The Ministry of Tourism is part of the
Maldivian Executive branch responsible to develop the
Maldivian tourism industry. The tourism ministry monitors the
tourism sector
Tourism is travel for pleasure or business; also the theory and practice of touring, the business of attracting, accommodating, and entertaining tourists, and the business of operating tours. The World Tourism Organization defines tourism mor ...
and regulates it. The tourism ministry was introduced in 1965 shortly after the
independence of Maldives
The Republic of Maldives gained independence from the United Kingdom, under an agreement signed with United Kingdom on July 26, 1965, after 78 years as a British protectorate.
In accordance with the broader British policy of decolonization, an a ...
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List of Ministers
See also
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Maldives
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Ministry of Home Affairs (Maldives)
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Economy of the Maldives
In ancient times, Maldives were renowned for cowries, coir rope, dried tuna fish (Maldive fish), ambergris (''maavaharu'') and coco de mer (''tavakkaashi''). Local and foreign trading ships used to load these products in the Maldives and bring ...
References
Politics of the Maldives
Political organisations based in the Maldives
Tourism in the Maldives
1965 establishments in the Maldives
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