Fewer visitors to Gozo

Anthony Arpa

Jul 18th 2012, 09:13

Skont cifri ippublikati Malta ziedet it turisti fl ewwl 6 xhur ta din is sena dan ghaliex li barra li low cost airlines qed ikaxkru lejna eluf ta turisti hu fatt ukoll li Malta qeda tkun iktar kompetitiva .... hija haga cara li hafna nies qed isibu li Ghawdex huwa gholi hafna ... Ta min issemi ukoll li hafna qed jaghzlu li jmorru Catania bil virtu ferries li ukoll tqumilhom inqas jew l istess daqs li kieku jmorru Ghawdex ... U jien nassigu lil kullhadd ili kieku jitnaqsu min numru li jzuru Ghawdex dawk l anzjani kollha li jitilaw Ghawdex ghax il vapur b'xejn u ghal fatt li b'50 cent jaghmlu gurnata jaqdu ma Ghawdex kien ic cifra ta dawk li jkun zaghru Ghawdex tonqos ferm inqas ...

Anthony Arpa

Jul 18th 2012, 08:17

JLG i agree with you as i have been to Sicily ... yes also cheaper then Gozo ... a normal hotel in Gozo rate was for 4 nights was 75 a night bb for a couple
Same dates a hotel in Costa brava four nights for two on All-inclusive basis in a room with balcony was 70 euros a night for two
These are the reasons what matters most and not the new roads constuction excuse...

Anthony Arpa

Jul 18th 2012, 08:07

Dear K. Muscat
Last end of May/June me and wife went for a 4 nights in Sevile.
Flights 102 euros for two
Hotel 203 euros for two BB
Airport Taxi 25 euros
total 330 for 4 nights for two
Now we going again to the costa brava .... flights, airport transfers 4 nights hotel in a 4 star hotel on all inclusive basis for just 350 each ....
Now its easy one can Call Gozo hotels or email them like i did for a quote and then one can conclude.
To day with the low cost airlines and the low cosy hotel booker agencies one can easy plan his own holiday for very cheap ... Good day CM

John L Galea

Jul 18th 2012, 07:56

A trip to Sicily by Ryanair to Trapani for a weekend including lodging and rental car costs far less than a weekend in Gozo without car rental. Also in Sicily dining out is much cheaper than Gozo who exercise a 3-tier price system.

Rich Brad saunders

Jul 18th 2012, 01:04

We are British retired in Malta, 6 months on and 6 months off, however i am inclined to agree with Mr.Bugeja, yes it is true Gozo mostly is a two tier country many times on the weekends we were cheated left right and centre, as for the taxi they tend to increase the fare when its a foreigner/British whatever.i shall never ever again spend or waste my money on Gozo but prefer to go back to the UK, where my money seems to go further without being conned.

K. Muscat

Jul 17th 2012, 23:06

With all due respect to you all, we have just come back from Gozo, sure the roads are a nightmare but please tell me how a family trip to Sicily or so can be less expensive than Gozo!!

Each time we have tried to take the family abroad it was always found to be way too expensive in comparison to a flat in Gozo for us all !!! I believe that it can be expensive for a couple but certainly not for a family of four!

Fred Gassit

Jul 17th 2012, 22:29

If the Maltese want to come up to Gozo ask the government and MEPA to sort out the roads on both sides - Mhux complaining again!!!

Anthony Arpa

Jul 17th 2012, 21:58

Isabel or the Costa Brava flights cheap hotels cheap even on AL-INCLUSIVE BASIS
We are going with few friends in Sept ... i checked Gozo hotels HB only rates for same date it worked out be appx same costs

Kevin Camilleri

Jul 17th 2012, 21:48

4 nights in a 4 star hotel in Gozo = Eur 400. 6 nights in a 4 star hotel in Barcelona = Eur 500. Today it is much easier and cheaper to go abroad than to Gozo!

