MTA Malta Tourism Press Awards 2018
Winners per Category
Print Article
- 1st Subhin Jang (Korea)
Essay Temps Malta - Mon Temps Malta
- 2nd Julie Daurel (France)
Maisons Côté sud - Double Malte
- 3rd Federica Geremei (Italy)
Gambero Rosso - Malta: Piccola Repubblica, Grandi Sapori
Digital Media Article
- 1st Elena Di Marco (Italy)
Modalitademode.com - Weekend a Malta: 5 Buoni Motivi Per Visitarla
- 2nd Celine Crespel (France)
Celineaudetourdunchemin.com - Decouverte de malte et gozo en famille
- 3rd Kayoko Hayashi (Japan)
eBook - All about Malta - Travel Guide
Photography Reportage
- 1st Nicolas Millet (France)
Maisons Côté sud - Double Malte
- 2nd Patrizia Magi (Italy)
Nautica - Terra di baci azzurri
- 3rd Mikael Helsing (Spain)
Motor Clásico - Malta Classic, Artillería Pesada
- Cristina Candel (Spain)
Elmundo.es - Las imágenes que harán que te enamores de Malta
Video Reportage
- 1st Ines Neuland (Germany)
Grenzenlos - Malta - Kleine Inseln, groβes Kino
- 2nd Kareen Perrin Debock (France)
Arte TV - Chevaliers De Malte
- 3rd Juan Martínez Frutos (Spain)
La 2 de TVE - Turismo Rural En El Mundo: Malta, La Isla De Los Caballeros De Malta
MICE Article
- 1st Pascale Missoud & Patricia Monpetit (France)
Meet and Travel Mag - Malte, L'Archipel Trendy
- 2nd Asuncìón Paniagua (Spain)
Grupo Eventoplus - Malta, Un Tesoro en el Mediterráneo
- 3rd Cinzia Berardi (Italy)
Travelquotidiano.com - Conventions Malta, fam trip a Novembre per i professionisti del MICE
Gozo Reportage
- 1st Kareen Perrin Debock (France)
Arte TV - Gozo Ȋle D'Homère
- 2nd Valtteri Väkevä (Finland)
Mondo Magazine - Nautiskelijan Gozo
- 3rd Emily Cass & Jacob Cass (Australia)
Justglobetrotting.com - 10 Top Things You Must Do in Gozo, Malta
Winners Photo
MTA Malta Tourism Press Awards 2017
Winners per Category
Magazine Article
- 1st Andreas M Steiner (Italy)
Medioevo - Malta La Conquista Normanna
- 2nd Miyuki Sugihara (Japan)
Malta Picture Guide Book
- 3rd Roxy Bourdillon (UK)
DIVA - Mesmerised By Malta
Newspaper Article
- 1st Ben Ross (UK)
The Daily Telegraph - Active Treats For Teens On A Magical History Tour
- 2nd Claire Murrihy (Ireland)
Irish Daily Mail - Malta's Epic
- 3rd Manfred Ruthner (Austria)
Kurier - Malta - die kulturelle Schatztruhe im Mittelmeer
Digital Media
- 1st Galo Martín Aparicio (Spain)
hola.com - 72 horas en Malta, donde el sol se mezcla con la arena
- 2nd Marie Claire Biard (France)
fr.calameo.com - Malta, La Chevaleresque
- 3rd Christian D'Antonio (Italy)
thewaymagazine.it - Alla scoperta di Malta, crocevia culturale nel cuore del Mediterraneo
Reportage
- 1st Makiko Yamamoto (Japan)
Adventure King - Shinning Island Malta
- 2nd Shunya Mizumoto (Japan)
Olympus Camera Magazine - E-M1 Mark II Gallery
- 3rd Lucie Josma (USA)
Instagram - Missjetsetter - Malta
TV/Radio Documentary
- 1st Satsuki Honda (Japan)
