Flexibility and availability
“From audio-visuals and sound systems to fully air
conditioned halls, the MCC is constantly being updated
and kept abreast of developments”
clients know how well the place
allows itself to the required ver-
satility of modern conferences,
all achieved by the many different
halls that offer even more oppor-
tunities”.
Despite the fact that the Mediter-
ranean Conference Centre is itself
such a historic building, the man-
agement and staff are taking full
advantage of the new technologies
that are offered to the consumer.
From audio-visuals and sound
systems to fully air conditioned
halls, the MCC is constantly be-
ing updated and kept abreast of
developments to make sure that all
clients’ needs and expectations are
met to the full.
Mr Fenech underlined that “the
satisfaction and the comfort of the
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national and international visitors
is of utmost importance to us”.
Furthermore, he added, that the
building will soon be able to ca-
ter for twice the normal electrical
consumption that an event organ-
izer usually asks for.
The relative tenders have been
issued and should soon be de-
cided. Many more updates are
being implemented which will
continue to make the develop-
ment of the centre as an ongoing
process. Thousands of Euro have
been spent already in upgrading
the air-conditioning throughout
the building, and more is still to
come. “The capacity of the MCC
will increase indeed to serve a big-
ger and better purpose and we will
continue to surprise with our ex-
tended capabilities,” he remarked.
Pierre Fenech also commented
that “an issue that is commonly
encounter by the customers of the
conferences industry is that May
and June events are often planned
en plein aire within conference cen-
tres which do not have proper
indoor facilities, and unplanned
weather changes occur quite often.
The MCC is the only building
which has the capacity to fit such
a large group of people of, say,
more than a thousand, and we are
often asked to intermediate and
provide our conference services
with hardly any forewarning.
In such cases, we must react fast,
organise and redecorate the hall
to be used; in order to perfectly
accommodate these clients, and
meet and surpass their expecta-
tions, so that everyone is satisfied
with the result.”
The beauty of its location
The beauty of being located with-
in Valletta must however be nur-
tured. Being naturally aware of
the difficulties one can encounter
in parking close to the property-
within Valletta’s typically narrow
streets, the MCC has introduced
shuttle services for visitors which
give them the comfort of parking
in Valletta’s outskirts and being
transported directly to the Centre.
“This is an option that is mainly
used by our international groups
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