Anthony Arpa

Jul 17th 2012, 21:40

People are realising that to go on a holiday to Gozo it works out too expensive and if hotels and restaurant wont offer good rates less people will go there ... as for appx same price one can go for a short break to somewhere in Spain ... About less cars as now Arriva are given a much better service in Gozo many are leaving their car at Chirkewwa and they are touring around Gozo on Arriva ...

Charlene Bonnici

Jul 17th 2012, 19:25

It's too expensive to go to Gozo!!! People charging whatever they like. If they dont want Maltese there, they are doing a great job!!

Isabel Vassallo

Jul 17th 2012, 19:19

Why of course less people are going to gozo! Especially when it has become cheaper to go abroad then to go to gozo! Apart from that, another reason why less people are visiting our "sister" island, is because once you are maltese, your car will get a ticket, sometimes needlessly! :) so, no surprise at this news! If you want a quick and cheap break, go for a weekend in trapani! ;)

Lucienne Dimech

Jul 17th 2012, 18:14

Thanks David Mizzi but being afraid of their state I was not exactly going to gozo that often. Besides I think it's about time these roads are ready don't you think . Thanks for the update can you also let us k ow when the ghadira bypass and road to cirkewwa will be ready. Unless of course you can update me with an alternative route which is not mellieha village etc.

Ray Buhagiar

Jul 17th 2012, 17:36

Road works will eventually stop and Gozo will return to its full glory. This is a democratic country if you think that Sicily is cheaper than Gozo than go to Sicily. I prefer Gozo to Sicily anytime of the year. I just wish I had the money to buy a small apartment in Xaghra.

Alexander Pace Gouder.

Jul 17th 2012, 16:45

@ Dom J.Bugeja and Paul Busuttil. - Gozo is such a beautiful place and I really like MAINLY due to the fact that there is much more greenery around. In a way also Still quieter then Malta. Road Signs in place and most of the roads are in excellent state.(I was in Gozo last month and yes agree with L.Dimech the situation in Victoria is very bad indeed (it does look like a war zone) especially at this time of the year.) - Agree with these two gentleman that the prices charged are quite STEEP especially when you go out to eat. Also agree that the wardens are out for Malta registered vehicles and you are not even given 5 min to park because OPLA a Ticket is on the windscreen.

anthony sultana

Jul 17th 2012, 16:08

I hope they fix the ticket price, and make it the same price for everybody,Gozo economy is getting hurt because the current system.Maltese people are not coming to Gozo because the price is to high, on the other hand Gozo people are going to Malta because the ticket price is too cheap.So Gozo is left with no night life at all,Gozo looks like a cemetery after11.00 pm.

Lucienne Dimech

Jul 17th 2012, 15:54

Of course you do not go to Gozo for leisure.The nightmare starts from Malta on approaching the once ghadira bypass carry on towards a tour of country rises and dips and then the slalom to make it to the ferry. Once you begin to breathe and enjoy the short but pleasant trip on our blue waters, you are welcomed to Rabat Gozo wow I think that only a country after war looks similar. What amazes me is that on the three occasions I needed to go to Gozo I never but never saw anybody doing a minute worth of work on these roads. Lots of heavy machinery lined the streets as if to,give the Impression that works are in progress but In fact there was never a soul operating these mechanical giants. Pity Gozo can be such jewel for both locals and foreigners. Our sheer carelessness and lack of thinking has turned it into a hell on earth.

Dom.J. Bugejja

Jul 17th 2012, 15:32

Fewer visiters to Gozo - possibly put off because of the state of the roads. More Like Put Off because of the ridiculous high prices they are charging us the Maltese and a two tier price for the visiters, not forgetting the ever lovely VULTURES of Gozo that hide between the doorways and plaster a parking ticket on every K reg car or a Maltese registration vehicle, specially by the Arcadia Supermarket, its enough to put any of us from visiting the sister island for ever, and opt out & choose the nearby sicily instead not much difference in prices but better standards.

Paul Busuttil

Jul 17th 2012, 15:29

Why am I not surprised? IT has become cheaper to go to Italy than go to Gozo ...