NHK Broadcast - Somewhere Street Valletta
- 2nd Suk Young Chung (Korea)
TV Chosun - Good Morning Gwanghwamoon
- 3rd Eduardo Maurizio Menicucci & Ivo Bonato (Italy)
Rai Mediterraneo Rai 3 - Malta & Gozo
- Keiko Ikeda (Japan)
TBS Broadcast - Let's enjoy seven seas beach summer resort
MICE Article (Meetings, Incentives, Conferences, Exhibitions)
- 1st Thierry Beaurepère (France)
Voyages & Strategie - Malte: Au Coeur de toutes les cultures
- 2nd Paul Harvey (UK)
Meetings & Incentive Travel - Making Waves
- 3rd Paolo Bracalini (Italy)
World Excellence - Malta La Singapore Del Mediterraneo
Gozo Reportage
- 1st Tania Young (France)
France 21 - Gozo Partir
- 2nd Barbara Angelakis (USA)
theepochtimes.com - Gozo: Malta's Island of Joy
- 3rd Francesco Rigatelli (Italy)
La Stampa - Gozo L'Antica Cittadella dei Cavalieri
Winners Photo
MTA Malta Tourism Press Awards 2016
Winners per Category
Magazine Article
- 1st Joëlle Chevé (France)
Historia Spécial
Malte, le rampart de la chrétienté
Newspaper Article
- 1st Jason O'Neill (Ireland)
The Sunday Times
Knights to Remember
Digital Media
- 1st Silvana Benedetti (Italy)
Travelglobe
Gozo, La Seduzione Di Calypso
Photography Reportage
- 1st Antti Hentinen (Finland)
Moottori Magazine
Monen Maun Malta
TV / Radio Documentary
- 1st Claus Wischmann (Germany)
Arte.TV
Gozo - One Island, Two Opera Houses
MICE Article
- 1st Paul Rouse (United Kingdom)
Meetings & Incentive Travel
Opening The Doors To A Whole Country
Winners Photo
Photo caption: MTA CEO, Mr. Paul Bugeja, Minister for Tourism, Dr. Konrad Mizzi and MTA Chairman, Dr. Gavin Gulia, with the winners
MTA Malta Tourism Press Awards 2015
Winners per Category
Magazine Article Category
1st
Dana Facaros (United Kingdom)
The Sunday Times Travel Magazine
Malta Tease
2nd
Wino E. Leuenberger/Anita Flückiger (Switzerland)
Aertze Medico
Malta - Sonneninsel im Mittelmeer
3rd
Lou Licthenberg (The Netherlands)
Archeologie
Special Malta: imposant en boeiend erfgoed van 7000 jaar
Newspaper Article Category
1st
Yvonne Gordon (Republic of Ireland)
The Irish Independent
Escape to Gozo
2nd
Enric Ribera Gabandé (Spain)
La Maňana
Malta, Destino Emergente y de moda en Europa
3rd
Jim Murty (Republic of Ireland)
Irish Daily Mail
It's a Window to a World of Contrasts
Online Article/ Blog Category
1st
Debras Berenice (France)
www.madame.figaro.fr
Escales à La Valette, à Mdina et à Gozo: On part à Malte
2nd
Susanne Krüger/Schaf Paul (Germany)
www.schafpaul.reise/gozo
Ein Eiland der besonderen Sorte
3rd
Eride Lonati (Italy)
www.queidue.it
Le Spiagge Nascoste di Malta
MICE Article Category
1st
Stefan Senn (Switzerland)
EventEmotion
Ein Archipel geizt nicht mit seinen Reizen
2nd
Alejandro Martinez Notte (Spain)
Punto MICE
Cóctel Mediterraneo
3rd
Paul Harvey (United Kingdom)
M& IT (Meetings & Incentive Travel)
Time to Gozo?
