Youth Travel Circle is Maltese

Malta

Malta , officially known as the Republic of Malta , is a Southern European country consisting of an archipelago situated in the centre of the Mediterranean, south of Sicily, east of Tunisia and north of Libya, with Gibraltar to the west and Alexandria to the east.Malta covers just over in...

 youth organization for people between ages of 16 and 30. It's mostly known for organizing annual music festival L-Ghanja tal-Poplu

L-Ghanja tal-Poplu

L-Għanja tal-Poplu is a popular Maltese song festival organized since 1973 by Youth Travel Circle . For the first years, the Festival was held only for YTC members. Since 1987, the Festival was held on a national scale, allowing the participation of authors, composers, and singers from outside...

 and for running Verdala Youth Hostel.

History

Youth Travel Circle (YTC) was founded in 1967 as part of church's "Emigrants' Commission" to help and cater youth coming abroad to Malta. YTC started also to organize travel for Maltese youths who helped organizing activities to guests. When travel became more widespread and several travel agencies started organizing tours, original aim YTC was founded for became less important and YTC became more of a social organization.