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An island resort in the Maldives Diamonds Thudufushi Beach & Water Villas, a luxury resort on Thudufushi, Ari Atoll in May 2017 Tourism Zone. Tourism is the largest economic industry in the Maldives, as it plays an important role in earning foreign exchange revenues and employing 25,000 people in the tertiary sector of the country.
The Maldives Tourism Promotion Board was established by the government to promote quality and sustainable growth in the country's tourism industry and to foster a well utilized and financially healthy private sector industry. - in this way enabling the industry to deliver long-term economic, social and cultural benefits to the people of ...
Tourism is the largest industry in the Maldives, accounting for 28% of GDP and more than 60% of the Maldives' foreign exchange receipts. It powered the current GDP per capita [ 13 ] to expand 265% in the 1980s and a further 115% in the 1990s.
Come visit the Maldives, its president entreated the world at this year’s United Nations General Assembly, moments before switching to The post Small islands caught between tourism economy ...
[5] The Maldives has an abundance of aquatic life and species of fish. Common are tuna, groupers, dolphin fish, barracuda, rainbow runner, trevally and squirrelfish and many more. Aside from being of essential importance to the economy, fishing is also a popular recreational activity in the Maldives, not only among locals but by tourists.
The Maldives, [d] officially the Republic of Maldives, [e] and historically known as the Maldive Islands, is a country and archipelagic state in South Asia in the Indian Ocean. The Maldives is southwest of Sri Lanka and India, about 750 kilometres (470 miles; 400 nautical miles) from the Asian continent's mainland.
The Maldives government says it has asked for clarification of why Indian coast guard personnel boarded three Maldivian fishing vessels operating within its economic zone earlier this week without ...
Maldives is facing boycotts from one of its biggest sources of tourism income after three of its officials mocked Indian Prime Minister Narendra Modi, sparking calls from Indian citizens and ...