Photography Reportage Category
1st
Yoko Suzuki (Japan)
Act 4
Malta, The Magic of Baroque
2nd
Wilfred Louvet (France)
Country Hotels
Malte, les îles aux trésors
3rd
Alexandra Ferbach (Switzerland)
Tell Collector
Escapade à Malte
Television/Radio Reportage Category
1st
Simona Stoppa (Italy)
Dove TV - Sky Italia
Malta Dove l'Arte va in scena - L'Arcipelago delle Meraviglie
2nd
Michael Mcglinn (Germany)
MareTV/NDR Fernsehen
Malta - Inselstaat im Mittelmeer
3rd
Mustafa Koray Polat (Turkey)
TRT Türk TV Channel
Türklerin Izinde
From Left to Right: Angela Said obo Debras Berenice (Winner Online Article/Blog Category- France), Yoko Suzuki (Winner Photography Reportage Category - Japan), Carlo Micallef (MTA Chief Marketing Officer), Yvonne Gordon (Winner Newspaper Article Category - Ireland), Paul Bugeja (MTA CEO), Stefan Senn (Winner MICE Category - Switzerland), Simona Stoppa (Winner TV/Radio Reportage Category - Italy), Fabio Ceruti (Italy), Dana Facaros (Winner Magazine Article Category - UK). The event was held at Fort St'Angelo on Thursday 9th June 2016.
MTA Malta Tourism Press Awards 2014
Winners per Category
Magazine Article Category
1st
Andreas Steiner (Italy)
Archeo
Malta Megalitica Nelle Isole Dei Templi Giganti
2nd
Olga Szederkényi (Hungary)
Gusto
A Költözőhal Szereti Máltát
3rd
Josep A. Borrell (Spain)
Clio
Spanish Malta, Tantos siglos de historia en común
Newspaper Article Category
1st
Maria Jesús Tomé Martinez (Spain)
La Vanguardia- Viajar
Gozo, bye bye estrés
2nd
Lars Collin (Sweden)
Svenska Dagbladet Travel Edition
Nya Lockelser I Tidlős Kulturstad
3rd
Geoff Hill (UK)
The Irish News
Magical Malta
Online Article Category
1st
Michael Cranmer (UK)
www.beautravelmagazine.com/malta2014
Malta 2014 Bespoke Guide
Beau Travel Magazine
2nd
Caminos Sellados: Anna Boschdemont, Patricia Catania, Francisco Fontano, Guillem Griera, Naiara Lemos and Marialenia Savvaidi (Spain)
www.postalesdelmundo.es
Postales Del Mundo - Malta
3rd
Eugenio Bersani (Italy)
www.latitudeslife.com
Malta e Gozo: Active Mediterraneo
MICE Reportage
1st
Karinne Delorme (France)
Tendance Nomad- Meeting, Travel, Mobility Magazine
Malte
2nd
Jannick Schäfer (Germany)
Neils Borgel
Mep-die Fachzeitschrift für MICE Business
Mission Malta - completed!
3rd
Yvonne Wilmes (Germany)
Mep-die Fachzeitschrift für MICE Business
Malta im Test -diesmal: Product Launch
Photography Reportage
1st
Mauro Rongione (Sweden)
Lantliv
Vilsamma Gozo
2nd
Kieran Mieke (UK)
TRVL
Baroque Architecture and Priceless Art
3rd
Olivier Robert (France)
PUREGREEN Magazine
Île de Gozo - Prendre son temps
Television/Radio Documentary Category
1st
Claire Huille & Locky Mokbel
France 5 (Échappées Belles)
Échappées Belles à Malte
2nd
Jean Barlow (USA)
AWE TV
Vicarious Escapes: Malta
3rd
Hans Depuidt (Belgium)
VRT Vlaanderen Vakantieland
Nazomeren in Malta & Gozo
3rd
George Miller (UK)
BBC World
Spirit of Yachting 2014: The Middle Sea
Special Prize for Gozo
1st
Gemma Taylor (UK)
The Sunday Times Travel Magazine
Instant Escape: Go- Slow Gozo
2nd
Celine Maître (France)
Horizons Monde
Gozo
3rd
Mauro Rongione (Sweden)
Lantliv Magazine
Vilsamma Gozo
3rd
Maria Jesús Tomé Martinez (Spain)
La Vanguardia - Viajar
Gozo, bye bye estrés
From left to right: Mr Paul Bugeja (MTA CEO), Karinne Delorme (Winner MICE Category - France), Maria Jesús Tomé Martinez (Winner Newspaper Category- Spain), Andreas Steiner (Winner Magazine Category- Italy), The Hon Dr Edward Zammit Lewis (Minister for Tourism), The Hon Dr Anton Refalo (Minister for Gozo), Mauro Rongione (Winner Photography Reportage- Sweden), Gemma Taylor (Winner Gozo Special Prize- United Kingdom), Claire Huille (Television/Radio documentary- France), Dominic Micallef (MTA Press PR Co-ordinator). The event was held at Hotel Ta' Cenc & Spa on Thursday 26th March 2015.
