Friday, July 07, 2006

Boost in turism to the Maldives

World tourism sees an up-turn - Just the Flight: "Significant improvements in the number of international tourists visiting the South East Asian countries hit by the December 2004 tsunami have been recorded this year.

According to the World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) the country which has witnessed the greatest boost to its tourism figures in the first quarter of 2006 has been the Maldives, with the number of international tourists visiting up 97 per cent.

Similarly Thailand has seen a 29 per cent boost in visitor numbers and Sri Lanka a 25 per cent rise.

The United Nations specialised agency reported however, that due to the earthquake which struck in May, Indonesia's recovery has not been as successful."
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