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CC-087 · Tourism & Population · Short lets & concessions

177 illegal short lets

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The claim

Malta Tourism Authority (PQ answer, 2025): 177 illegal short-let units were identified in 2025.

Who
Malta Tourism Authority; Minister for Tourism
Where
Parliament House, Valletta
When
2025
Wording
Paraphrase: locate quote

Context

Industry estimates put unlicensed units far higher; EU Regulation 2024/1028 data sharing from May 2026.

Limitations

Candidate from the 4 Oct 2026 intake: wording paraphrased from a locator source; read the primary text before any report.

What it will be tested against

PQ text; platform listings vs MTA licence register.

Sources

  1. Malta to clamp down on unlicensed Airbnb rentals with three-year ban, The Shift News, 11 Nov 2025. Original · Archived copy
    Locates the PQ figure.

Right of reply

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Who made it

Malta Tourism Authority Ministry for Tourism

Other claims by Ministry for Tourism 2

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Timeline

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  1. 2025

    1. 14 April 2025 Earlier statement by Ian Borg on Tourism & Population CC-086 Comino kiosks tendered from 2026
    2. 2025 The statement Malta Tourism Authority; Minister for Tourism (this claim)
    3. 11 November 2025 Reported Malta to clamp down on unlicensed Airbnb rentals with three-year ban, The Shift News

  2. 2026

    1. 12 February 2026 Later statement by Ian Borg on Tourism & Population CC-083 Record tourism, 'future-proofed'
    2. 4 October 2026 Added to the claims to check
    3. 9 October 2026 Check started Worker C, attempt 1: blocked on source. Only The Shift (11 Nov 2025) reports the 177 units, in its own words, with no PQ number or date; parlament.mt unreachable to scripts. Needed: the PQ number, date and answer text.

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