a lot to be done”.