Tourism symposium planned for Addu next year

The government plans to hold a tourism symposium in Addu next year – a move that Tourism Minister Ibrahim Faisal said is designed to boost tourism in the southern Maldivian city.

Addressing a ceremony held on Friday evening to launch a dedicated brand and website to promote tourism in Addu, Faisal said the symposium will be held in either the first or second quarter of next year.

He said the symposium will be organized by the Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC).

Faisal said that international tour operators, including ones from India and China, as well as airlines and booking sites such as Booking.com and Agoda will be invited to join the symposium.

“This will be a key initiative. We will be able to build a huge network if we are able to hold such a networking session or a one or two-day working session. This will be an important step in developing tourism in Addu,” he said.

Faisal said that tourism industry stakeholders in other southern islands such as Fuvahmuh City and islands in GA. Atoll and GDh. Atoll will be invited to attend the symposium.

He stressed that developing tourism requires a unified approach.

Faisal added that the government plans on holding similar symposiums in other regions of the country.

“The happy news is that next year will see the greatest efforts to promote Maldives to date. We will be able to go forward with the opportunities this will create for the next four years,” he said.