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Manchester United’s football legend Dion Dublin was a special guest at VisitMalta’s stand during the Destinations fair being held in Manchester during this weekend. All those present had the chance to take photographs and request autographs as well as exchange light comments with the ex footballer who had played for Manchester United in the early nineties. Malta Sports Journalists’ General Secretary Lorraine Cunningham had the opportunity to interview Dion Dublin who said that football had changed a lot over the past 30 years with progress being done in nutrition, training, tactics as well as gear such as football boots whilst the game has become slower. Occupying various roles in the industry since retiring from his football career notably as a pundit as well as a director for Cambridge United, he was asked which role he preferred best. He said that he did not consider any of them as jobs [...]

Il-leġġenda tat-tim ta’ Manchester United Dion Dublin kien il-mistieden speċjali fuq l-istand ta’ VisitMalta fil-fiera tal-ivjaġġar Destinations f’Manchester fejn dawk preżenti kellhom iċ-ċans jieħdu ritratti miegħu u ħafna anke bdew jitolbu l-awtografu. F’kumment li ta lis-Segretarju Ġenerali tal-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sport Lorraine Cunningham, Dublin stqarr li f’dawn it-30 sena,dovut għall-progress, il-futbol inbidel f’ħafna aspetti bħan-nutrizzjoni, metodi ta’ taħriġ, u anke żraben  differenti fejn il-logħba ukoll saret anqas veloċi. Dion Dublin illum il-ġurnata jokkupa rwoli differenti fejn jikkumenta dwar il-futbol fuq stazzjonijiet televiżivi Brittaniċi kif ukoll huwa direttur ta’ Cambridge United. Mistoqsi dwar x’jippreferi l-aktar qal li kollha joffrulu sodisfazzjon u ma jqishomx bħala xogħol iżda mill-kumment dirett fejn qal “tqum filgħodu titrennja u titħallas, tilgħab logħba s-Sibt u titħallas – dan huwa l-aqwa xogħol fid-dinja” żgur hija risposta ċara ta’ liema kariga hija l-aktar għal qalbu. Bħala l-aqwa mumenti fil-karriera kalċistika tiegħu huwa qal li bla dubju ż-żmien tiegħu ma’ Manchester [...]

During this weekend all those visiting Old Trafford as well as spectators at next Sunday’s Premier League match Manchester United against Tottenham, will be seeing extensive promotions showing Malta as a touristic destination as well as a scanable barcode giving one a chance to win a trip to Malta. These promotions are part of the Malta Day celebrations in Manchester thanks to the commercial agreement between VisitMalta and Manchester United Football Club intended to increase Malta’s touristic exposure especially in new destinations in which the Manchester United team have an extensive following amongst them China and Asian countries. A VisitMalta delegation headed by MTA’s Chairman Dr Gavin Gulia are in Manchester for the occasion with the Malta Sports Journalists Association given also the opportunity to be present. On Friday afternoon a visit of Old Trafford was on the programme and afterwards the delegation had the chance to meet with [...]

Matul tmien din il-ġimgħa kulmin se jmur iżur il-ground ta’ Old Trafford jew se jattendi għall-logħba Manchester United kontra Tottenham il-Ħadd wara nofsinhar se jkun qed jara serje ta’  billboards jippromwovu lil Malta bħala destinazzjoni turistika fejn saħansitra jista’ jintrebaħ vjaġġ għal Malta jekk jiskenjaw il-barcode li tidher fuq dawn il-billboards. Din il-promozzjoni estensiva hija parti miċ-ċelebrazzjonijiet ta’ Malta Day li qed isiru f’Manchester u grazzi għall-ftehim kummerċjali bejn VisitMalta u l-klabb ta’ Manchester United intenzjonat sabiex ikabbar is-suq turistiku Malti speċjalment f’destinazzjonijiet ġodda li fihom it-tim ta’ Manchester United igawdi popolarità kbira fosthom iċ-Ċina u l-pajjiżi Ażjatiċi. It-tim ta’ VisitMalta mmexxi miċ-Chairman tal-Awtorità Maltija tat-Turiżmu Dr Gavin Gulia jinsab Manchester għal din l-okkażjoni fejn l-Għaqda Ġurnalisti Sport għal darb’oħra ingħatat l-opportunità li tkun preżenti permezz tas-Segretarju Ġenerali Lorraine Cunningham. Il-Ġimgħa waranofsinhar id-delegazzjoni Maltija kienet mistiedna l-ground ta’ Old Trafford fejn wara li ġew imdawra mal-istadium kellhom iċ-ċans ukoll [...]