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Former Tourism Minister Mausoom wins Travel Personality of the Year

Dec 2, 2023, 8:16 AM

Former Tourism Minister Dr. Abdulla Mausoom has been named the Travel Personality of the Year at the World Travel Awards.

The "Travel Personality of the Year 2023" award was awarded to Mausoom at the grand finale of the World Travel Awards held at the Burj Al Arab in Dubai.

Special awards were presented to outstanding destinations, properties and private individuals.

Maldives won the World's Most Popular Destination Award for the fourth consecutive year and the newly launched Resilience Award. In addition, various resorts and hotels in Maldives won awards in different categories.

Mausoom received the award for his efforts as the minister of tourism to overcome the challenges faced by the Maldives tourism industry during the Covid pandemic.

The former minister dedicated his achievement to all those working in the tourism sector of Maldives and thanked them.

Tourism Minister Dr. Abdulla Mausoom

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