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Spanish journalists to promote Maldives as a tourist destination

Maldives Marketing and Public Relation Corporation (MMPRC) has welcomed a team of experienced journalists from various Spanish publications.

The team consists of journalists from Deviajes, MeetIn, El Periódico, Cinco Dia and online magazine LaVanguardia.com. These publications cover various topics and interests of Spanish travellers.

Focusing on various themes, the media team will be staying in Maldives for five days, experiencing different local products. They will be staying at Guraidhoo Palm Inn for one night with several local experiences arranged by Secret Paradise during the stay.

For the remaining days, the team will split the stay at The Residence Maldives and Finolhu in Baa atoll. Experiences such as trying specialty restaurants, exclusive spa experiences and other activities that are unique to these properties will be arranged for the team of journalists.

Spanish market is a promising market for Maldives. In 2019, a total of 36,000 arrivals were recorded from Spain, which is an increase of 13.5% compared to the previous years.

Several initiatives will be taken by MMPRC to further increase the destination presence in Spain for 2020. As such, Maldives was represented in FITUR 2020, which is the largest International tourism trade fair held in Spain.