Tourist Arrivals to Maldives Exceed 700,000
A total of 700,594 tourists have visited the Maldives this year, as of 18 August 2021. Statistics further reveal that the daily average of arrivals stands at 3,046 and the average duration of stay is 9.1 days. Russia remains as the top source market for Maldives with 154,380 tourist arrivals and a market share of […]
Meet Retheesh Mohanan, Head Sommelier, InterContinental Maldives Maamunagau
Retheesh Mohanan, 39, originally from Kerala, India is currently the head sommelier at InterContinental Maldives Maamunagau Resort. Hotelier Maldives interviews Mohanan about working in the Maldives, different wine varieties in the wine cellar at InterContinental and his favourite wines. HM: Tell me a bit about yourself and your background and how it has shaped you? […]
EU to Support SME Tourism Industry
European Union is providing EUR 2 million as grant aid for the project ‘EU Support for a Resilient Recovery of SME Tourism Industry in the Maldives’. The project agreement was signed by Ambassador of the European Union to the Maldives HE Denis Chaibi, and Managing Director of Maldives Fund Management Corporation Mr. Hassan Manik during […]
JLL Retained to Market the Sale of Five Islands
JLL Hotels & Hospitality Group has been retained by Prime Locations Management Ltd. to offer for sale five undeveloped islands, situated in Emboodhoo Lagoon, South Male atoll, Maldives. The islands, located just a 15-minute speedboat ride from Velana International Airport and the Maldives capital of Malé. When developed the islands will be part of CROSSROADS […]
Authentic Maldives to Open Outlet in Kuda Vilingili Resort
The Business Centre Corporation (BCC) has opened up for application for local craft workers and home-based workers to showcase their products at the Authentic Maldives outlet set to open at Kuda Vilingili Resort. With this initiative, the Government of Maldives intends to create an enabling environment to promote local productivity. The vision of the initiative […]
Maldives Among the Six Countries Removed from Abu Dhabi Green List
Abu Dhabi will remove Maldives and five other countries from its green list on 18 August 2021, states UAE’s second flag carrier Etihad Airways. Hence, passengers travelling from Maldives, Armenia, Austria, Israel, Italy and the USA will need to quarantine on arrival. Maldives was initially added to the green list on 31 July 2021, allowing […]
Aitken Spence Revenue Improves in Q121 as Maldives Tourism Recovers
Sri Lanka’s Aitken Spence PLC saw its leisure sector performance improve as revenue recovered to 3.5 billion rupees at the end of June 2021, as reported in Economy Next. This is a significant increase from the 195.5 million rupees earned in the same period of 2020. “The Tourism sector showed promising results with an increase […]
Resort News Weekly Roundup
LUX* South Ari Atoll to Hold Week-long Music Festival From 28 August to 3 September 2021, LUX* South Ari Atoll’s music festival ‘As The Sun Goes Down’ will feature live performances by seven renowned International DJs — Facundo Mohrr (Argentina), Apache (France), Oriol Calvo (Spain), Gui Defilippi (Brazil), Fischetti & Radice (Brazil), Marcelo Romero (Brazil), […]
Ocean Group Introduces LIFT e-Foil and LIFT Surf Foil to the Maldives
The first to bring SEABOB, CROWNLINE boat, PARITET glass bottom boats, MASTERCRAFT wakeboarding boat, X-JETBLADE and X-JETPACK to the island nation, Ocean Group has now expanded their water sports equipment range with the innovative LIFT e-Foil. This electric hydrofoil surfboard lets you fly above any body of water, even without wind and waves. LIFT e-Foil […]
91 Per Cent of Registered Bed Capacity is Now Operational
According to the latest update by the Ministry of Tourism, about 60 per cent of the registered tourist accommodation facilities are now in operation, which is over 91 per cent of the total registered bed capacity, as majority of the resorts which accounts for the largest bed capacity are now open. While the Ministry approved […]
Pullman Maldives to Host Food Week from 23 – 29 August
Pullman’s luxury all-inclusive resort on Maamutaa Island, Maldives, has unveiled the resort’s first exclusive Food Week Event that invites guests to embark in a truly authentic culinary journey. The annual event, held from 23-29 August, offers the best of international and local cuisines during the week, combined with its generous all-inclusive benefits. From food demonstrations […]
Gulf Air Begins Daily Flights to Maldives
Gulf Air, the national carrier of the Kingdom of Bahrain has upgraded its direct flight operations to Velana International Airport from 15 August 2021. According to the airline, the decision to operate daily flights is a response to the growing travel demand by passengers from Bahrain, the GCC and Europe after Maldives relaxed entry restrictions. […]
