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Kandooma puts spotlight on Maldives with 2024 Surfing Legends Series

Together with partners, The Perfect Wave, Holiday Inn Resort Kandooma Maldives is delighted to announce the return of the Surfing Legends Series to the private island paradise. Attracting former World Champions Barton Lynch and Pam Burridge, and ex-pro Ace Buchan, who will share their stories, secrets and coaching tips in their exclusive surfing programmes. Take […]

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Year of the Dragon celebrations at Holiday Inn Resort Kandooma Maldives

Chinese New Year marks the first day in the lunar calendar (which starts the day after the first new moon appears) and in 2024 it will be Saturday 10th February. Holiday Inn Resort Kandooma Maldives is marking the Lunar New Year and welcoming the Year of the Dragon with special celebrations at the island resort […]

Holiday Inn Resort Kandooma Maldives crowned as South Asia’s leading family resort

Holiday Inn Resort Kandooma Maldives has announced that it has been named the ‘Leading Family Resort in the Gold Category’ at the prestigious South Asian Travel Awards 2023. This esteemed recognition reflects the resort’s unwavering commitment to providing exceptional family-friendly experiences and services. Now in its seventh year, the South Asian Travel Awards is a […]

Holiday Inn Resort Kandooma Maldives unveils festive deals

Families will delight in Holiday Inn Resort Kandooma Maldives’ Festive Offer. Kids under 13 years of age have a free holiday at the private island escape for stays from 22 December 2023 to 7 January 2024. The picturesque natural island is perfect for families to celebrate Christmas 2023 and welcome the New Year. Just 40 […]

Aussie music sensation Delta Goodrem to return to Kandooma Maldives in 2024

Holiday Inn Resort Kandooma Maldives has announced that Delta Goodrem will return in 2024. Following successful concerts at Holiday Inn Resort Kandooma Maldives in May earlier this year, organisers Music in Paradise have confirmed that singer songwriters Delta Goodrem and Matt Copley will return to the idyllic private island resort 18 – 25 May 2024 […]

Holiday Inn Resort Kandooma Maldives celebrates World Manta Day with inaugural manta week

Holiday Inn Resort Kandooma Maldives celebrates the annual World Manta Day (17 Sept) with the naming of a recently rescued Giant Oceanic Manta Ray, an award and a variety of guest activities for the resort’s inaugural Kandooma Manta Week. World Manta Day has been created to celebrate manta rays and to raise awareness of the […]

Kandooma Maldives offers free scuba diving for guests

Holiday Inn Resort Kandooma Maldives, just days after being awarded Best Dive Resort 2023 in the Maldives, has added free scuba diving for guests as part of their stay. “This inclusion sets us apart from our competitors and offers something pretty fantastic for keen scuba divers visiting the Maldives,” said Mark Eletr, General Manager, Holiday […]

Holiday Inn Resort Kandooma Maldives crowned Best Diving Resort

Holiday Inn Resort Kandooma Maldives has been awarded ‘Best Diving Resort’ in the Maldives at the 2023 TTM Awards. Located in the South Male atoll, the natural, private island resort is well known for its easy access to some of the Top 10 dive sites in the Maldives just minutes away. Among them, the famous […]

Giant oceanic manta ray saved from nets in Maldives

A video taken by Swiss holiday-makers at a dive site near Holiday Inn Resort Kandooma Maldives reveals a once-in-a-lifetime occurrence when they witnessed a Giant Oceanic Manta-Ray being cut free from ghost nets by their dive instructor and the resort’s General Manager who was taking a leisure dive with the guests. Estimated to be 4m […]

Holiday Inn Resort Kandooma Maldives promotes Hussain Shahid to Resort Manager

After 14 years of service, which commenced as Director of Human Resources back in 2009, Hussain Shahid has developed a broad cross-section of skills in hotel management, resulting in his promotion from Executive Assistant Manager to Resort Manager of Holiday Inn Resort Kandooma Maldives, this June. Speaking about his time at Kandooma, he reflects on […]

Maritime Academy of Maldives conducts training courses in Kurumba and Kandooma resorts

Throughout the month of April, the Maritime Academy of Maldives is running their Captain and Crew Awareness course in both Kurumba and Kandooma resorts.

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