The Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) is seeking an agency to represent the Maldives in Germany for a one-year period.
In an announcement, MMPRC invited interested parties to submit proposals before the 19th of this month. The selected agency will receive a monthly payment of US$ 3,600.
According to the MMPRC, bidding agencies must have relevant experience from the past five years. Any company lacking this experience or failing to provide the required documentation will be disqualified. The selected agency should be familiar with and have a strong understanding of the tourism sectors in both the Maldives and Germany.
According to MMPRC, the aim of hiring such an agency is to increase awareness of Maldivian tourism among Germans and boost the number of German tourists visiting the Maldives.
As per statistics from the Tourism Ministry, over 1.3 million tourists have visited the Maldives so far this year, with more than 96,000 of them coming from Germany.