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The Emerald Collection announces the opening of its second Maldivian 5-star luxury property in Raa Atoll: Emerald Faarufushi Resort & Spa. Aldo Scarapicchia, Partner and Managing Director of The Emerald Collection, expressed that they are “thrilled to consolidate our presence in the Maldives with the opening of Emerald Faarufushi Resort & Spa.” “The new property […]

Siyam World is celebrating its first birthday in all its grandeur with a string of anniversary events that will be held from the 28th to the 31st of October this year. The celebrations will commence with a stage show and will end with a Resident Evil-themed Halloween party that will be held with a series […]

Embark on an island adventure filled with the joy of Christmas at Ritz–Carlton Maldives this festive season! While most of the island festivities begin on 24th December, the joyful season activities at Ritz-Carlton start on 22nd December stretching into the New Year till 8th January 2023. The resort offers traditional festive activities for families and […]

Hotel Asia Exhibition has partnered with Hotelier Maldives, as the Official Media Partner for the upcoming 16th edition of Hotel Asia Exhibition & International Culinary Challenge. With this partnership, all exhibiting parties will be entitled to 30% off on all advertising services at Hotelier Maldives, the market leading B2B brand for the region’s hospitality industry. […]

Planhotel Diamonds Resorts have organized a familiarization trip (FAM) for 11 Russian travel agent partners to two of their Maldives properties, with the aim of promoting Maldivian tourism in the Russian markets. The trip was designed to familiarize the agents with the brand architecture of the resorts and to give them the opportunity to experience […]

Brennia Kottefaru has received the “Best Hotel” award for the year 2022 by Voyage Prive, a luxury travel club that specializes in premium holidays. The award is given to the hotel with the most room nights, marking Brennia Kottefaru as one of the most desired holiday destinations worldwide this year. Ali Zahir, Chairman of Brennia […]

Visa and Villa Hotels & Resorts have signed a partnership agreement to offer exclusive benefits to Visa cardholders when booking holidays at their resorts. With this partnership, Visa cardholders can benefit from exclusive stay offers at the villas and suites of Villa Hotels & Resorts, with additional rewards including dining and spa amongst others. To […]

Local tour company Secret Paradise, joined forces with the community of K Guraidhoo to recognise World Clean-Up Day. World Clean-Up Day is a global social action program that is held annually to tackle the global solid waste problem. Each year on the 17th of September volunteers from across the world in over 191 countries come […]

Patina Maldives treated invited guests to experience the gastronomic delights Two-star Michelin chef Nick Brill had devised to launch the new menu at The Fari Beach Club proving a rare treat for any food lover. With sand underfoot, and stars above, the diners were treated to a sumptuous selection of palette pleasing flavours, textures and […]

The Chefs Guild of Maldives (CGM) has launched the Chef Awards in homage to the 50th Golden Year of Tourism, an industry that has elevated the culinary profession within the Maldives to a global level and provided an ever-increasing number of passionate chefs, a platform from which to showcase their skills. The CGM Chefs Awards […]

In January 2019, OBLU SELECT Sangeli initiated a reef conservation program in response to global warming, ocean acidification, and pollution. The first step was to build a coral nursery to help restore the lost coral cover. Located in the main lagoon, the nursery uses the coral line method with 151 coral fragments twisted into seven five-meter-long […]