Over a 100 tourism industry officials are to attend the first ever Hotelier Summit to be held in Maldives.

The Hotelier Summit of Maldives will be hosted from 9 am to 1 pm on Jul 12, during the International Travel Trade Show of Maldives, at Dharubaaruge.

The Travel Trade Maldives (TTM) said the confirmed attendees include; resort and hotel general managers, resident managers, key hotel owners, international travel trade stakeholders and travel industry professionals.

“The summit is aimed to act as a platform whereby stakeholders of the industry would meet in one place to discuss the future of tourism in Maldives”, said TTM.

Furthermore, TTM said that the summit “offers a solution-oriented platform that facilitates face-to-face meetings, networking activities, and information exchange amongst the most elite assemblage of hotel owners and general managers”.

TTM said that three panels are scheduled to take place at the summit, where they are to discuss various topics that are significant to the tourism industry.

Heads of ministries, Travel Weekly, Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA), representatives from Expedia, Trip Advisor, IITM, Air Asia and American Express are to attend the summit.