Maldives Promotion House – Maldivian Association for Travel Agents and Tour Operators (MATATO) has announced that Sri Lankan Airline has offered to assist in promoting the Maldivian tourism industry.

MATATO officials have confirmed that the airline had agreed to it and that investors from Sri Lanka had also offered support. “Maldives and Sri Lanka can accomplish a lot of things by working together; foreign investors who had invested in Maldives are ready to help as well,” a MATATO official said to Haveeru Daily.

MATATO also noted that all parties with investments in the Maldives must attempt to prevent the damage being done of the tourism industry due to the current political strife. The association further confirmed that the Maldives is being affected by the ongoing unrest in the country.