Maldives to build Chinese-friendly hotels and resorts
20 May 2015, 5:41 PM
The tourism ministry has announced plans to build Chinese-friendly hotels and resorts in the Maldives to cater to increasing tourist arrivals from China.
Tourism minister Ahmed Adeeb leased the island of Kalhufahalufushi in Thaa Atoll for resort development to the China Machinery Engineering Corporation (CMEC).
The global engineering contractor is set to become the first Chinese company to invest in the Maldives and in the tourism industry.
Maldivian resorts were designed to cater to European holiday makers, Adeeb said. But with the new deal “Chinese tourists will see hotels that are designed for them. But tourists from other countries will also go there.”
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