After more than a month since reopening the country, authorities in Maldives have now announced that tourists visiting the nation can finally begin traveling to multiple locations within the nation.
Also known as 'split stays' the government had been hesitant in permitting the movement of tourists for their own safety due to the COVID-19 situation. However, the situation has been deemed as safe for tourists to move about within the destination.
The Tourism Ministry introduced the facilitation of ‘split stay’ between resorts, which will allow tourists to visit multiple resorts during their stay in Maldives at the end of August.
The decision was made at the Health Emergency Operations Center (HEOC), and follows in-depth consultation with the Health Protection Agency (HPA), said Tourism Ministry in its statement.
Tourism Ministry said the decision was made “to encourage and allow tourists to experience more than one resort in Maldives and to enable longer stays in Maldives during their holidays”.
‘Split stays’ are allowed between resorts that meet all compulsory requirements under the ‘split stay guideline’ approved by HPA. Tourism Ministry has asked that requests for approval of ‘split stays’ be submitted to the ministry two days prior to the traveling date.
