Festive Season highlights at Park Hyatt Maldives Hadahaa
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Park Hyatt Maldives Hadahaa is set to celebrate Christmas and New Year with a host of activities for its guests. On Christmas Eve, the evening will commence with a Christmas cocktail party, followed by a delectable five-course Christmas dinner. Highlights include pan fried foie gras and cinnamon crumble, confit of turkey terrine, seafood symphony with […]
Maldives wins big at South Asian Travel Awards
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Several hotels and resorts in the Maldives have won awards in 18 categories at the South Asian Travel Awards (SATA). The awards were presented at a gala ceremony held on 16 November at the Mount Lavinia hotel in Sri Lanka. The Amari Havodda Maldives resort won the award for Leading Beach Hotel/Resort, with Coco Bodu […]
Chinese check-in to AHTIC to check-out tourism opportunities in Sri Lanka
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Sri Lanka has announced that it will be welcoming a VIP delegation from China, to the inaugural Asia Hotel and Tourism Investment Conference (AHTIC) in Colombo in November, organised by Bench Events and Sri Lanka Tourism Club. The delegation, comprising leading investors and hoteliers, has been facilitated by the Centre of Asia Hotel Forum. Among […]
Maldives wins Best Remote Beach Destination award
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Maldives has won the award for Best Remote Beach Destination at the annual Condé Nast Traveller Middle East Readers’ Choice Awards. The awards ceremony took place on 14 November at the Park Hyatt Dubai. Musab Abdulla, Counsellor at the Embassy of Maldives in Abu Dhabi accepted the award on behalf of Maldives. “By securing […]
Solarelle Insurance – Maavadiya
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A dynamic new power in the insurance industry, Solarelle Insurance is focused on finding new and innovative ways of reducing risks and losses for both individuals and organisations. Backed by a team of experienced insurance professionals, the company is devoted to providing comprehensive solutions that can be customised to suit the diverse needs of individual […]
Tourism committed to fight climate change – COP 22
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The role of tourism in implementing the Paris Agreement was on the table on the occasion of the 22ndSession of the UNFCCC Conference of Parties (COP22). The International Symposium of the Sustainable Tourism Programme of the United Nations 10-Year Framework of Programmes on Sustainable Consumption and Production (10YFP), held during COP 22, discussed how […]
What luxury travellers want in 2017
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The year 2016 saw a steep decline in the number of luxury travellers arriving in the Maldives, where more travellers opted for the budget options now available in influx. The year also has already seen a number of new 5 star properties open, with more to come by the end of the year, as well […]
The mega trends in the Asia Pacific Hospitality Industry
As an overview, the author drew some major market trends in the Asia Pacific hospitality sector with the recent flourish of tourism inflow in the region. The major reasons behind this boom as explained by her, is the increase in household income and the rise of the middle class. Also, this trend is mainly lead […]
New Year, No Rules at W Maldives
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]To celebrate the festive season, W Maldives has planned exciting events from 11 December to 1 January 2017. Highlights include breakfasts with international DJs, pool and desert island parties, sunset sessions and cruises, cocktail parties and a gala dinner. “W Maldives will upend tradition and rewrite the rules of the holidays with a street art–style take […]
Experts meet to discuss measuring sustainable tourism
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] The first meeting of the Working Group of Experts on Measuring Sustainable Tourism (MST) agreed that developing a statistical framework for sustainable tourism is a priority to support integrated policy responses at national and destination level, and urged UNWTO to lead this effort. The Group agreed that the core rationale for developing a statistical […]
Festive Season highlights at PER AQUUM Niyama
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]PER AQUUM Niyama has announced special activities for the upcoming festive season. Staring on 22nd December, special activities include a Festival Updos Workshop at LIME Spa and an Underwater Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony. For little VIPs and families, highlights include storytelling, snorkeling, making Christmas cards and baking. On 23rd December, kids can enjoy face painting, […]
Pledge for Conservation
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Thirty resorts from ten atolls have pledged to designate areas of their islands as biosphere reserves. Celebrating this year’s World Tourism Day, 26 resorts signed a pact at the Tourism Industry Forum organised by the Ministry of Tourism on September 27. The resorts who signed the pact include; Adaaran Select Meedhupparu, Angsana Ihuru, Angsana Velavaru, […]
