Maldives To Welcome One Millionth Tourist of 2018 on Sunday


Maldives
PUBLISHED September 08, 2018

Maldives' tourism promotion body will be a hosting colourful ceremony on Sunday to welcome the one-millionth tourist that will arrive in the country this year.

According to the Maldives Marketing and PR Corporation (MMPRC), a special ceremony would be held to mark the occasion at the country's main airport on Sunday.

The official tourism statistics show that the luxury island destination had received 848,847 by the end of July which is a 10.1 per cent increase from the corresponding period last year. Tourist arrivals to arguably the best tropical destination in the world had floated between 1.1-1.2 million for the past four years.

The government through its main tourism promotion company, Maldives Marketing and PR Corporation (MMPRC) has launched several fresh initiatives to market the country abroad.
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