Comment: Travel awards for the less privileged
13 May 2013, 8:58 PM
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The World Travel Awards event held at Paradise Island on Sunday night was a resounding success for tourism in Maldives.
Out of a possible 57 awards in the Indian Ocean category, the Maldives won 35 including the ‘Leading Destination’ title. All the wins listed on the worldtravelawards.com site seem to solidify Maldives’ position as the leading travel destination in the region.
In fact, this success certainly disproves the theory that the tourism industry has taken a hit from the February 2012 transfer of power.
So how does the pageant touted by some as the Oscars of the travel and tourism industry stack up against the likes of British Guild of Travel Writers’ (BGTW) Tourism Awards or the Michelin Green Guide?
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