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Mr. Abdulla Suood Elected as the President of MATATO

Maldives

PUBLISHED December 03, 2018

Maldives Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators (MATATO) has elected former vice president, Mr. Abdulla Suood as the president of the association at its Annual General Meeting (AGM) and Elections held at Hotel Jen on 2nd December 2018.

President-elect Mr. Suood, who will be leading the association for the upcoming 4 years, stated that his priority would be addressing the concerns of the members.

He further added that he will be working closely with international organisations as well as the local government to provide more opportunities for the MATATO members and that he will raise the efforts being put into market the Maldives.

The AGM also highlighted the selection of members for various other positions. Former president of MATATO, Mr. Abdulla Giyas and Mr. Ibrahim Shihab were elected as the new vice presidents of the organisation while 5 members were chosen for the Executive Board and a treasurer was determined.

Maldives Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators (MATATO) was found in 2006 by a group of enthusiastic tour operators in the Maldives and has evolved to be a non-profit organisation in the country and at the forefront of the Maldivian tourism industry.

For the last 12 years, the association has engaged themselves in various activities from advocacy, training, and workshops, travel trade fairs in many parts of the world, media FAM trips, government lobbying, recognition programs such as Awards, travel conferences and forums, publications, destination marketing, whistle-blower programs, representation and much more.

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