by Julian Zarb*
In 2008 I was working for the Government of Malta when I was commissioned by the Office of the Prime Minister to prepare a draft local tourism plan for one of the island’s most established resorts in the northern part of Malta, Mellieha. I carried out this project by working with the community rather than for the community. I set up my office during this period at the Local Council in Mellieha. It took over six months to work on the local tourism plan but it was really invigorating because this was not about writing an administrative report for politicians and businesses, but it was about really seeing how the community felt about tourism and their locality. This was a locality where the sense of belonging was still relatively high, it was a locality where 25% of the local residents were involved in tourism – directly or indirectly. It was a locality where the local resident and the visitor community shared services and experiences.
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