On Thursday, Maldives reached the milestone of 500,000th tourist arrival for the year 2020.
During a momentous ceremony held at Velana International Airport this Thursday, the 500,000th tourist was identified by the Ministry of Tourism, together with Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC), Maldives Immigration, and Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL).
The 500,000th tourist, Kirstin Madeleine Nittke, arrived from Germany via Emirates. On arrival, she was identified at the Immigration counter and greeted by the welcoming team. She was awarded a special gift by Dr. Naushad Mohamed, Deputy Minister of Tourism, and a Holiday Voucher of a 7-nights complimentary accommodation in an Island Villa on Full Board Basis, at Coco Bodu Hithi, was also handed over by Mr. Mohamed Shiham, the Operations Manager of Coco Bodu Hithi.
Upon this accomplishment, the Minister of Tourism, Dr. Abdulla Mausoom, stated that surpassing the milestone of 500,000th tourist arrival, in this challenging year, in advance of the forecasted date, is the result of combined efforts of the tourism industry partners and the government. Minister also said that this is the result of the President’s timely decisions backed by the tourism industry partners’ determination to revive our tourism industry. Minister thanked the tourism industry partners, employees, associations, and government institutions for the support.
It is anticipated that the country will reach peak arrival rates during the year 2021, taking the rate up to 1.5 million tourist arrivals.
During a momentous ceremony held at Velana International Airport this Thursday, the 500,000th tourist was identified by the Ministry of Tourism, together with Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC), Maldives Immigration, and Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL).
The 500,000th tourist, Kirstin Madeleine Nittke, arrived from Germany via Emirates. On arrival, she was identified at the Immigration counter and greeted by the welcoming team. She was awarded a special gift by Dr. Naushad Mohamed, Deputy Minister of Tourism, and a Holiday Voucher of a 7-nights complimentary accommodation in an Island Villa on Full Board Basis, at Coco Bodu Hithi, was also handed over by Mr. Mohamed Shiham, the Operations Manager of Coco Bodu Hithi.
Another milestone for us this year as we welcome the 500,000th tourist to the #SunnySideOfLife 👏🏻 ☀️ 🏝 🌊 Congratulations to Ms. Kirstin Madeleine, from #Germany 🇩🇪😁 🇲🇻 #VisitMaldives#ReDiscoverMaldives#WorldsLeadingDestination pic.twitter.com/YgFxehfIP9
— VelanaAirport (@VelanaAirport) December 17, 2020
Upon this accomplishment, the Minister of Tourism, Dr. Abdulla Mausoom, stated that surpassing the milestone of 500,000th tourist arrival, in this challenging year, in advance of the forecasted date, is the result of combined efforts of the tourism industry partners and the government. Minister also said that this is the result of the President’s timely decisions backed by the tourism industry partners’ determination to revive our tourism industry. Minister thanked the tourism industry partners, employees, associations, and government institutions for the support.
It is anticipated that the country will reach peak arrival rates during the year 2021, taking the rate up to 1.5 million tourist arrivals.
