Visit Maldives Corporation crowns historic tourism success with Culture and Food Festival

The Maldives Culture and Food Festival 2025 opens at Hulhumalé Central Park for a three-day celebration. Organized by Visit Maldives Corporation with the Ministry of Tourism and Environment and Housing Development Corporation, and sponsored by Bank of Maldives, the festival marks a historic tourism year. In 2025, the Maldives reached two million tourist arrivals earlier than ever, achieved record tourism receipts projected to exceed USD 5.8 billion, and won the World's Leading Destination award for the sixth consecutive year—the only country to do so.

The Maldives Culture and Food Festival 2025 opens at Hulhumalé Central Park for a three-day celebration. Organized by Visit Maldives Corporation with the Ministry of Tourism and Environment and Housing Development Corporation, and sponsored by Bank of Maldives, the festival marks a historic tourism year. In 2025, the Maldives reached two million tourist arrivals earlier than ever, achieved record tourism receipts projected to exceed USD 5.8 billion, and won the World's Leading Destination award for the sixth consecutive year—the only country to do so.

The Maldives Culture and Food Festival 2025 opens at Hulhumalé Central Park for a three-day celebration. Organized by Visit Maldives Corporation with the Ministry of Tourism and Environment and Housing Development Corporation, and sponsored by Bank of Maldives, the festival marks a historic tourism year. In 2025, the Maldives reached two million tourist arrivals earlier than ever, achieved record tourism receipts projected to exceed USD 5.8 billion, and won the World's Leading Destination award for the sixth consecutive year—the only country to do so.

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