Maldives: The Sun Will Shine Again. The bucket list destination has kick started tourism and is now ready to welcome the world to its crystal clear waters and white sandy beaches again.

Global and local tourism will come out of the slump caused by the coronavirus pandemic but only if all stakeholders pulled together as an industry, a pioneer of tourism in Maldives said Monday. Hussain 'Champa' Afeef, who was involved in building the Maldives first resort 47 years ago...

Crown & Champa Resorts (CCR), one of the largest resort groups, continues to offer picturesque discovery of Maldives to travelers and shaping the industry one resort at a time.

Luxury global travel company Kuoni is seeing a clear upturn in bookings for 2021 trips – and almost two-thirds of all bookings are for the Maldives. Turquoise oceans, secluded islands and attractive offers for luxury retreats are being cited as some of the reasons why the Indian Ocean...

The probability of guest technology expectations worldwide significantly changing becomes high as guests prefer a more touchless and fully mobile-enabled hospitality experience post-COVID-19. The future of hospitality has always been Mobile–but Covid-19 will accelerate this trend from a...

Major destinations around the world have been awarded the world’s first global safety and hygiene stamp, launched recently by the WTTC.

In conjunction with World Environment Day, the UNWTO-led One Planet Sustainable Tourism Programme has unveiled its new vision for global tourism – and that is the need to build towards a more sustainable and resilient recovery.

Global commercial real estate investment fell in the first quarter of this year, with some areas hit harder than others as the world grapples with the COVID-19 pandemic.. Click to find out more!

Faced with unprecedented challenges from the COVID-19 pandemic, hotels owners across Asia are turning to creative financing solutions to ride out near-term turbulence.. Click to find out more!

It is important to learn from every difficult situation, as well as see its bright side. Now we can notice that the hospitality sector finally discovers new horizons for its development, and hoteliers are looking for creative approaches to conducting their businesses.

By the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University (JHU)

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UNWTO also calls upon the sector and travelers to address this challenge with sound judgment and proportionate measures.

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