The Maldives Association of Tourism Industry (MATI) launched two books titled In light of 2022 being the Golden Jubilee of Tourism.
The books were launched together by Minister of Tourism Abdulla Mausoom, Minister of Health Ahmed Naseem, Chairman of MATI Mohamed Umar Maniku, Secretary General of MATI Ahmed Nazeer, Cheif Executive Office (CEO) and Managing Director of MMPRC Thoyyib Mohamed as well as authors Mauroof Jameel and Dr. Simad Saeed at the 33rd Annual General Meeting of MATI held at Kurumba Maldives.
The Maldivian Resort Architecture - 50 years of island resorts authored by Mauroof Jameel documents the architectural evolution of the Maldivian Resorts and 50 years of Tourism in Maldives - the Pioneers, People and Policies that Shaped Maldives Tourism authored by Dr. Simad Saeed documents the evolution of five decades of the Maldives tourism industry.
Mauroof Jameel, is an architect, independent researcher, and illustrator specialising in the architectural heritage of the Maldives who had previously authored and released the book Coral Stone Mosques of Maldives: The Vanishing Legacy of the Indian Ocean, and Simad Saeed, is the Managing Director of CDE Consulting and an avid researcher of tourism in the Maldives, that specialises in strategy, sustainability, and social innovation.