(CNN) — The Maldives, an Indian Ocean island archipelago practically synonymous with romance, normally sees north of 1.7 million visitors per year. In 2020, it had around 500,000. And despite the significant decrease, it marks one of the most successful tourism stories amid the pandemic.
While many other destinations slammed their borders closed, the Maldives chose to fully reopen to travelers from any country, regardless of the status of the virus there, in July 2020.
The tourism contributes 28% of the Maldives's GDP, one of the highest totals in the world.
The country's geography... more
The World Tourism Organization (UNWTO) and the Kingdom of Morocco met to advance the organization of the 24th UNWTO General Assembly in October 2021, the first global high-level United Nations event to be held since the beginning of the pandemic.
Led by the Secretary-General, Zurab Pololikashvili, a delegation from UNWTO has concluded an official visit to Morocco to discuss the programme, calendar and facilities to be prepared for this statutory meeting that will focus on Education and Youth, Rural Development and Digital Innovation.
The Minister of Tourism of Morocco, Nadia Fettah Alaoui, and her team accompanied the delegation during this three-day visit and expressed their commitment to organizing an “historic” General Assembly to showcase the importance of restarting international tourism in a safe and more sustainable way.
The Prime Minister of Morocco, Saadeddine... more
The Parliament elected on Wednesday Kiril Vulchev as the Bulgarian News Agency's (BTA) Director General for a five year term.During his hearing by the Parliamentary Culture and Media Committee last week, Vulchev vowed to insist on making access to BTA's news content free for everyone. That is why he believes BTA must keep providing quick and accurate information. His plans are to turn the news agency into a source of news from the whole Balkans for the world, which would require BTA to open correspondent offices in all neighbouring countries. The first one is planned for Skopje. Vulchev's election to the post comes after longtime BTA Director General Maxim Minchev passed away last November. Maxim Minchev has been President of ABUJET for many years. Kiril Vulchev is a member of ABUJET, too.
Passionate traveler, he has visited 182... more
