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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Nautilus Maldives has announced 2019 room rates and announced a revised opening date. The Nautilus Maldives – set to open in Q1/2019 – is a privately-owned island in the heart of the Baa Atoll UNESCO Biosphere Reserve, with the serious ambition of being noted as one of the leading luxury resorts in the world. […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Emirates has announced that members of its award-winning loyalty programme Skywards can now buy, gift or transfer Miles to their loved ones at a more attractive rate. With this improvement, Emirates has made it even easier to redeem reward flights and earn travel and lifestyle rewards by giving members more flexibility in managing their Skywards […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A two-week-long festive celebration is coming to Baa Atoll this summer hosted by Soneva Fushi, Four Seasons Landaa Giraavaru, Dusit Thani, Amilla Fushi, Vakkaru Maldives and Finolhu.  The event to officially announce the festival was held on May 9, at Soneva Fushi’s sandbank. Starting on July 20 and running till August 3, “Baa Atoll Festival […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Carpe Diem Maldives has partnered with Loliware to bring the world’s first biodegradable and edible straw to the Maldives. Designed to disappear, manufacturing begins this month to create the healthy and refreshing straw you can eat, according to Carpe Diem Maldives. It’s widely claimed there are enough plastic straws to wrap around the Earth’s circumference […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]48 apprentices have graduated the Four Seasons Resorts Maldives’ Apprenticeship programme 2018, taking the total number of graduates to date over its 500 milestones, to 536. The graduation ceremony, held at the National Art Gallery, was honoured by the presence of Thoriq Ibrahim, the Minister of Environment and Energy. In addition to celebrating the achievements […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Coffee Lab Maldives has announced the certification of Ahmed ‘Afrah’ Mohamed – the Managing Director of Coffee Lab Maldives – as an Authorised Specialty Coffee Association Trainer (AST) by the international renowned Specialty Coffee Association (SCA). Afrah is the first Q-grader in the Maldives. Speciality coffee was first introduced to the Maldives in mid-2014 and […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Cocoon Maldives, over the course of 2018, is bringing the great names of Italian and international cuisine to the Maldives. Throughout the year, guests will take part in various week-long exclusive cooking shows in the resort’s restaurants, during which the visiting chefs will showcase their culinary art. For lovers of gourmet experiences, this will be a real show, […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Adaaran Resorts has held a function to award the top employees from the properties the brand currently operates in the Maldives. The best employees from the respective resorts were; Peththa Handige Pragnasena – Adaaran Prestige Vaadoo; Mohamed Ali – Adaaran Select Meedhupparu; Hussain Ameen Abdulla – Adaaran Select Hudhuranfush; and Hassan Waleed – Adaaran Club […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Universal Enterprises, in association with Villa College, celebrated the graduation of the first class of the Discover Hospitality programme yesterday at Hotel Jen. This collaborative programme is equivalent to and was awarded Certificate III in Hospitality by Villa College to the graduating class. The ceremony also included awarding of the scholarships and letters of offer […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Singapore Airlines announces that corporate members of its HighFlyer programme can now earn HighFlyer points when flying on Singapore Airlines (SIA) or SilkAir itineraries with connections onto Scoot. Scoot is the low-cost long-haul airline owned by SIA. Corporates under the HighFlyer programme can earn five HighFlyer points for every S$1 spent if their SIA or […]