John Carmel Navarro, Senglea
Is it now legal to overcharge tourists?
I have often written about the way tourists and other foreigners are sometimes treated in Malta, especially when they are overcharged.
I am now dismayed by the government’s decision that tourists are to pay higher bus fares than locals. Surely we cannot justify this. I shall go as far as to say that this is possibly illegal. Let us consider the implications.
Most of our tourist markets are experiencing serious financial problems and many of their citizens would be cutting down on holidays abroad. So we should be introducing incentives to attract tourists, not make overcharging them legal.
Already, British friends of mine tell me Malta is no longer a place where you get value for money.
I hope the government rethink s its decision and introduces cheaper bus fares to encourage tourists to visit.
Indeed, there should also be cheaper admission tickets for museums and other incentives. After all, we depend heavily on tourism.
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John Matthews
Nov 14th 2010, 16:36
Ah well, look on the bright side. Austen Gatt is not going to contest the next election.
Todays Times.
Gerry Cowie
Nov 14th 2010, 14:18
This sounds rather odd to me. It would make Malta the only country in the world to do this! How would you police this? It would mean that everybody would have to show ID or carry something proving they were locals and everybody unable to produce evidence would get charged more! This has to be a red herring. The only people paying less are surely to be just those too young to pay or those who are senior citizens or with concessions due to their health status or inability to walk etc. Perhaps somebody can clear this one up?