Metalsigns; Two Decades of Innovation and Creativity

Metalsigns celebrates its 20th anniversary this year, achieving a major milestone in their long history as one of the most familiar and trusted brands in creative crafts, signage design and production. The company celebrated their 20th anniversary with a hosted dinner at the Seahouse Café to mark their extraordinary journey of two decades in the […]

FIRST LOOK: Kagi Maldives Spa Island

Located at the northern end of Male’ atoll, Kagi Maldives is the newest addition to Crown and Champa’s expansive resort portfolio, one of the leading local hotel chains in the country. Within close proximity to the capital city and Velana International Airport, guests can choose between a 60-minute scenic speedboat ride or a quick 15-minute […]

Christian Pedersen is the new Executive Chef at Conrad Maldives Rangali Island

Conrad Maldives Rangali Island has appointed Christian Pedersen as the new Executive Chef of the twin island resort featuring 151 luxury beach and over water villas. Chef Christian brings with him a wealth of international experience, having most recently been Executive Chef at Six Senses Zil Pasyon in Seychelles. Over the years, Christian has held […]

TripAdvisor most mentioned company among top 10 travel and tourism influencers on Twitter

TripAdvisor, GetYourGuide and Skyscanner emerged as the most mentioned companies among travel and tourism influencer discussions on Twitter during the third quarter (Q3) of 2020, according to GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company. Nishad, Influencer Analyst at GlobalData, comments: “The discussions related to TripAdvisor revealed that safe travel has assumed greater significance during the […]

Private jet industry set for quicker recovery

The private jet industry felt similar shockwaves to the rest of the aviation sector at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, a promising rebound in recent months looks set to recover some of those losses as wealthy leisure passengers switch to private flights to reduce the risk of contracting COVID-19, says GlobalData, a leading […]

Noku Maldives Appoints New GM

Noku Maldives has appointed  Manoharan Mannarlingam (Mano) as the new General Manager.  Born and raised in Singapore, Mano’s hospitality career started when he began working  part-time in Boulevard Hotel during his school holidays.  He enjoyed his time engaging with locals and sharing his knowledge  about Singapore with foreign guests. Later on, Mano also enrolled himself […]

Scuba Schools International (SSI) to support certification of Maldivian divers

SSI will be conducting programs in Dhivehi to support the training and certification of Maldivian divers With the recent updated government rule that requires all fishermen and anyone else who scuba dives for work to have a diving certification, Scuba Schools International (SSI) is supporting the SSI dive centers and instructors in the Maldives in […]

Stanislaw Pajdzinski appointed General Manager of Mövenpick Resort Kuredhivaru Maldives

Mövenpick Resort Kuredhivaru Maldives has announced the appointment of Stanislaw Pajdzinski as General Manager. Hailing from Gdansk, Poland, Stanislaw brings over 20 years of hospitality experience to The Maldives, including 16 years with Accor Hotels & Resorts, in exciting destinations in Europe and Asia as diverse as Katowice, Warsaw, Bali and Jakarta. A specialist in […]

Minor Hotels Reopens Five Maldives Resorts

Minor Hotels announces the reopening of its portfolio of five island resorts in the Maldives. Having closed their doors back in April due to the global pandemic, the properties are once again welcoming guests, introducing a range of new facilities and experiences as well as enhancements to ensure the health and wellbeing of all guests. […]

Ooredoo Maldives Installs Digital Kiosk for Tourists at Velana International Airport

Ooredoo Maldives today inaugurated a Digital Kiosk especially for tourists at Velana International Airport (VIA). The 24-hour self-service Digital Kiosk enables contactless registration, payments and instant dispatching of tourist SIMs. The company believes that providing contactless and fast services is crucial under the current circumstances to ensure safety for its customers as well as its […]

Qatar Airways Offers 100 Days Of Free High-Speed Broadband Connectivity To Passengers

Complimentary on-board Super Wi-Fi broadband internet is now available to all passengers for the next 100 days, in celebration of more than 100 aircraft being fitted with high-speed connectivity The airline continues to roll out its Super Wi-Fi service across its young fleet of modern, fuel-efficient aircraft, and now offers the largest number of aircraft […]

SITA partners with Safety Line to make flights more sustainable

Saving aircraft fuel during the climb and cruise phases of a flight is a major opportunity to reduce aviation CO2 emissions SITA, the global IT provider for the air transport industry, is partnering with start-up Safety Line to help pilots and airlines limit carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and operational costs by reducing fuel consumption of […]

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