The Maldives Association of Tourism Industry (MATI) held the "50 Years of Tourism Awards by MATI"
ceremony this evening at Kurumba Maldives. This event is a highlight of the celebrations of the Golden
Jubilee of Tourism in Maldives planned by MATI. The event intended to honour organisations and individuals that have exceptionally contributed to the Tourism Industry of Maldives over these past 50 years. The chief guest for this event was His Excellency President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih.
A total of 57 awards were given which included 4 awards given to the Pioneers of Maldives tourism and 2 awards given to previous presidents in recognition of their contribution to the tourism industry of Maldives. The winners were selected by a committee of industry experts and veterans that comprehensively vetted and evaluated all nominations received.
The Chairman of MATI, Mr. Mohamed Umar Maniku initiated the awards ceremony by delivering the welcome address, followed by remarks by His Excellency President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih. The closing remarks were given by the Vice Chairman of MATI, Mr. Hussain Afeef. The event concluded with a networking event and dinner.
In light of this year being the Golden Jubilee of Tourism, MATI has organised different activities which includes The Chevening / Maldives Association of Tourism Industry (MATI) Scholarships partnership, release of 2 coffee table books titled - “Maldivian Resort Architecture - 50 years of island resorts” authored by Mr. Mauroof Jameel and “50 years of Tourism in Maldives - the Pioneers, People and Policies that shaped the Industry” authored by Dr. Simad Saeed and a partnership with Parley Maldives tackling plastic pollution and promoting environmental conservation.
LIST OF AWARD WINNERS
PIONEERS WARD:
Mr. Mohamed Umar Maniku
Mr. Hussain Afeef
Hon. Ahmed Naseem
Mr. George Corbin
IN RECOGNITION OF THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE TOURISM INDUSTRY OF MALDIVES:
Former President of the Maldives H.E. Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom
The Late Former President of the Maldives H.E. Ibrahim Nasir
50 YEARS OF TOURISM AWARD BY MATI – WINNERS:
Mr. Ahmed Adam
Air India
Alpitour S.p.A.
Bank of Maldives (BML) plc
Club Vacanze
Condor Airline
Crown Company Pvt Ltd
Mr. Mohamed Waheed Deen
Der Touristik
Dhiraagu plc
Mr. Ahmed Mahir Didi
Emirates
Mr. Ahmed Hafeez
Mr. Ismail Hilmy
Hilton International Asia Pacific
Hotelplan
Mr. Qasim Ibrahim
Inpac Japan
Intour Maldives Pvt Ltd
The Late Mr. Sol Kerzner
Kurumba Maldives
Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL)
Maldiviana
The Late Dr. Ibrahim Maniku
The Late Mr. Ali Umar Maniku
The Late Mr. Ahmed Ismail Maniku
Mr. Ahmed Umar Maniku
Mr. Ahmed Siyam Mohamed
Ms. Saleema Mohamed
Mr. Mohamed Moosa
Mr. Ahmed Nazeer
Mr. Lars Erik Nielsen
Mr. Ibrahim Noordeen
The Late Ms. Linda Pedler
Mr. Lars Petre
Qatar Airways
Mr. Ahmed Saleem
Ms. Anna Schuepbach
Mr. Ong Beng Seng
Mr. Mohamed Shafeeq
Mr. Salah Shihab
Mr. Sonu Shivdasani
Singapore Airlines
Sri Lankan Airlines
State Bank of India (SBI)
Ms. Amy Stierli
Sun Siyam Group
Trans Maldivian Airways (TMA)
TUI Group
Universal Enterprises Pvt Ltd
Voyages Maldives Pvt Ltd
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