Tourism losses downplayed at home and abroad
The Tourism Ministry has yet to publish visitor numbers for February.
11 Mar 2018, 9:00 AM
Government figures have downplayed the impact of the state of emergency on tourism, even as the Maldives guesthouse industry continued to report cancellations.
Only 1,500 visitors cancelled their bookings in February, said Abdul Raheem Abdulla MP from the ruling Progressive Party of Maldives, while one of the country’s top envoys lauded the country’s success at a key tourism fair.
The Maldives worked to provide accurate information regarding the state of emergency and to combat false narratives in the international community at the ITB Berlin Tourism Fair, said an ambassador.
“We looked at what we could do proactively. We met with travel writers and guaranteed that there would be no difficulties or disadvantages, or any security issues,” PSM News reported Ahmed Shiaan as saying.
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