Officials for the Indian Ocean destination have announced plans to offer vaccinations to tourists on arrival in a bid to lure more visitors over. Dr. Abdulla Mausoom, the country's minister for tourism, has confirmed that the Maldives is developing a "3V tourism" scheme, which would allow tourists to "Visit, Vaccinate and Vacation." Carl Court/Getty ImagesHowever, international travelers keen to book a "vaxication" package to the Maldives will need to wait, at least for now. At present, there are at least 500 resorts and guest houses in the Maldives that are open to international visitors, but its capital city of Malé remains off-limits. The Maldives closed its borders in late March, but officials opted to fully reopen to all international travelers with no restrictions in July.

Source: CNN April 16, 2021 11:15 UTC