Coco Bodu Hithi and Coco Palm Dhuni Kolhu Reopening on 1st August
Coco Collection has announced that the two resorts operated by the brand; Coco Bodu Hithi and Coco Palm Dhuni Kolhu, will reopen to guests on August 1st, 2020. The islands have enhanced their already rigorous cleaning and disinfecting protocols for the reopening to ensure the health and safety of all guests. These new operational standards […]
Tentative Schedule for Maldives Resort Reopenings (Update)
The Maldives Ministry of Tourism has published a tentative schedule of resort reopenings. A note that accompanies the list says that the properties themselves proposed the dates. While 8 resorts – with a total of 683 rooms and 1386 beds – are listed as already operational, others are listed as opening on various dates in […]
BUNKING WITH THE BILLIONAIRES ON A BUDGET (Part 1)
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Editor’s note: In a two part series, Maldives’ aficionado Bruce Lynn gives insights into how you can have a great time in the Maldives but on a tight budget. The paradise of the Maldives is on almost everyone’s fantasy bucket list, but too many are scared away by wallet-busting prices. Yes, super-deluxe 5-plus star properties […]
MACL Appoints New CEO and MD
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL) has appointed Gordon Andrew Stewart as the Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the company. Stewart is a British national with over 30 years of international management experience in Aviation and transportation industry across Europe, MENA, Asia and North America, including 20 years at Executive and Board Level. […]
Sun Bum Sunscreen: Bottling Summer
Whether you’re cooling off from the beach or packing for a long summer vacation, Sun Bum products cater to every sun lover’s needs. Launched in 2010, Sun Bum caters to the environmentally conscious individual who cares about their impact on the world. With offices in Coco Beach, Florida and Encinitas, California, the company ensures all […]
Astrabon Launches Credit Scheme for Resorts
The exclusive distributor in the Maldives for several established brands of cutlery and kitchen utensils and equipment, Astrabon Pvt Ltd is offering up to 3 months credit for resorts and guest houses starting operations after the shutdown of the economy due to COVID-19. The offer is also open to liveaboard operators. Commenting on the scheme, […]
Emerging Destinations: Huvadhoo Atoll
Why should the beauty of Maldives be confined to just the North? It has many spots that deserve a visit. Thanks to better transport and development of resorts the area is becoming popular among tourists. Tourism began flourishing in the Maldives since 1970s when resorts near the capital city emerged. They had the advantage of […]
Tatiana Kozlova Appointed Director of Sales & Marketing at LUX* North Male’ Atoll Resort & Villas
LUX* North Malé Atoll Resort & Villas has appointed Tatiana Kozlova as Director of Sales & Marketing, overseeing the Sales, Marketing, Public Relations and Communications functions of the resort. Responsible for driving sales revenue targets and streamlining business development efforts, Tatiana had amassed over 15 years of luxury hospitality experience from working with several five-star […]
Hideaway Beach Resort & Spa to Resume Operations from 1st September 2020
Lily Hotels Pvt Ltd, Maldives has announced the re-opening of Hideaway Beach Resort & Spa at Dhonakulhi Island from 1st September 2020. “Exciting and emotional to see the energy of our associates, as we welcomed back our employees and are re- opening our doors for our esteemed guests starting from 1st September 2020. We remain […]
Acquiring a Maldives Resort: 7 Factors
As we look forward to unlocking our borders, reopening the country for tourists and salvaging the economy from the crisis inflicted on it by Covid-19, conversations from strategic and financial buyers are making subtle hints at the prospects of economic opportunity borne out of the pandemic. In addition to the prospects over likely debt financing […]
Vittaveli Relaunched as OZEN Reserve Vittaveli Maldives
The Indian Ocean hospitality group, Atmosphere Hotels & Resorts has launched OZEN RESERVE VITTAVELI in South Male Atoll, Maldives; establishing its uber-luxe brand – THE OZEN COLLECTION. Following the success of OZEN MAADHOO since 2016, the Atmosphere group continues their bold expansion of the OZEN brand with the addition of Vittaveli Resort and relaunch an […]
Salah Shihab, Four Decades of Steering Voyages
In a career spanning 40 years, Salah Shihab has led Voyages Maldives, a pioneering company and industry leader in the safari (boating) industry of the Maldives. He has also diversified the business into hotel supplies and agriculture in the latter part of the company’s trajectory. One of the first Maldivian graduates in economics, from the […]