MTA Malta Tourism Press Awards 2013
Winners per Category
Magazine Article
1st
Flaminia Pelazzi Cardona (Spain)
Lonely Planet Traveller
Malta: The Sweetest Mediterranean Island
2nd
Kevin Gould (United Kingdom)
Jamie Magazine
A Mouthful of Malta
3rd
Jean Yves Riou (France)
Histoire du Christianisme
Malte, le Corsaires du Pape
Newspaper Article
1st
Juliet Rix (United Kingdom)
The Times
A Weekend in Valletta
2nd
Marianne Vanderauwera (Belgium)
Het Niewblad Weekend
In de Schatkamer
3rd
Ann Mooney (Ireland)
The Sun
MUST SEA - Malta has sights and history to keep tourists coming back
Online Article/Video/Blog Category
1st
Andrea Helmuth (Germany)
www.trailrunning.de
Challenge Yourself
2nd
Laura Renieri (Italy)
www.theoldnow.it
www.grazia.it - Malta Itineraries - 12 days in Malta
3rd
Yuji Nukui (Japan)
www.sony.net
Sony ‘a clock'
MICE Article
1st
Nadine Altmayer (France)
Voyages et Stratégie
Malte, un archipel aux multiples facettes
2nd
Rochelle Long (United Kingdom)
M & IT
An Exotic Home Away from Home
3rd
Serena Roberti (Italy)
E20
Tutti Pazzi per Malta
Photography Reportage
1st
Joris Lugtigheid (The Netherlands)
Bike & Trekking
Malta: The Best Kept Secret of the Mediterranean Sea
2nd
Luis Davilla (Spain)
Viajar
Malta: La Isla de Los Caballeros
3rd
Pascal Kobeh (France)
Plongeurs International
Malte, Une Experience Mytique
Television/Radio Documentary
1st
Donatella Bianchi (Italy)
RAI 1 Linea Blu
Malta
2nd
Reinhard Behm (Germany)
Deutsche Welle
Faith Matters: A Bastion of Christianity
3rd
Maxime Souville (France)
France 5
Echappées Belles
From Left to Right - Andrea Helmuth (Germany) winner Online Article/Video/Blog category; Flaminia Pelazzi Cardona (Spain) winner Magazine Article category; Donatella Bianchi (Italy) winner Television/Radio Reportage category; Dominic Micallef (MTA Press/PR Co-Ordinator); Josef Formosa Gauci (MTA CEO); Joris Lugtigheid (The Netherlands) winner Photography Reportage category; Nadine Altmayer (France) winner MICE Article category; Juliet Rix (United Kingdom) winner Newspaper Article category.
