Maldives introduces ‘split stay’ for tourists

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Male’, Maldives – The Tourism Ministry of Maldives has announced a ‘split stay’ option for tourists traveling to the country, which will allow them to travel from one resort to another, during their stay.

The new travel option made available for the tourists was announced on Monday, which read that the Ministry hopes to encourage and allow tourists to experience more than one resort in Maldives and to enable longer stays in the country during their holidays.

The announcement of the Ministry further revealed that, split stays would be permitted between resorts that meet all compulsory requirements under the ‘split stay guideline’ approved by HPA and that requests for approval of ‘split stays’ should be submitted to the Ministry of Tourism two days prior to travelling date.

The Ministry revealed that the decision was made at the Health Emergency Operation Center (HEOC), after consulting with the Health Protection Agency (HPA).