Tourism Minister depart to attend the 5th World Tourism Conference in Malaysia


Maldives
PUBLISHED August 25, 2019

Tourism Minister Ali Waheed has departed on an official trip to Malaysia to attend the 5th World Tourism Conference as an invitee by UNWTO.

The inauguration of "Beyond Tourism — Beyond Expectation" conference will be by the Malaysian Prime Minister, Dr. Mahathir Bin Mohamed.

During the first session of the conference "Future of Tourism — New Sources of Growth", Minister Ali Waheed will be giving a speech emphasizing the current works and future plans to promote the Maldives as a destination.

In addition, Minister Ali Waheed is expected to pay a courtesy visit to Mohammadin Bin Haji Ketapi, the Minister of Tourism, Arts and Culture (Malaysia), to discuss better approaches to promote Maldives in Malaysia fortifying a working relationship.

Tourism Ministry stated in a press release, "During Ministers official trip, the Minister will be visiting the Limkokwing University upon the invitation of the University President. A meeting will be conducted between the two parties to discuss ways to improve tourism approaches through deployment and manipulation of human resources."

According to Tourism statistics, Malaysia is the second-largest tourism market to the Maldives by the end of July. During this period, over 11,256 Malaysian tourists visited the Maldives.

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