The Minister of Tourism in the Maldives, Dr. Abdullah Masum, announced the tourism promotion plan called "Vacation Vaccination Visit" or (3V) "in 3, as the Maldives plans to provide two doses of the Corona vaccine to tourists who wish to obtain that plan. The doors open for participants to stay for several weeks in order to receive the second dose, which means the Maldives will have a longer vacation and higher income from tourism.
Maldives and tourism
The Maldives depends mainly on fishing and tourism, in 2019 and before the Corona virus invaded the countries of the world, more than one million 700 thousand tourists visited the Maldives, while the number of tourists decreased by November 2020 to only 400 thousand tourists throughout the year.
Despite the strict precautionary measures provided by the Maldives - where the Corona swabs service was offered inside rooms and isolation in villas with stunning natural views - it did not reach the same usual annual rate, which disturbed the economic balance, and pushed the government to search for other ways to attract tourists to protect the country from A harsh economic blow.
The Maldives has lifted all general restrictions on countries and allowed all tourists to enter the country (social networking sites)
The Three-Year Plan
A "vaccine, vacation and visit" plan to promote tourism put forward by the Maldivian Minister of Tourism, Dr. Abdullah Masum, in order to ensure that tourists stay for several weeks, and then compensate for the losses in the main tourism sector in the country through the tourists staying for a longer period in order to obtain the second dose of the vaccine.
And during the duration of the luxury hotel stay, tourists pump more money into their vacation, which is the primary goal of providing that service, and more details about it are expected to be disclosed soon.
Travel and accommodation restrictions
The Maldives has lifted all general restrictions on countries and allowed all tourists to enter the country on the condition that they present a negative PCR test result within 96 hours before arrival.
It has opened more than 140 resorts and more than 330 guesthouses to serve international visitors, and a traveler follow-up form must be attached to be submitted online within 24 hours before arrival, and it requires travelers to download a national tracking application from mobile phone stores to use during the trip, as the Maldives allows Transferring between hotels on the condition that a PCR retest be submitted before moving from one place to another.
The Maldives allows travel between hotels, provided that a retake "BCR" is submitted before moving from one place to another (communication sites).
Epidemiological situation in the Maldives
The Maldives consists of 1190 islands, whose population of 550 thousand people live in 185 islands only between resorts and local islands. Locals are prohibited from moving between the islands. Tourists are also prohibited from traveling between the islands without taking a BCR test. Extensive vaccination campaigns have reached 350,000 people who have already received the first dose of the Indian-made "Coffeeshield" vaccine, as of April 22nd.
About 53% of the population received the first dose of the vaccine, including 90% of tourism workers.
The idea of the infallible three-dimensional comes after an economic blow that has strained the country last year, and it is an ongoing attempt to attract tourists, as the Maldives designed a loyalty program for tourists with frequent visits last year to obtain distinct discounts from those visits, but the percentage did not rise to the average level, which represents a challenge. Economically, the country depends on the entry of at least one million tourists annually.