ITS students shouldn't worry about moving to Smart City, Tourism Minister says

The Institute of Tourism Studies' move to Smart City would not impact students, Minister Edward Zammit Lewis said yesterday, promising new hotels in the area.
The Tourism Minister was reacting to concerns expressed by ITS students who fear the move would take them away from the cluster of hotels close to the present campus.
Speaking to this newspaper during a visit to the training institute in Pembroke, Dr Zammit Lewis acknowledged that, being surrounded by hotels, the present campus made life easier for students with work placements, the same would happen at Smart City.
"This campus is surrounded by hotels, but that does not mean there will not be any hotels near Smart City. "Our idea is to also develop that area as a tourist destination," he added.
The ITS campus will move to Smart City in Kalkara, with the government forking out about "50 million for its relocation after a tender for the land was won by Seabank Group, the only bidder.
The group plans to build two towers, which will be surrounded by a shopping mall on three levels, offices, a casino, a Hard Rock hotel and a caf? on the beach.
According to Dr Zammit Lewis, the works on the new campus are expected to start early...

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