venues as well as a major outside
venue which is to be situated on
the top of the building affording
a magnificent view of Grand Har-
bour. It can cater for 800 people
and benefits from a unique back-
up plan - the floors beneath it. be available to visitors through a
downloadable app that opens up
like a time machine which takes
you back in time.”
It is clear that the MCC manage-
ment is maximising on the versa-
tility of the building available and
this will be generally improved
tremendously. All this shows clearly that any
DMC or conference organiser
with very specific high technolog-
ical requirements will find all that
they require at the MCC. At the
same time they will find that they
can integrate with the MCC’s set
up since the infrastructure already
caters for the latest technologies
and the highest power loads. The
fact that most of the leading local
“Additionally, there is anoth-
er hall beneath the ‘La Valette
Hall’ that we will restore back to
its original grandeur” pointed
out Mr Fenech. The second hall
was used primarily used as a water
storage tank in the Seventies and
is now not utilised any more for
this scope. These will contribute
to meeting the full capacity of the
Centre.”
Another project which is being
planned aims to focus on adding
to the delegates’ experience – as
well as that of the tourist and local
visitors alike - of what the MCC is
– or was - helping them to trav-
el back in time, to 450-yeas ago.
Mr Fenech said that “visitors will
be able to experience the place
and how it was used back then.
This will be achieved through the
use of the latest technologies, such
as augmented reality, holographic
technologies, time windows, gps
technology etc. The idea is to cre-
ate a virtual museum which would
HOSPITALITY MALTA
Conclusion
suppliers on the Islands are al-
ready very well versed on what the
MCC has to offer makes for a very
efficient setup indeed.
The MCC is a perfect example of
how one can nicely marry the Re-
naissance architecture from the
16th century with the opportuni-
ties offered by the 21st as we know
it. Managing to combine those two
key characteristics and preserv-
ing the Maltese heritage, by en-
hancing it with Valletta’s spiritual
experience, is what is making
the Mediterranean Conference
Centre so successful and popular
among national and international
clients alike.
Pierre Fenech
commenced his hospitality education at the Institute of Tourism Studies, which he furthered at
the University of Malta as a graduate of tourism management. Pierre further developed his skills
and knowledge on hospitality and tourism at MBA Executive Management level. Pierre has
over 25 years of experience in Food & Beverage management with various hotels, as Director of
Operations and Quality Assurance, and at General Manager level within the conferences sector.
Pierre is today the Chief Executive Office of the Mediterranean Conference Centre.
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