Visit Maldives Records Highest Annual Income in Eight Years at 2025 Annual General Meeting
During the meeting, shareholders reviewed and approved the Corporation’s Annual Report and audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025.
During the meeting, shareholders reviewed and approved the Corporation’s Annual Report and audited financial statements for the year ended 31 December 2025.
The analysis, based on a survey of more than 2,500 travellers from the United Kingdom, United States, Canada and Australia, found that if travellers face regular border waits of three to four hours when entering the Schengen Area, around one-third would become much less likely to travel to Schengen or would choose not to visit at all.
It shows that a strong appetite to travel abroad remains, with 64% of people planning to travel overseas during the next 12 months
Prime Minister Drew delivered virtual remarks Thursday during the launch of the new committee at Caribbean Week in New York, held at InterContinental New York Times Square.
In a survey of more than 700 expeditioners, 95.3 per cent of respondents rated the expertise of the expedition team as the most important factor when selecting an operator. Itinerary came second (94.2%), followed by small ship size (93.3%) and landing opportunities (92.9%).
With increased global attention on the islands the operator says more travellers are looking beyond Cape Verde’s well-known beach offering and discover its wider appeal, including volcanic landscapes, Creole culture, live music, hiking and island-hopping experiences.
The initiative was formally introduced during Caribbean Week in New York by CTO Chairman and Barbados Minister of Tourism and International Transport, Ian Gooding-Edghill, alongside Jamaica’s Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett, who will chair the newly established Tourism Supply Side Ministerial Committee.