Aima Construction Awarded $148mn Contract for Mandarin Oriental Bolidhuffaru Reef by DAMAC
DAMAC awarded Aima Construction a $148mn contract for the construction of 120 villas for the upcoming resort, Mandarin Oriental Bolidhuffaru Reef in South Male Atoll. Of the 120 stand-alone villas, 64 are over-water and 56 are beachfront villas. The grand villas will have private pools and ocean views. “We are fully confident in the capabilities […]
Maldives Marine Expo 2023 Brings the Marine Industry Together
Maldives Marine Expo 2023 is held on March 15-18, 2023 at Hulhumalé Central Park. The expo is the flagship event of the National Boating Association of Maldives. Over 100 exhibitors are gathering for the longest running marine exhibition in the country. The Marine Expo is an opportunity for the marine industry to come together. “From […]
Fushifaru Maldives Wins Best Hotel Sustainability Progress at TUI Global Hotel Awards
Fushifaru Maldives won the prestigious ‘Best Hotel Sustainability Progress’ award at the TUI Global Hotel Awards 2023. The award recognizes the resort’s outstanding commitment to sustainability, environmental responsibility, and community development. The award was presented during the ITB Fair in Berlin, the world’s leading travel trade show. The TUI Global Hotel Awards is an annual […]
Jawakara Islands Maldives Opening August 1
Jawakara Islands Maldives, the newest addition to the Crown & Champa Resorts portfolio, is anticipated to open August 1, 2023. Jawakara is a two island, family friendly resort in the pristine Lhaviyani Atoll. Experience the islands’ untouched nature and brilliant lagoons with your loved ones. The two islands, Mabin and Dheru, are connected by a […]
Nova to Host Asian-Pacific Community Street Food Festival
Nova is hosting a “Community Street Food Festival” on May 1, 2023 on the beach for guests to enjoy authentic dishes and delights from up to eight Asian-Pacific cuisines. The inspiration for the “Community Street Food Festival” is from over 5,000 years ago when the Maldives was a key port for traders sailing from Indonesia, […]
22 Exhibitors Attend 5th Thailand-Maldives Business Matching Event
The fifth Thailand-Maldives Business Matching event was held on March 14, 2023 at Manhattan Business Hotel. The event was organized by the Thai Trade Center Chennai, Department of International Trade Promotion (DITP) and the Ministry of Commerce, Thailand. The purpose of the event is to match relevant Thai manufacturers and suppliers to Maldivian distributors and […]
Rosewood Ranfaru Resort to Open in 2025
Estithmar Holdings, a Qatari investment company, announced the development of Rosewood Ranfaru Resort in Maldives. The resort is projected to be one of the world’s most luxurious resorts and will be developed by Royal Resorts, a subsidiary of Estithmar Holdings. Rosewood Ranfaru Resort is anticipated to open in the first quarter of 2025. This will […]
Fiyavalhu Resort Maldives Concludes Marketing Campaign with Join Up
Fiyavalhu Resort Maldives has concluded a joint marketing campaign with one of the leading tour operators offering a wide range of tours to over 40 countries worldwide. Join Up kick started the marketing campaign “Exotic Mood” during December 2022, which concluded at the end of February 2023. The key target markets of this campaign were […]
Women In Hospitality: Risha Rasheed
Risha Rasheed is a Maldivian hotelier with over 10 years of experience, starting as a Guest Relations Officer and rising up lastly serving as Duty Manager at Jen Singapore Tanglin by Shangri-La. Hotelier Maldives interviewed Risha about her experience working abroad, outside of the Maldives hospitality industry and her advice for young female hoteliers looking […]
World Travel Monitor® Identifies Maldives as Most Popular Travel Destination in 2022
In 2022, Maldives was identified as the most popular travel destination by The World Travel Monitor® by IPK International. The Destination Performance Index (DPI) asked travelers if they were satisfied with their trip, would recommend it to others and whether they would return, Maldives earned the top place followed by Dubai and Cyprus. In 2022, […]
Maldives Safety & Security Expo to be held on 18-20 March 2023
Maldives Safety & Security Expo 2023 will be held at Dharubaaruge on 18 – 23 March 2023 from 14:00-18:00 and 20:00 – 23:59. The Maldives Police Board is hosting the trade show and career fair to bring together businesses and individuals involved with safety, security and crime prevention. It is the only dedicated exhibition on […]
The Nautilus Maldives Launches The Slumber Ritual on World Sleep Day
On 17th March 2023, the world celebrates World Sleep Day with a global call to action to organize sleep health awareness activities. This year’s theme, “Sleep is Essential for Health”, aims to promote the global message of how vital sleep is to overall health. Without good sleep, one’s mental and physical health, as well as […]
