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Famous European travel agency, Kuoni Travel, observed a 28% increase in the number of its tourists in Maldives. Despite the changing financial condition of the UK, the number of tourists has increased steadily compared to 2007. Maldives’ popularity as a luxury holiday destination is continuing to grow. Kuoni eBusiness Director, Matt Rooke said that the Maldives is one of the destinations which have not been affected by the current economic climate. With its ‘no-news’ tranquility and natural beauty, it has become the ideal destination to escape from press coverage of the economy.

Web Wire reports:

The popularity of Maldives holidays continues to grow, with these luxury holidays seemingly unaffected by the UK’s changing financial landscape. Kuoni Travel’s recent developments to improve the usability of their website, most notably the addition of a wide choice of video guides, have no doubt helped maintain the Maldives’ status as their most successful destination.

Indeed, Kuoni travel videos have helped many holiday makers gain an insight into several of the top destinations around the world, not just the Maldives, helping travellers to get to know their chosen destination before setting foot on a plane.

Located to the south of Lakshadweep islands of India, Maldives is the smallest country in Asia in terms of population. The country mainly consists of 1192 small islets out of which two hundred and fifty are populated. Fishing and tourism are the two major industries of the country. The country was devastated by the Tsunami of 2004 but it quickly turned around and aggressively expanded its tourism sector.

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