President Mohamed Nasheed on Sunday attended the 20th anniversary celebration of international hotel management company Hotelplan in the Maldives and the grand opening of water villas added to the company’s Diamond Athuruga Beach and Water Villas.
Speaking at the ceremony held at the resort on Monday morning, President Nasheed noted that the environment was the essence of the Maldives’ tourism industry.
Highlighting the government’s efforts to combat climate change, the President said the Maldives tourism industry’s promotional activities should reflect the country’s environment and the government’s environment policy.
The President reiterated that the government and the people of the Maldives recognized investors in tourism industry as development partners, and their contribution to the development of this country was as significant as the contribution of other multilateral organisations.
Diamond Athuruga Beach and Water Villas is Hotelplan’s second property in the Maldives. The resort consists of 46 beach villas and 5 garden villas, in addition to the newly added 25 water villas.
