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Source: Ministry of Tourism Maldives
https://twitter.com/motmv?lang=en

Zach Honig reports that the Maldives plans to welcome tourists as of July.

The Maldives:
- Won’t require visitors to apply for visas in advance
- Won’t require a quarantine
- Won’t require testing on arrival
- Won’t require a minimum 14 night stay

Source:
https://onemileatatime.com/maldives-coronavirus/

Good news.

You can officially start booking starting from July:

The Maldives has backtracked on plans to introduce a raft of expensive Covid-19 precautions for tourists entering the country when borders reopen sometime in July.

In a dramatic U-turn, tourism officials announced that they will now offer cheaper holidays to the upmarket Indian Ocean destination, while scrapping the fees proposed in their original reopening plan. These first-draft fees included US$100/£80 visa fee (before the pandemic, a free 30-day visa on arrival was available for all British visitors), plus a US$100/£80 fee for a COVID-19 antigen test on arrival at the airport.

Source:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/news/maldives-scraps-expensive-coronavirus-measures/

The Maldives will reopen on 1 July 2020!!

One of the world's most expensive holiday destinations is set to become even more costly as the Maldives plans to introduce compulsory COVID-19 testing for all arrivals, among a raft of new health and safety measures.

Source:
https://www.telegraph.co.uk/travel/news/maldives-more-expensive-coronavirus/

The Maldives will finally get a Ritz-Carlton (including overwater villas), due to open later this year:
https://www.traveldailymedia.com/marriott-debuts-in-maldives-with-ritz-carlton-brand/

MAY 21:

President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has revealed that the Maldives could open its borders as early as July.

Source:
https://avas.mv/en/83049

Latest news on the re-opening of the Maldives' borders.


APRIL 24:

MALE, April 24 (Xinhua) -- The COVID-19-hit Maldives could re-open its borders by July and recommence tourism by October, local media quoting Finance Minister Ibrahim Ameer reported here Friday.

"From July onwards, we can begin easing some of the measures, even if that doesn't mean we re-open our airports," Finance Minister Ameer was quoted as saying by local media.

MAY 11:

The Maldives will be opening its border after controlling the spread of the Covid-19 pandemic and ensuring the safety of the people.

Tourism Minister Ali Waheed made the statement at a press conference held at the National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) on Monday evening, where he also noted that the current forecast for the tourism industry shows that the situation is expected to ease by the time July approaches, when the tourism industry is expected to restart.

Sources:
http://www.xinhuanet.com/english/2020-04/25/c_139005859.htm
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