Maldives will need $1.2 billion to shore its economy against the impact of the coronavirus pandemic, a United Nations expert has said. Pamela Coke-Hamilton, who heads the United Nations Conference on Trade and Development's (UNCTAD) international trade division, said small island developing...

Maldives Integrated Tourism Development Corporation (MITDC) has announced that they will be holding the “Island Responses to COVID-19” webinar. This webinar is organized by the islands Innovations.

As Maldives tries to cope with the community spread of the COVID-19 pandemic, the country’s tourism industry remains to be shattered. The industry is trying hard to stay afloat during this unprecedented time. While exhausting all its revenue, resorts still have the tourism lease rent hanging over...

The COVID-19 pandemic has caused a global depression which is expected to be the worst depression to hit the economy after World War II. Several countries are planning their exit strategy from the virus to make their economy stand on its own feet again. The Maldives need to plan an exit strategy...

Travelers are usually in need of lots of information before they book a hotel room. This, for instance, may require them to read descriptions, view images, look at videos, read customer reviews or seek opinions on social media. Through intelligent use of Maldivesvirtualtour.com, however, this...

Brent Thomas, director of public policy for Asia Pacific, Airbnb, urges governments to relook regulations on short-term rentals – a sector which he claims can help to hasten tourism recovery by attracting price-sensitive tourists in the post-Covid world.

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There is pent-up demand for travel, in fact there’s already a term for it in China 'revenge travel', those who intend to travel to make up for lost time or because quarantine is driving people crazy! Some are predicting a start toward recovery in 8 weeks, with China already seeing a 20% uptick in...

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