In an effort to assess challenges posing tourism, the Minister for Tourism Mr. Ali Waheed has announced a visit Addu and Fuvahmulah.

A statement released by the Minister for Tourism announced that the current visit is the initial part of a series of visits assessing challenges posed to the development of the tourism industry in Maldives.

Waheed said that the visit is from the coming Thursday till Saturday. The Minister further noted that he will be meeting with City Councils and stakeholders of businesses in an effort to collect views on expanding tourism.

The visit is said to involve members of Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC), Maldives Integrated Tourism Development Corporation as well as various technical staff from the Tourism Ministry.