Maldives has been selected as the #1 Overseas Dream Destination and #2 Overseas Diving Destination among Japanese, at the Marine Diving Fair 2018 in Tokyo, Japan. 

The awards, presented by the Marine Arts Centre of Japan, were received by Mr. Adam Hamid, Charge d'affaires a.i. of the Embassy of Maldives in Japan.

The three-day Marine Diving Fair  is being held at the Sunshine City in Toshima-ku, Tokyo and celebrates its 26th anniversary in 2018. It is the largest fair of its kind in Japan.The Maldives has been a regular feature in MDF, and has regularly been winning awards over the years. 

This is the tenth consecutive occasion that the Maldives has won the Dream Destination category of the Dive and Travel Awards. Maldivian live aboard vessel, Island Safari Royal won the Second Prize in the Best Overseas Live aboard Vessel category.

The Marine Diving Fair is one of the biggest diving and beach resort exhibition in Asia, the Dive & Travel Awards are chosen by the readers of the two most popular diving magazines in Japan, "Travel Diver" and "Marine Diving," published by the Marine Art Centre of Japan.

The fair is aimed at promoting the pleasure of scuba diving and travelling. It also aims to increase their fans by stimulating the diving and travelling industry with underwater photography and environmental conservation.