Paradise Bay Resort in Ċirkewwa recently received eco certification for the third time in a row. The eco certification scheme is the national standard for ensuring the environmental, socioeconomic and cultural sustainability of hotels in Malta, and has been recognised by the Global Sustainable Tourism Council as fully reflecting the GSTC criteria. The scheme was launched by the Malta Tourism Authority in 2002 and now includes over 16 per cent of hotel accommodation in the five-, four- and three-star categories. Photo shows Tourism Minister Karmenu Vella (second from left) presenting the certification to the hotel’s director Stanley Zammit in the presence of MTA officials.