Increasing bed capacity will boost tourist arrivals in Maldives: MU Manik

One of the Directors of Universal group, Mohamed Umar Manik has said that the most important step for Maldives is to increase the bed capacity of resorts in order to boost the amount of tourists visiting the country.

Taking to Haveeru recently, MU Manik said the bed capacity has to be increased if the Maldives wants to increase the amount of tourists. 

“Tourism of Maldives will grow as much as we allow the increase of beds. About two or three percent growth is observed. Hence if that growth cannot be attained, it is a loss for us. Beds should increase with the amount of visitors. It is a must. Developing the resorts already planned is the most important thing we can do for now,” MU Manik said.

Tourism Ministry statistics show that there are more than 50 resorts still under development. Tourism Minister Ahmed Adeeb had previously stated that he is working towards securing funds to develop the resorts. 

MU Manik said that the reason for the delay in the development of the resorts were due to the financial drawbacks.

“I have heard that the biggest drawback is the finance. This is something which needs some amount of growth,” MU Manik said.