Tourism Indicators: The 2017 Outlook
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Overview As global travel continuously grows in spite of the various challenges, UNWTO predicts a 3 to 4% growth in international tourist arrival for the year 2017 according to the survey of UNWTO Panel of Experts. Meanwhile, the year began with promising figures for the Maldives tourism industry as the month of January recorded a […]
Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas appoints Gordon Drake as new CFO
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas has appointed Gordon Drake as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer. The appointment of Gordon, a qualified chartered accountant with the Institute of Chartered Accountants for England and Wales, was made this April. He joined the Six Senses team with more than 13 years of global hospitality experience in corporate […]
Soneva Jani bags Best Over-The-Top Luxury award by Jetsetter
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Soneva’s newest property, Soneva Jani, has been named the winner of the Best Over-The-Top Luxury category in the 2017 Jetsetter Best of the Best Hotel Awards. The primarily overwater resort is where the Soneva story continues, and comprises 24 water villas and one island villa situated in a 5.6km lagoon, one of the largest in […]
Here today, gone tomorrow: the world of travel as a fast-paced, ruthless ecosystem
The world of travel is an ever-changing ecosystem whose components must be fit for survival or face extinction. Today’s traveller is different from her ancestor of twenty years ago; though motivations remain largely the same, her modus operandi and her expectations have changed significantly. This owes greatly to the shifting technological landscape; what was once […]
Mövenpick Hotels and Resorts announces first resort in the Maldives
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts has signed an agreement to manage its first resort in the Maldives. Mövenpick Resort & Spa Kuredhivaru Maldives will be situated on the remote Kuredhivaru Island in Noonu Atoll. The planned 105-unit resort is scheduled to open during the second quarter of 2018. The contemporary tropical resort will feature 33 Beach […]
Alitalia announces direct scheduled Rome-Malé flights for winter
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Alitalia – the flagship carrier of Italy – is set to launch for the first time direct scheduled flights between Italy and the Maldives. The new thrice-weekly flights between Rome and Malé will commence October 31, and continue over the winter season till March 24, 2018. The decision to launch Rome-Malé flights was taken to […]
Maldivian gets new seaplane, announce plans to add two more this year
National Carrier Maldivian has brought in its tenth seaplane and announced plans to add two more seaplanes to its fleet later this year. Maldivian’s tenth seaplane, a DHC6 Twin Otter, joined its fleet on April 24. “The new seaplane is expected to enter service within a week’s time,” Ali Nashath Hameed, Head of Facilities and […]
Trending RED: All your favourite news in one app
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Are you a pantamoth; one with the need to know everything that goes around? In this Information Age, we are constantly bombarded with way too much information. Filtering out what we need to know, and want to know, can be something of a hassle. If you’re one of those ‘busy’ people, who have multiple news […]
“Sunny Side of Life” on show at Arabian Travel Market 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Maldives is being showcased as the “Sunny Side of Life” at the 24th Annual Arabian Travel Market. The event is being held in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, from April 24 to 27. Maldives is represented at the fair by Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) and industry stakeholders. A total of 59 companies […]
Six Senses Laamu wins the BlueGreen360 Award
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Six Senses Laamu has been awarded the BlueGreen360 Award at the Asia Dive Expo (ADEX) 2017 held in Singapore. The resort, operated by Six Senses Hotels Resorts Spas, is the first to win the award granted for a hotel or resort for their commitment to sustainable operations. The BlueGreen360 Awards celebrates businesses and individuals in […]
FHTS to introduce a PhD program
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Faculty of Hospitality and Tourism Studies at the Maldives National University has announced plans to introduce a PhD program, a first in the Maldives in tourism and hospitality education. In a press statement released by FHTS to mark the 30th anniversary of the faculty, it noted the milestones achieved in education hospitality and tourism […]
The hidden value in ethically produced wines
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Wine produced under a minimal intervention mantra is continually rising. But what exactly are the categories of wines you should be looking out for and what do they mean? Well, each certified category has its core principles, even if there is a fair amount of overlap. This is a deep subject. However, in a nutshell […]
