Saturday, 24th July – Maldives makes the cut on appearing under TIME’s list of the World’s 100 Greatest Places of 2021.
The island nation made the cut, holding its rank alongside famous tourist-heavy cities such as Athens, Tokyo and Paris. Maldives was lauded as a top island destination, which was regarded as an “everchanging archipelago.”
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Reportedly the list of tourist favoring spots were selected through TIME’s international network of correspondents, readers and other contributors who sought out these locations for new-offerings and travel experiences.
Writing about the Maldives, TIME’s correspondent Katie Lockhart made mentions of Patina Maldives and the Ritz-Carlton Maldives; two luxury-resort properties at the Fari Islands, which is the latest man-made patchwork island.
Ms. Lockhart had also mentioned on the coral-regeneration project at Velaa Private Island, which she called as the “most extensive” in Maldives.
The TIME’s list of Greatest Places come at a time when the Maldive islands are finding itself recovering through the 2020 Covid-19 pandemic led economic drivel.
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