The Maldives, a popular travel destination known for its sunny beaches and blue waters, is ready for an influx of tourism after the ease of Covid restrictions. The Maldives reopened its borders for international tourists in July 2020.
According to the data released by the Ministry of Tourism of Maldives, over 359,000 tourists have visited the Maldives so far this year as compared to 241,407 arrivals in 2021 for the same time period. This year the Maldives aims to welcome 1.6 million tourists from all over the world. YouGov’s Travel & Tourism: Brand & Destination Rankings 2022 reveals that Maldives has secured a place in the top 10 destinations for UAE travellers. This indicates an expected surge in tourists traveling to the Maldives from the UAE.
Visit Maldives is gearing up to create more possibilities for tourists to choose Maldives as the preferred destination for travellers from the UAE region. Visit Maldives partnered up for the 10th edition of the MICE Arabia and Luxury Travel Congress as the official destination partner, which took place on the 30th and 31st March 2022 in Dubai.
The MICE Arabia and Luxury Travel Congress is an annual event conducted for buyers and suppliers in the Middle East, featuring expert sessions and business appointments. The perfect platform for networking, it is the region’s most exclusive event for individuals in the B2B space. An engaging experience for participants in the travel industry, the MALT is a two-day event that is organized with the aim of making connections, building networks to discuss luxury travel, and being on top of the travel game. It allows suppliers to meet and attract buyers for meetings, events, incentives, Business and Luxury travel from the Middle East to their destination. As for the buyers, they can choose from a host of options in terms of cost optimization, revenue models, pre-and post-pandemic technologies, thus keeping up with the changing trends in the travel industry. The tenth milestone edition of the MALT Congress saw an attendance of more than 200 buyers from across the GCC.
Sidh NC, Director, QnA International says, “Dubai has always been at the forefront in embracing tourism and provides a robust ecosystem for businesses to interact and engage. We aim to provide a platform which offers various opportunities for buyers and destinations representatives to connect and establish business relationships.”
The Maldives Marketing & Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) is the National Tourism Board of the Maldives, responsible for carrying out promotional activities to become the most preferred island destination of the world under the theme of the Maldives-the Sunny Side of Life; whilst adhering to its mission to promote quality and sustainable growth in the local tourism industry to deliver long term economic, social, and cultural benefits to the country.
