Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) and  Maldives Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators (MATATO) took part in the Travel Agents Forum at Las Vegas, USA.

The Forum took place for three days from 20th June to 23rd June, 2022 and was organized by Travel Show Marketing Group (TravelSMG). It is one of the largest travel agent trade shows in North America.The group is an independent organizer that arranges events and tradeshows which exclusively serve  the North American leisure travel agent community. TravelSMG also works with marketing partners and several other associations that cater to the overall market which reaches well over 40,000 travel agent professionals.

Both MMPRC and MATATO pointed out that the aim of this forum was to make a direct network with the North American and other emerging markets around the world and to provide Maldivian travel businesses the opportunity to connect easily.

Along with MATATO and MMPRC, Resort Life, Reollo Travels, MY Felicity and Villa Hotels also took part in the forum as co-exhibitors.

In 2021, with the 5th largest market share, the USA accounted for 4.2 percent of tourists that arrive in the Maldives.