A team of journalists from India has arrived in the Maldives, as part of the media familiarization trips to promote Maldives’ brand presence in India by Visit Maldives.

During this trip, the journalists will focus on advertising Maldives as a safe destination for tourists to visit. They will stay in Maldives from February 21 – 26. They will be primarily hosted at Kagi Maldives and Emerald Maldives.

The team consists of media personnel from The Pioneer, Sunday Guardian, ET Travel World, TMM Magazine and Sputnik News.

According to Tourism Ministry statistics, India remains a key source market for tourist arrivals and was the top source market in 2020.