President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has inaugurated the guesthouse symposium, to be held on Saturday, and allocated a motto for this year’s gathering.
President Solih and Vice President Faisal Naseem inaugurated the symposium at an event at the President’s Office on Tuesday.
President @ibusolih launches the theme for Guesthouse Symposium 2018. This year's theme is
— Presidency Maldives (@presidencymv) December 25, 2018
"Towards Sustainable Tourism" @TourismMv pic.twitter.com/14o6EVWmrb
Holding a guesthouse symposium is one of the new government’s pledges for its first 100 days in office, and all guesthouses registered in the Maldives have been invited.
Ahmed Abeer, the assistant director at the Tourism Ministry, said on Tuesday that he is confident the symposium will benefit guesthouses operating in the Maldives.
Abeer said that in addition to guesthouses, local government councils in administrative atolls and outlying islands, as well as other stakeholders will be participating.
The symposium is to being at 8:00am on Saturday.
