The Maldives Parliament has passed a bill requiring foreign tour operators, travel agencies, and online booking systems to register with the country's tax authority and pay a tourism tax:
Foreign tour operators, travel agencies, and offshore booking platforms must register with the Maldives tax authority and pay taxes on sales of Maldivian services. All these requirements will come into effect in October:
It is expected that the new tax will generate about 1.6 billion Maldivian Rufiyaa for the state budget annually, equivalent to approximately 103.5 million dollars:
