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Maldives has defended the ‘World’s Leading Destination 2022’ award, the most prestigious award at the World Travel Awards (WTA), for a third consecutive year.
Tourism Minister Dr. Abdulla Mausoom and Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) Thoyib Mohamed received the Leading Destination Award at the 29th World Travel Awards Grand Final Gala held in Muscat, Oman this evening.
The Maldives won the award after competing with 18 countries. They are; Argentina, Brazil, Chile, Colombia, Costa Rica, Dubai, Greece, India, Indonesia, Jamaica, Kenya, Mexico, New Zealand, Portugal, South Africa, Spain, the United States and Vietnam.
After winning the award last year and the previous year, the Maldives received the award for the third time as the country celebrated its 50th anniversary of the tourism sector.
MMPRC, THE WORLD’S LEADING TOURIST BOARD 2022
The Maldives also received several other awards at the WTA this evening. MMPRC received the Leading Tourism Board Award. Trans Maldivian Airways (TMA) received the World Leading Seaplane Operator Award.
After Maldives was nominated for the World Leading Destination Award, MMPRC stated in a statement earlier that despite the hardships caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, it is certain that the Maldives has won this title in the last two years due to the hard work and service of all the stakeholders in the Maldives tourism industry.
In addition, according to MMPRC, as this year is the Golden Jubilee year of tourism, winning the award for the third time will further strengthen the Maldives reputation as a popular tourist destination.
The WTA awards are one of the most prestigious awards in world tourism as well as in the transportation industry.
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