World Travel Awards brings Asia-Pacific tourism leaders to Maldives

The Maldives hosted the World Travel Awards Asia, Oceania & Indian Ocean Gala Ceremony on 27 September, deliberately coinciding with World Tourism Day. The event brought together tourism recorded 27.63 million arrivals through August, down 2.7% year on year, while Thailand’s arrivals declined 3.1% to 20.94 million during the same period. and tourism services. The initiative follows the state’s wider push to bring public services and tourism assistance onto digital platforms. immediate challenge for hotels, DMCs and tour operators. and hospitality companies across hotels, resorts, airlines, tour operators, destinations and attractions.

Among the Indian Ocean results, Maldives took multiple categories, while Velana International Airport was named Indian Ocean’s Leading Airport and Maldivian won the regional economy-class and airline-brand categories.

B2B takeaway: The Maldives continues to use high-profile industry platforms to reinforce its positioning in luxury, experiential and island tourism.