Maldives tourism quiz

The man who in 1972 is largely credited to have helped Maldives establish tourism is:

• A French man named George Corbin

• An Italian man named George Corbin

• A Dutch man named George Corbin

• A Swedish man named George Corbin

The first tourists had their meals in "Queen of the night" hotel in 1972. They loved the spicy food available in Maldives and asked for more.

• True

• False

George Corbin was in Ceylon when he met a Maldivian man who inspired Corbin to visit Maldives. This man was:

• President Maumoon Abdul Gayyoom

• Mohamed Umar (M.U) Manik

• Ahmed Naseem (Kerafa)

• President Ibrahim Nasir

On his second visit to Maldives, George Corbin brought along Italian journalists with him. The number of journalists who came with him was:

• 20

• 18

• 22

• 15

Kurumba Village, the first ever resort in Maldives, opened on:

• 27 September 1972

• 3 October 1972

• 4 April 1972

• 1 November 1972

The second resort opened on 10th December 1972 and was the first resort to offer a dive school. This resort was:

• Kuda Huraa

• Farukolhufushi

• Bandos Island

In November 1981, Hulhule' Airport (which was a small landing strip at the time) was renovated to international standards and opened as:

• Ibrahim Nasir International Airport

• Hulhule' International Airport

• Male' International Airport

• Velana International Airport

"Hotel school" was opened in 1987 and is currently under Maldives National University as:

• Faculty of Tourism and Culinary Arts

• Faculty of Hotel an Tourism Studies

• Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Studies

• Faculty of Hospitality, Culinary and Tourism Studies

The first internal air transfer introduced in Maldives in the year 1989 was:

• Air Taxi

• Hummingbird Helicopters

The reason why Maldivian Air Taxi Seaplanes were introduced is because:

• Much faster than helicopters

• Passengers getting seasick on boats

• Can carry more people