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Item 5th Asia Euro Conference 2014 : Maldives as a backpacker’s destination : Supply and demand perspectives(Elsevier, 2014-01-01) ފާތިމަތު ނައުޝީން އިބްރާމް ޒުބައިރް; Zubair, Fathimath Nausheen Ibrahim; Bouchon, FredericTourism policies in countries are often driven not only by economic agenda, but they are also shaped by socio-cultural factors. Islamic countries have had different approaches to seaside tourism development. Since the 1970’s and the opening to tourism, the Maldives have been developing strategies to contain tourists to private islands and minimize the contact with locals, whom would live on different islands. Tourism has long since been established as a ‘luxury’ destination, housing some of the world’s most expensive resorts and top brands, while entertaining little to none middle and low-budget tourists. This situation has changed with the recent laws allowing operation of guesthouses in local islands other than the capital city of Male’ and the island situated next to the international airport, some parts of the country have experienced a boom in guesthouse tourism. Opportunities for a variety of local business ventures (such as watersports providers, hostels and food outlets) opened up creating more community involvement, which contrasts greatly with the past tourism organisation. More and more guesthouses are opening in different islands and atolls of the Maldives, providing cheaper holidaying options and a more “authentic” experience compared to the one island one-resort concept. This situation, by its novelty, creates new opportunities and challenges in the socio-cultural context of the Maldives and remains debated.Item Dynamic panel data modelling of international tourist arrivals to Maldives : research and policy notes RPN 4-19(Maldives Monetary Authority, 2019-09) Saudulla, Mohamed ImthinanThis paper aims to model international tourist arrivals to Maldives. Using panel data of annual tourist arrivals from 35 countries, various models were estimated for the time period 2001-2016. Four different econometric models which include, the pooled Ordinary Least Squares (OLS), the “within” fixed effect panel regression model, the Arellano-Bond Generalised Method of Moments (GMM) estimation technique, and the Blundell-Bond system GMM technique, were used to identify the main determinants of inbound tourism in Maldives. The results indicate the high fidelity of tourists visiting Maldives, as well as, the significance of income of the tourist generating country in determining the number of arrivals. In addition, results also illustrate, the importance of excluding mutually exclusive variables for exchange rates and prices in the empirical modelItem The impacts of tourism on a population of manta rays, Baa Atoll, Republic of Maldives(Guy Stevens, 2012) Lynam, BexThe popularity of marine tourism has increased steadily over recent decades and is considered more sustainable than consumptive use of marine megafauna. The seasonal migration of manta rays to Republic of Maldives has resulted in a significant increase in the number of tourists participating in manta-related activities. Heavy site use has led to observations of disturbance that has the potential to cause detrimental impacts to manta rays health and behaviour. This increase in tourism pressure and possible detrimental impacts indicates investigation into human interactions with manta rays should be conducted. Video footage of interactions between humans and manta rays were filmed at cleaning and feeding stations within Baa Atoll, Maldives. A total of 263 unique interactions of both divers and snorkelers were filmed and analysed for a number of variable including interaction type and the response elicited from manta rays. Humans exhibited behaviours such as following, intentional touching, diving under and passive observations. Manta rays reacted to interactions with response behaviours such as avoidance, flight, course re-direction and no response. The findings suggest that human behaviours are largely passive and cause relatively little disturbance to manta rays natural behaviour. A number of minor and major disturbance behaviours can be addressed by initiating the use of a code of conduct by tourism operators. A precautionary approach to managing manta ray tourism must be taken in order to prevent tourism on larger scales causing disturbance and potentially affecting the long term health of the manta ray population. At current levels of tourism, in-water encounters appear to be sustainable and provide a significant source of revenue without long term detrimental impacts to manta raysItem Growth Potential of Tourism Taxation in Maldives(Maldives National Library, 2011-09-10) Najeeb, Fazeel; Serkan Tosun, MehmetItem The Maldives : parallel paths of conventional and alternative tourism(Department of Tourism, Sport and Hotel Management Griffith University, Australia, 2016) Shakeela, Aishath; Weaver, DavidItem Tourism Statistics in Maldives(Maldives Association for Tourism Industry (MATI), 2019-12)Item Development of tourism in Maldives(International Journal of Scientific and Research Publications, 2012-04-04) Kundur, Suresh KumarItem Patterns of tourism development in the Maldives and Sri Lanka(Financial Times, 2015-04-22) Shakoor, Ibrahim AthifItem Human resource policies : striving for sustainable tourism outcomes in the Maldives(Centre for Tourism Research and Development, 2012) Shakeela, Aishath; Ruhanen, Lisa; Breakey, NoreenItem Maldives, tourism(Springer International Publishing Switzerland, 2015) Aishath Shakeela, Aishath