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[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Angsana Velavaru has announced an extravagant and glamorous Festive Season with the Burning Man’s top performer – Stuart Hunter aka DJ Motif. The Festive Season at Angsana Velavaru will be an unforgettable beginning with friends and family in an exclusive tropical atmosphere, according to a statement. This year marks the 25th anniversary of Banyan Tree […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Cinnamon Dhonveli Maldives resort has kicked off the Christmas holidays in style with a warm and jovial Christmas tree lighting ceremony. The resort, with its aim to ensure that its guests have a festive season to remember, kicked off the celebrations lighting a massive 22ft tree made of traditional dry coconut leaves thatched together to […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Flyme has announced intentions to expand its operations to Maafaru Airport in Noonu Atoll. Home to a population of around 10,000, Noonu Atoll hosts a number of resorts such as Soneva Jani, Sun Siyam Irufushi, Velaa Private Island, Chevel Blanc Randheli and the recently opened Movenpick Resort Kuredhivaru Maldives. “We plan on expanding our operations to […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Fairmont Maldives Sirru Fen Fushi has appointed Rachelle Hill as the new Director of Marketing & Communications of the luxury island resort. Rachelle joins Fairmont Maldives Sirru Fen Fushi from her most recent role as Director of Marketing & Communications at Fairmont Dubai, a position she held since August 2016. Prior to this role, she […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Carpe Diem Maldives announces the continuation of its “Dive with a Purpose” marine conservation programme in 2019, in collaboration with Scripps Institution of Oceanography from the United States of America. Guest divers can join the visiting scientists from Scripps with a choice of two Dive with a Purpose trips on our award-winning cruises, as they […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Heritance Aarah, scheduled to open soon in Raa Atoll, has announced a recruitment drive with Open Days in six islands across Raa Atoll. Through the events, the resort, a subsidiary of Aitken Spence Hotels, will be searching for motivated individuals to work from guest relations to engineers and chefs. Heritance Aarah has also announced that […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Niyama Private Islands Maldives announces that it will be hosting Michelin-starred chef Hervé Rodriguez during the coming Festive Season. Chef Hervé, known for his contemporary, audacious, and complex creations, will serve guests at the overwater Edge restaurant at Niyama Private Islands from December 19 – 29, according to a statement. Edge is Niyama’s destination restaurant […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Paradise Island Resort & Spa has invited guests to celebrate New Year’s Eve in style, with a Hawaiian-themed New Year’s Eve gala dinner and party. To celebrate the magical festive season with its guests, Paradise Island Resort is fixing sumptuous treats for its guests, in preparation for a magical evening which will also feature the […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Outrigger Konotta Maldives Resort announces that it will be featuring the culinary creations of UK Michelin star guest chef James Mackenzie from January 4 – 14, 2019. Mackenzie, the head chef and proprietor of the Pipe and Glass in South Dalton, Yorkshire, England, earned its Michelin star in 2010 and has kept it since. Mackenzie’s debut […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Chef Ibrahim Nathif and Chef Mohamed Adhil, top winners of the International Culinary Challenge held as part of Hotel Asia 2018, are set to represent the Maldives at the La Cuisine at SIAL 2018 in Abu Dhabi. Their participation is jointly hosted by Maldives Exhibition and Conference Service (MECS) and Bestbuy Maldives (BBM) – the […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Jumeirah Vittaveli has unveiled its newly revamped Ocean Villas, which have been refurbished with water slides, offering more than an awe-inspiring view. All of the resort’s freestanding Private Ocean Retreats and seven Infinity Pool Ocean Villas now offer the 23-metre slide which runs from the top deck into the gentle waters of the crystal clear lagoon. Just a 20-minute […]