MATATO announces Maldives Travel Awards 2019 annual gala event to be held on 19th December


Maldives
PUBLISHED December 01, 2019

The Maldives Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators (MATATO) will be hosting the Maldives Travel Awards 2019 on 19th December 2019. Maldives Travel Awards celebrates its 8th anniversary this year, as the most prestigious, comprehensive and sought-after recognition in the travel and tourism sector of the country.

This year, the gala night features 236 nominations in 28 categories representing more than 100 registered travel brands in the Maldives.

All the nominees were featured for popular vote, for a period thirty days between 31st October to 30th November 2019. The popular vote, which was collected via SMS and from the online voting platform, accounts for 40% of the winning score in each category. Winners will be selected with a score combination of popular votes (40%) and reviews by a panel of judges (60%).

At the launching ceremony for the 8th edition, MATATO signed agreements with their sponsors and partners including the Guesthouse Association of Maldives and Women Entrepreneurs Association as strategic partners, Avas Online as the events online media partner, Maldives Insider as travel media partner, and Coca-Cola as beverage partner.

MATATO states that the Maldives Travel Awards, first launched in 2012, intends to encourage and stimulate professionalism in the travel industry as well as national and international tourism by creating this annual event, unique to the destination.

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