MTA Malta Tourism Press Awards 2012
Winners per Category
Magazine Article
1st
Andrea Gennari Daneri (Italy)
Pareti Magazine Malta Next Dream on the Way
2nd
Sarah Coghill (United Kingdom)
Food & Travel Magazine A Knight's Tale
3rd
Ross Golden Bannon (Ireland)
Food & Wine Magazine Thoroughly Modern Malta
Newspaper Article
1st
Rosita Boland (Ireland)
The Irish Times Tales of the Unexpected
2nd
Turid Andreassen Lie (Norway)
Hamar Arbeiderblad Plass ledig I Paradis
3rd
Pierre Jean Come (France)
Centre Presse Malte et Gozo, les clés aux trésors de la Méditerranée
Online Article
1st
Geraldine Rué (France)
Lemonade.fr Malte
2nd
Agustin Ibañez Albiol (Spain)
Espirituviajero.com Malta: La Perla del Mediterraneo
3rd
Mr Mikael Persson (Sweden)
www.vagabond.se Malta - riddarborgar och kristallklara bad
MICE Category
1st
Felicity Cousins (United Kingdom)
Business Traveller Magazine : Small is Beautiful
2nd
Francesca Luciana Rebonato (Italy)
Meeting e Congressi : Emotion Hurries, Reason Waits
3rd
Ros Jones (United Kingdom)
M & IT Magazine : The Island that likes to say "yes"
Photography Category
1st
Juan Carlos Muñoz Robredo (Spain)
Super Foto Digital : Isla de Gozo: el Mediterráneo todavía desconocido
2nd
Michael Jurick (USA)
Magnificent Malta: Photographs/Blogs
3rd
José Ovidio Vega Martines (Spain)
Clio Magazine : Malta, Gozo Y Comino, las islas de los caballeros
Television Category
1st
Ulf Marquardt (Germany)
ARD TV : W Wie Wissen-Wracktauchen
2nd
Aaron Young & James Holland (United Kingdom)
BBC 24 UK : The Battle for Malta
3rd
Etienne Deslieres (Canada)
Dbcom Media : Ports d'Attache II/Waterfront Cities of the World - Valletta
From Left to Right: Dominic Micallef, Andrea Gennari Daneri (winner Magazine Article Category - Italy), Ulf Marquardt (winner Television Documentary Category - Germany), H. E. The Spanish Ambassador Dr Felipe de la Morena Casado who collected the prize in the name of Juan Carlos Muñoz Robredo (winner of the Photography Reportage Category - Spain), Rosita Boland (winner of the Newspaper Article Category - Ireland), The Hon Karmenu Vella, Minister for Tourism, Geraldine Rué (winner Online Video/Article Category - France), Felicity Cousins (winner Magazine Article Category - United Kingdom), Josef Formosa Gauci, MTA CEO.
MTA Malta Tourism Press Awards 2011
Winners per Category
Magazine Article
1st-Franco Bruni (Italy)
Medioevo Mdina: nella città del silenzio
2nd-Juliet Rix (UK) Holidays
Villas & Cottages A farmhouse holiday in Gozo
3rd-Sergio Mantovani (Italy)
EV Magazine Malta, orgoglio della diversità
Newspaper Article
1st-Andrea Jeska (Germany)
Die Zeit Andacht unter Palmen
2nd-Keith Perry (UK)
CityAM Learning to dive off the coast of Malta
3rd-Arthur K. Vogel (Switzerland)
Tages-anzeiger Eine Insel zum Aufleben - und eine zum Abschalten
Online Article
1st-Marie-Ange Ostre (France)
http://www.unmondeailleurs.fr/ Voyage Malte
2nd-Roy Watts (South Africa)
http://www.showcookmagazine.com/ Magnificent Malta
3rd-Lauren Bravo (UK)
http://www.channel4.com/ Around Malta in Empty Plates
MICE Reportage
1st-Thierry Beaurepère (France)
Voyages & Strategies Malte: Aventures Chevaleresques
2nd-Nathalie Costa (France)
Meet and Travel Mag Une petite île pour de grands événements
3rd-Caroline Brown (UK)
Conference & Incentive Travel An island that delivers
Photography Reportage
1st-Peter Symes, Scott Bennett, Gunild Symes (Denmark)
www.Xray-mag.com Malta's Gozo Island - Ancient Oasis of the Mediterranean
2nd-Edouard Pellicci (France)
Officiel Voyage Un blonde en Méditerranée
3rd-Angelica Zander (Sweden)
Vagabond Travel Magazine I havets mitt
Television Documentary
1st-David Navas (Spain)
TVE1 (RTVE- New Atlantis) Espaňoles en el Mundo - Malta
2nd-Tom Fowlie, Camilla Anderson
Travel Channel International The Ethical Hedonist - Malta
3rd-Reinhard Behm (Germany)
Deutsche Welle Euromax Valletta
Dominic Micallef - MTA Press/PR Co=ordinator, Andrea Jeska (winner of Newspaper Article Category) Gunil Symes, Peter Symes (Denmark - winners of Photography Reportage Category), Thierry Beaurepere (winner of MICE Article Category), Marie-Ange Ostre (winner of Online Article Category), The Hon. Dr Mario de Marco - Minister for Tourism, Culture and the Environment, Josef Formosa Gauci - CEO MTA, David Navas (winner Television Documentary Category), Franco Bruni (winner of Magazine Article Category).
