Sunday May 30th 2021
Pandemic slows tourism
Maldives start island auction
Tired of bad weather? If you want, you can bid on one of 16 Maldives islands. The government wants to strengthen tourism, which has suffered from the corona pandemic.
Have you long dreamed of an island with two mountains and the deep, wide sea? Unfortunately, we can’t offer you the two mountains, but the islands and the deep, wide turquoise sea can. Because the Maldives are starting an island auction for private individuals for the first time, such as Robb Report reported.
The 16 islands offered can initially only be leased for 50 years. What happens after the 50 years is unclear. Who has been going for the next half century Cocktails sipping in the only hammock between palm trees on his lonely island, whom we have to disappoint.
Because a condition for the lease is to convert part of your own island into a holiday resort. The campaign is intended to help the Maldives as a tourist destination after the corona pandemic to rebuild and strengthen the economy.
Those who successfully apply for an island have to start with the partial development within 36 months and adhere to strict rules in order not to unnecessarily pollute the environment.
“No buildings can be built above the height of the tree, and the built-up area [auf jedem Atoll] is limited to 30 percent, “said Ali Shinan, the director of the planning department at the Ministry of Tourism, to Robb Report. If you spend more than $ 250,000 on building your island, the government will give you a five-year residence visa on top.
The islands are not necessarily sold to the highest bidder. When applying, the Ministry attaches importance to a balanced gender ratio among the employees in the resort. The calculated CO2 emissions also play a role for your own construction project.
If you can no longer stay in your chairs because of the sheer zest for action, you still have until June 6th to join the Ministry of Tourism to apply with your documents.
This article first appeared at Business punk.
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