Minister of Tourism Ali Waheed has highlighted the importance of issuing an Arab language magazine on the tourism of Maldives. The tourism minister made the remarks at a ceremony held to launch the new travel magazine aimed at marketing the tourism industry in Middle East. The magazine, Al-Juzr, was inaugurated by the tourism minister.
Speaking to the press, Tourism Minister Ali Waheed said the magazine is an important milestone in achieving the goal of increasing diversity in the tourism industry. Highlighting it is the first Maldivian magazine in Arabic language, the minister assured the government will cooperate and assist the magazine to make it a success.
The magazine published by a local tourism company, Comfort Travel and Tours Private Limited, is aimed to provide information on Maldivian travel agencies and resorts. It took about n year to create the magazine and appreciated the efforts from stakeholders and private entities, according to the company.
Middle East is an important market in the tourism of Maldives. In 2018, over 52,000 tourists visited Maldives from Middle East, according to statistics.