Maldives today (July 15) marks one year since the reopened its borders for all international travellers under stringent measures following the global border closures against COVID-19.
Since then the Maldives have safely welcomed over 715,600 travellers. The Maldives has established strong safety protocols across its tourist establishments and ensured that over 72% of the tourist industry have been fully vaccinated.
Earlier this year, The Maldivian government also temporarily halted the issuance of visas to travellers from South Asia following the spike in COVID-19 cases in this region. However, effective today, the Maldives have once again re-opened the borders to warmly welcome travellers from South Asian countries to the naturally distanced scattered islands of Maldives.
Tourists travelling from South Asian countries are not permitted to check-in or stay at tourist facilities in inhabited islands until 30th July 2021 to maintain a gradual and safe reopening for the region. All travellers, including those who have completed the prescribed dose(s) of COVID-19 vaccines, must hold a negative result for a nucleic acid test (PCR test) for COVID-19, with a sample taken within 96 hours prior to departure to the Maldives from the first port of embarkation en-route to the Maldives.
Children below one-year-old are exempt from the requirement of the PCR test. Under much hardship, with the strength and support of the entire industry, the Maldives continues to adapt to a rapidly changing global travel environment in order to consistently provide a world-class tourism product for our visitors.
2021-07-15
