Dusit Thani Maldives named Luxury Travel Guide’s Luxury Hotel & Restaurant of the Year – Maldives
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Dusit Thani Maldives has been named the “Luxury Hotel & Restaurant of the Year – Maldives” in Luxury Travel Guide’s Asia & Australasia Awards 2018. Arranged by Luxury Travel Guide (LTG), an exclusive resource for affluent travellers, the Awards recognise and celebrate excellence across all sectors of the high-end travel and tourism industry. Properties are […]
Maldives takes home multiple 2018 World Spa Awards
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Maldives wins big at the 2018 World Spa Awards, taking home nine awards for its exceptional spa treatment programmes and dream destinations. World Spa Awards was established in response to the increasing demand from the spa industry for a platform that was impartial and transparent; a program with a mission to serve as the ultimate […]
Resort News Weekly Roundup
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] One&Only Reethi Rah supports Cancer Society of Maldives One&Only Reethi Rah has supported Cancer Society of Maldives with a donation coinciding with the Breast Cancer Awareness Month marked in October. Cancer Society of Maldives is a national community based non-profit organisation formed for the purpose of reducing the incidence and impact of cancer in […]
Marriott’s Area Director for Global Safety & Security to give keynote at GM Forum 2019
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Safety and security are one of the key challenges facing the hospitality industry in the Maldives, and for the upcoming fourth edition of the Hotelier Maldives GM Forum, we are putting a spotlight on the issue and discussing solutions. The fourth edition of the annual event, scheduled to be held April 3, 2019, will feature […]
Suppliers You Should Know: Ilaa Maldives
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]ILAA Maldives PVT Ltd was founded in August 1991 by Mr Adnan Moosa to fulfil his desire of owning a business entity while doing something fruitful for the country. The company caters to the resort industry, construction industry and in addition, provides transport and logistics services and currently staffs over thirty professionals highly experienced in […]
Tourist arrivals up 8.3% by September 2018
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Tourist arrivals to the Maldives recorded monthly averages of a little over 103,000 from 2012 until 2018, reaching an all-time high of 144,000 in February of 2018. At the end of September 2018, the Maldives has seen an 8.3 per cent increase in tourist arrivals, comparative to the same period in 2017. A total of […]
Manta Trust, partners gear up for first-ever Baa Atoll Manta Festival
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Manta Trust and Four Seasons Landaa Giraavaru have partnered with Baa Atoll UNESCO Biosphere Reserve to raise awareness of marine plastic pollution and manta rays in the Maldives. The Manta Trust is hosting its first-ever Baa Atoll Manta Festival on November 24 in Dharavandhoo Island of Baa Atoll. The festival is hosted in the Baa […]
Suppliers You Should Know: Fuel Supplies Maldives
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Fuel Supplies Maldives, incorporated on 18th December 2000 is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of State Trading Organisation PLC (STO), formed with the main objective of streamlining fuel distribution in the country and to offer easy and convenient access to fuel throughout the country. Until the formation of FSM, fuel distribution was managed by STO, which is also […]
MECS, BBM close yet another successful edition of Hotel Asia
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Yet another successful edition of the Hotel Asia Exhibition and International Culinary Challenge has come to a close. The annual event, organised by Maldives Exhibition and Conference Services Pvt Ltd (MECS) and main sponsor Bestbuy Maldives (BBM), was held from October 9 to 12 at the Dharubaaruge Exhibition Hall. The event stands as one of the […]
Oman Air resumes flights to the Maldives
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Oman Air has announced the resumption of flights to the Maldives. The inaugural flight landed at Velana International Airport on October 28. Oman Air flights from Maldives to Muscat will operate on Thursday, Saturday and Sunday and from Muscat to Maldives will operate on Tuesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday. The Oman Air flight from Maldives […]
Resort News Weekly Roundup
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Fushifaru Maldives celebrates one year anniversary Fushifaru Maldives, the 49-villa boutique resort located on the far North East border of Lhaviyani Atoll proudly celebrates its one year anniversary under the leadership of General Manager, Ahmed Siaar. The exquisite island of Fushifaru, a home to an extraordinary landscape above and below the waterline, officially opened […]
Alan Ball appointed Director of Sales & Marketing at JOALI Maldives
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]JOALI Maldives has announced the appointment of Alan Ball as the new Area Director of Sales & Marketing at the art-immersive, all-villa resort, which opened this month. In his role, Ball leads the planning and implementation of sales and marketing strategy, optimising the hotel’s revenue and market share to establish JOALI Maldives as a leading […]
