Orange scoops top Costa Awards

Orange Travel Group posts record sales and profits

smsmondial’s flagship office reopens with new corporate design and inaugurated by Minister for Tourism

Joe Cappello, former Air Malta CEO appointed to Orange’s Board of Directors

Merger completed: Orange Travel Group is born. Karmenu Vella (currently EU Commissioner) appointed Chairman Orange establishes operation in Tunisia

SMS & Mondial charter entire cruise ship – Costa Allegra for 3-week operation out of Valletta

Mondial opens subsidiary in Turkey – first company in Group to be named “Orange”

Mondial opens its first ever overseas operation in Cyprus through a JV with Amathus Travel

Sam Mifsud of SMS appointed Chairman (and later Executive Chairman) of Malta Tourism Authority

Cruises International Ltd (later becomes Orange Travel Group Ltd) established as JV by SMS & Mondial

Malta joins European Union

Mondial first ever Maltese travel agency to singlehandedly start chartering small cruise ships

Mondial starts first ever outbound charter flight operation by Maltese agency, with flights to Istanbul

Malta becomes a republic

Malta becomes independent

Chev. Silvio Mifsud (Orazio’s grandson) established S. Mifsud & Sons (better known as SMS)

Anthony Degiorgio and his son Charles establish Mondial Travel Agency

End of WW2

End of WW1

Orazio Mifsud establishes firm (then known as Fratelli Mifsud) at East Street premises in Valletta.