It's one of the deepest recessions since the Great Crash, but budget airlines are helping families continue with their holidays.

There's a scramble to win landing slots at Malta's Luqa airport, and the latest country to see Malta as a holiday destination is Norway.

Holidaymakers in Malta and surrounding areas have been horrified as bodies of would-be immigrants are pulled out from the sea.

History and culture combine with the modern to make Malta one of the ten most popular islands for a holiday.

Trying to learn a new language is rarely easy - but if it's for a career and a higher salary with better prospects the motivation can be there.

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.

After some years of a declining tourist market, the Mediterranean island of Malta is seeing a revival in her fortunes as a mainstream tourist destination. The prospects for the island have improved dramatically over the last year.

Britain's Queen Elizabeth came to the British throne when she was only 25, and at her side has been Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, who married the Queen in 1947.

Hotels throughout the world have come to the realization that they must strive to be environmentally friendly.

The number of British holiday makers chooisng to visiting Malta has increased substantially, with the island set to break new records in 2008.