Dywersyfikacja produktu turystycznego a zmiany układów przestrzennych zagospodarowania turystycznego Malty

At present, tourism has become the leading sector in many geographical locations. It offersthe opportunity to activate the local labour force, increase income of the local population and intensifyindustrial development. In case of tourist regions which specialise in recreation tourism, an importantquestion emerges about the future development trends ensuring sustainability of the local tourist development.A well-proven method to maintain or increase the importance of tourism is to diversify theproduct based on new types of tourist traffic. Such activities result in changes in the tourist developmentstructures and types, which create opportunities of acquiring new clients. Malta offers attractive conditionsfor developing recreation tourism (picturesque beaches, clean and warm sea), cultural tourism(megalithic temple complexes, historical cities) and linguistic tourism (language courses). When comparedto 1980s, a 50% growth in the tourist traffic has been reported, also in consequence of a diversifiedtourist product through introduction of qualified tourism (diving, climbing, caving, golf).