Destination Marketing Campaign Kicked Off with Kuoni UK


Maldives
Travel
PUBLISHED March 02, 2022 | updated March 02, 2022 02:32

Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC/Visit Maldives) has kicked off a destination marketing campaign with Kuoni UK, taking place from February 28 for a duration of one month.  

Kuoni UK is a tour operator established in 1966, providing premium tourism offers from around the world to UK tourists. Kuoni UK has a network of 48 retail stores and is run under Kuoni Travel, which is a tourism company operating various services including charter and scheduled passenger airlines; package holidays; cruise lines; and hotels in destinations around the world across nine different geographic regions.  

The campaign between MMPRC and Kuoni UK aims to promote the Maldives as the ideal travel destination that caters to the needs and wants of travelers in the era of the new normal. It will focus on marketing the destination as a safe haven and promote the experiences unique to the Maldives while providing information on the stringent measures in place for Maldivian tourism products, namely resorts, hotels, guesthouses and liveaboards. It will also highlight the geographically scattered nature of the island nation, which provides natural social distancing for travelers.  

During this campaign, dedicated emails with information of the destination will be sent out to the Kuoni database and advertisements, homepage banners and inspirational articles based on the destination will be posted on Kuoni’s social media platforms and website. Furthermore, classified advertisements will be posted on the Sunday Telegraph, while in-store video material featuring the Maldives will be displayed across 26 stores in the UK. The campaign is expected to markedly increase bookings and arrivals from the UK to the Maldives.  

Maldives has welcomed 251,339 tourists as of February 23, 2022. During this period, the UK ranked as the 2nd top source market to the country with an arrival figure of 28,569 tourists, which is a 11.4 percent market share. MMPRC held various activities targeting this market in 2021, some of which includes participation in major fairs such as The National Wedding Show, WTM London 2021 and hosting a MICE Roadshow in the UK, amongst others. Various similar activities are planned for 2022 in order to maintain destination momentum and increase arrivals from the market.  

 

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