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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.
[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.
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 ...
The wildlife of the Maldives includes the flora and fauna of the islands, reefs, and the surrounding ocean. Recent scientific studies suggest that the fauna varies greatly between atolls following a north–south gradient, but important differences between neighbouring atolls were also found (especially in terms of sea animals), which may be ...
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.
Snorkeling with turtles, night kayaking in bioluminescent waters, and a new environmentally-conscious hotel: India’s Andaman Islands are the new remote getaway to know.
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 ...