MTA Malta Tourism Press Awards 2010
Winners per Category
Magazine Article
1st-Wino E. Leuenberger (Switzerland)
Aerzte Medico Journal Malta: Dies Festungsinsel im Mittelmeer
2nd-Daniel Prada Arquillo (Spain).
QTravel Magazine Malta: El Secreto mejor guardado del mediterráneo
3rd-Patrizia Magi (Italy)
Nautica Il Mare di Calypso
Newspaper Article
1st-Stephan Brünjes (Germany)
Hamburger Abendblatt Bunter Mix auf Kleinstem Raum
2nd-Turid Andreassen Lie (Norway)
Hamar Arbeiderblatt Gozos gul smelter pä tunga
3rd-Sarah Batley (Wales)
Daily Post Wales The Place to Gozo
Online Article
1st-Anne-Marie Minvielle (France)
http://www.routard.com/ Malte, un archipel en Méditerranée
2nd-Miguel Angel Delgado (Spain)
http://www.enbicipormadrid.es/ Cicloturismo en Gozo. Pedaleando por el corazón del Mediterráneo
3rd-Marc Vorsatz (Germany)
http://www.spiegel.de/ Der Letzte Flug der Blenheim Z7858
Photography Reportage
1st-David Bigorra Viňuales (Spain)
Qtravel Magazine Malta: El secreto mejor guardado del mediterráneo
2nd-Joaquim Gromicho (Portugal)
Volta Ao Mundo Histórias do Mediterrâneo
3rd-Oscar Alfredo Rulli Chaleza (Spain)
Immersion Magazine Isla de Malta, El otro Mediterráneo
Television Documentary
1st-George Miller (UK)
BBC World Rolex Spirit of Yachting: Knights of the sea
2nd-Ana Paternostro (Argentina)
Canal Metro/Artear Malta
3rd-Christophe Ferrux (France)
Chamaerops Productions Vert de Malte
From left to right: Dominic Micallef (MTA Press/PR Co-ordinator), Anne Marie Minvielle (France - winner Online Article Category), Louis A. Farrugia (MTA Chairman), Stephan Brünges (Germany - winner Newspaper Article Category), the Hon Mario de Marco (Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism, Culture and the Environment), Anita Flükiger (Switzerland - winner Magazine article Category), George Miller (United Kingdom - winner Television Documentary Category), Daniel Bigorra Vinũales (Spain - winner Photography Reportage Category), Josef Formosa Gauci (MTA CEO).
MTA Malta Tourism Press Awards 2009
Winners per Category
The first edition of the MTA Malta International Press Awards was held at Palazzo Parisio on Tuesday 18th May. This event was set up by MTA to honour journalists/photographers from all over the world, whose work, published in 2009, contributed to the enhancement of tourism in the Maltese Islands. In 2009 MTA welcomed 633 members of the international press from around the world. The exclusive Malta articles / programmes on the print media, internet, television and radio generated more than €32 million in media value. The exposure which Malta receives in the international media is considered to be one of the main and essential fields in marketing the destination. A total of 60 journalists participated in the awards. The Hon. Dr Mario de Marco, Parliamentary Secretary for Tourism, the Environment and Culture and MTA Chairman Mr Louis Farrugia distributed the awards.
Magazine Article
Marco Merola for the article ‘L'ultimo Viaggio di San Paolo' - GEO Italy.
Newspaper Article
Nick Redmayne for the article ‘The Heart Beat of Malta' - The Sunday Telegraph, United Kingdom.
Photography Reportage
Marco Ansaloni for the photography of the article ‘Malta - Una Cupola para la Historia' - GEO Spain.
Television Reportage
Alex Van Delft for the television programme ‘The Taste of Life - Taste of Malta' - RTL The Netherlands.
From Left to Right: Josef Formosa Gauci, Marco Merola, Carole Johnson (Deputy British High Commissioner who received the trophy in Nick Redmayne's name), Marco Ansaloni, Hon. Dr Mario de Marco, Alex van Delft, Max Apotowski, Louis Farrugia, Dominic Micallef.