Europe's favourite TV soap and the world's longest running drama, Coronation Street, has boosted interest in the island of Malta, according to a UK based Malta holidays guide. Aired in the summer, the soap ran a storyline of two of Coronation Street's characters taking a last minute holiday to the island.

If you're wondering where to go on holiday this year and have done the usual tourist hotspots - why not visit Malta, a little but friendly Mediterranean island?

Malta is in fact made up of three islands, Malta (the main island) and two subsidiaries-Gozo and Comino. Although all three are inhabited, Malta and Gozo take the lion’s share of tourist trade.

Spain enjoys the position of being the number one holiday destination in Europe. But a Spanish airline has just begun flights to Malta, boosting the small Mediterranean's tourism industry for 2008.

Pompey's 08/09 season is just underway and Portsmouth fans couldn't be happier. It appears the Blue Army is geared up for another exciting season.

The fight for passengers is often seen as who can go lowest for airfares - but one airline is winning customers for quality of service where a lower fare is an option.

Malta, Gozo and Comino are the three largest islands and are located in the centre of the Mediterranean Sea, south of Sicily. The Maltese archipelago is right at the centre of the ancient sea and all ships, migrations and invasions passed by its coasts which today offer marvelous scenery and good shelters to those that chooses to sail around it.

Majorca has scored a stunning success this year by being the British holidaymakers island of choice for their annual getaway, and has now capped a successful summer by being top destination for the autumn too.

Property markets the world over are seeing sharp price declines and a real lack of serious buyers as the recession hits home. But it seems some areas of Europe are doing better than others at attracting new buyers and maintaining current property prices, while other locations have seen much sharper drops in their real estate prices.

One of the most popular summer holiday destinations for tourists is the Mediterranean island of Malta (Europe). Car hire in Malta is affordable and is a much more practical alternative to local public transport.