KSL Capital Partners’ Acquisition of Outrigger Completed
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Kelley family and KSL Capital Partners, LLC (KSL) announced that an affiliate of KSL has completed the acquisition of Outrigger Hotels and Resorts (Outrigger).The sale includes all of Outrigger’s holdings, including its portfolio of 37 multi-branded hotels, condominiums and vacation resort properties throughout Hawaii and the Asia-Pacific-Indian Ocean region. Outrigger will continue operating business as usual […]
SriLankan becomes first international airline to fly to Gan, Addu City
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]SriLankan Airlines will consolidate its traditional positioning as the largest airline operation in the Maldives, by commencing services on 1st December 2016 to Gan, Addu City. Thus SriLankan Airlines will become the only airline to operate international flights to Gan International Airport, with four flights per week. Accordingly, Gan International Airport, operations will facilitate visitors’ travel […]
Park Hyatt Maldives Hadahaa switches to biodegradable coffee capsules
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Park Hyatt Maldives Hadahaa continuously strives to reduce its impact on the environment and consciously discover alternative eco-friendly measures to put into practice. Many changes have been implemented through the years, including the use of paper straws and glass bottles in lieu of plastic, an in-villa tablet as a room compendium instead of the traditional […]
Dive Against Debris at Jumeirah Vittaveli
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As part of an ongoing commitment to support and maintain the local marine environment, Best Dives Maldives in collaboration with Jumeirah Vittaveli have taken their fight against ocean trash to the next level through the “Adopt a Dive Site™” campaign – an introduction of monthly clean up dives around the island of Vittaveli. On the […]
All set for the festive season at The Sun Siyam Resorts
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]With just a few more days till the festive season kicks in, the Sun Siyam Resorts are all set to welcome our guests for an unforgettable experience at our properties. The Christmas and New Year period is a season of generosity and goodwill, laughter and happiness and a time to share all things enjoyable with […]
Brand new dishes at The Club, Centara Grand Island Resort & Spa Maldives in South Ari Atoll
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A stunning collection of The Club at Centara Grand Island Resort & Spa Maldives proudly presents colourful feasts created by Executive Chef Yvan Marclay and Executive Sous Chef Ashish Domme who have teamed up to create an exciting new menu. With these new creations bursting with bold flavours and made with the freshest high-quality produce, the […]
Etihad celebrates 5 years in Maldives
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The national carrier of the United Arab Emirates has celebrated five years of airline operations in Maldives, with a special function held at Hotel Jen in Male’ City. The ceremony also saw the appointment of Aviation Services Pvt Ltd as their new GSA in the Maldives. Aviation Services Pvt Ltd is a joint venture […]
Colour outside the lines with graffiti legend John “crash” Matos
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This year, W Maldives is upending tradition and rewriting the rules of the holidays with a street art-style take on the season. In the spirit of the graffiti artists who inspired us, W Maldives is pushing the boundaries and colouring outside the lines in 2017. The resort has partnered with graffiti legend John “Crash” Matos […]
Maldivian adds new aircraft to its fleet
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]National airline Maldivian has added a brand new Dash8 airplane making their fleet 21 strong. This also brings the number of Dash8 planes in their fleet to nine. Speaking to media at the arrival of the new plane, Managing Director of Island Aviation, Abdul Haris noted that the new plane has a capacity of 50 […]
Adaaran Resorts hosts their annual travel agents party
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Adaaran resorts hosted their annual travel agents beach party on Thursday night. The resorts, which is run by the Aitken Spence group organized and hosted the party at Adaaran Select Hudhuranfushi, which was attended by some of the biggest names in the travel and tourism industry in the country. The night saw the guests being treated to […]
World Champion Barista Heads to Milaidhoo Maldives this January
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]This spring, boutique five star resort, Milaidhoo Maldives, promises that every cup of coffee served in its beautiful ocean front restaurants is perfect. To ensure consistent delivery of flawless coffee, the newly opened resort brings Fritz Storm – ex world-champion barista – to the island in January to demonstrate the art of delivering the perfect […]
Ooredoo’s Nationwide Submarine Cable paves the way to 4G+ Network across Maldives
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Ooredoo on Thursday inaugurated its Nationwide Submarine Cable, an important investment by the company to strengthen its networks, as part of its commitment to power a Digital Maldives. The multimillion dollar fiber upgrade will allow Ooredoo to provide 4G+ connectivity across the Maldives before the end of 2016, paving the way to greater digital inclusion and socioeconomic […]
