One of the Safest Places on Earth Makes it to the Big Headlines in France

Sunday 17th of January 2021

This time, it’s not a celebrity that we write about, having a wonderful, safe time at paradise. Instead, the Maldives’ best all-inclusive resort is glad to have a visit from France24, a French public national television channel, which had a purpose of witnessing how the tourism industry is progressing during the COVID-19 pandemic. The news highlighted on how the hospitality industry has been recovering in recent months, with a consistent flow of tourists coming to the resorts.

Since the pandemic put a drastic stop in travelling, several times, the Maldives has been described over the world as a safe, naturally isolated destination. Patrice Aira, Lily Beach’s General Manager and a French national, commented that tourists are willing to come to the destination as it’s regarded as one of the safest destinations in the world. “A holiday in the Maldives offers a week or two respite from the stress and worry associated with months of the pandemic and corresponding lockdowns.”

The French TV Channel also interviewed a tourist who mirrored the sentiment of many tourists travelling during this festive period. Her comment reveals that visitors are extremely delighted to be able to escape from the harsh winter to the sunny side of life. Lily Beach was one of the most popular festive escapes in the destination, and we can’t tell for sure whether it’s the special offers, a premium all-inclusive plan or the stunning accommodation and great entertainment that’s the biggest attraction.

Ms. Angélique Forget, who is one of the main journalists spearheading this fact-finding expedition to the beautiful sandy shores of the Maldives, noted that the industry welcomed 500,000 tourists to the country in 2020. This was a great outcome given that the pandemic is still on-going. She noted that the tourism ministry and other such authorities are hoping for “an explosion of reservations for 2021”.