JOALI Maldives has been awarded the Best Resort of the Year 2023. The award was presented at the gala night held to mark National Tourism Day.
Awards were presented to various outstanding stakeholders in the tourism industry at the gala night. The most prestigious award, the Best Resort of the Year, was won by JOALI Maldives, located in Muravandhoo, Raa Atoll. In addition, Ocean Group Private Limited won the Best Water Sports Centre at the ceremony attended by many people involved in the tourism industry. Rasdhoo Divers Kuramathi won the Best Divers Centre and Voyages Maldives Private Limited won Best Travel Agency.
This year, a brand new Tourism Professionals Award was introduced and awards were given to various parties that qualified in this category. The Ministry of Tourism announced 59 awards in five categories this year and received 225 applications from 88 parties in various categories. Of these, 31 were awarded at the ceremony.
Speaking at the ceremony, Minister of Tourism Dr. Abdulla Mausoom said the Tourism Master Plan for the next five years will take the tourism industry to a new level. He said the plan will play a leading role in developing human resources as well as in increasing bed capacity and Maldivians in the industry.
Additionally, Minister Mausoom noted that resorts are now more concerned with the health of their employees and providing training opportunities than when tourism began. He also said that the cooperation of all stakeholders will be needed to take tourism to another level.