DTIS, Volume I - Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF)
DTIS, Volume I - Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF) DTIS, Volume I - Enhanced Integrated Framework (EIF)
The third reform issue, feeder capacity, is closely related to hub and interchange capacity. To ensure an efficient maritime transport system, feeder capacity should be enhanced. Inter-atoll and inter-island maritime trade is somewhat less formalized than in the case of the aviation sector, probably reflecting the much lower level of applied technology and the lower barrier to entry. The application of technological advances, in the area of more economical hull and engine designs, could improve the efficiency of the feeder system. However, this should be done in such a way that the traditional role of the boat in interatoll and inter-island transport should be enhanced rather than reduced. Improved efficiency may also reduce costs. It may simultaneously entail new job opportunities associated with the feeder system such as piloting and repair and maintenance services. Fourth, as regards training and human resource development in maritime transport, the DTIS team was satisfied that the courses offered are adequate to the needs of the sector but there is scope for expansion. 91
CHAPTER 7 THE TOURISM SECTOR Chapter Plan This chapter begins by examining the distinctive features of the tourism product offered by the Maldives before reviewing the main trends in the tourism sector focusing on such issues as data on tourist arrivals, accommodation capacity, contribution to GDP and linkages to the economy, foreign exchange earnings and leakages, employment, and training. Following this is an outline of the policy and institutional support framework, an assessment of constraints that need to be addressed, and recommendations for inclusion in the DTIS action matrix. I. Distinctive Features of the Maldives Tourism Product Very few countries in the world can offer tourists an exotic atoll environment, and even fewer countries in the world are made up of coral platforms, with the accompanying image of Robinson Cruise islands and islets with white sandy beaches, unpolluted crystal clear water and abundant marine life. The Maldives has taken maximum advantage of these endowments and generated a unique tourism product focusing on the marine and atoll environment. The geographical location of the Maldives in the middle of the Indian Ocean makes the destination easily accessible by long-haul aircraft from Europe, East Asia, the Middle East, Australia, and even South Africa. Although the North American market is more remote as compared to the Caribbean, promotion of the Maldives in North America can generate interest among tourists looking for more unfamiliar destinations. The Maldives comprises a total of 26 atolls spreading like a string of pearls over almost one million sq km, and a distance of about 870 km from Addu Atoll half a degree South of Equator to North Thiladhunmathee Atoll 7½ degrees North. The atolls are made up of a total of 1,190 islands and islets, of which only 200 are inhabited. By way of curiosity, atoll is derived from the Maldivian word atholhu, the only Maldivian word that has become international. It identifies an atoll as a number of islands sharing a common outer reef; there can be one island to several hundreds of islands forming an atoll. Over time, the Maldives has developed and perfected the concept of ‘one island – one resort’ with a tourist resort occupying a separate island, and being fully self-contained in terms of electricity, water supply, sewage, employee accommodation, laundry, recreation facilities, etc. The self-contained resort concept has been developed from simple thatched cottages in the early 1970s to extravagant and sophisticated five-star resorts featuring luxury villas. 92
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The third reform issue, feeder capacity, is closely related to hub and interchange capacity.<br />
To ensure an efficient maritime transport system, feeder capacity should be enhanced.<br />
Inter-atoll and inter-island maritime trade is somewhat less formalized than in the case of<br />
the aviation sector, probably reflecting the much lower level of applied technology and<br />
the lower barrier to entry. The application of technological advances, in the area of more<br />
economical hull and engine designs, could improve the efficiency of the feeder system.<br />
However, this should be done in such a way that the traditional role of the boat in interatoll<br />
and inter-island transport should be enhanced rather than reduced. Improved<br />
efficiency may also reduce costs. It may simultaneously entail new job opportunities<br />
associated with the feeder system such as piloting and repair and maintenance services.<br />
Fourth, as regards training and human resource development in maritime transport, the<br />
<strong>DTIS</strong> team was satisfied that the courses offered are adequate to the needs of the sector<br />
but there is scope for expansion.<br />
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