A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The national airline of Maldives, Maldivian, has expanded its fleet with the arrival of their 13th aircraft. The new Dash-8 aircraft landed at Velana International Airport on 2nd January 2018. It will be fitted with floats before it enters into service. Under their plans to expand the fleet, Maldivian has brought in two Twin Otters […]
Maldives Airports Company Ltd (MACL) has announced that three parties have expressed interest in operating outlets at the new F&B complex at Velana International Airport (VIA). An official from MACL told local news that the three interested parties include local and regional franchises of world-renowned fast food brands. According to the official, agreements will be […]
While Business Psychology is a much discussed topic in the western world, many managers in the Maldives still undermine the role psychology plays in successful business operation and view psychology as a concept far from business. However, many academics and business gurus firmly believe psychology as the foundation of entrepreneurial success. Psychology plays a vital […]
Technology continues to transform the way people do business. This is no exception for hospitality industry. Hotels and guest houses continue to face difficulties with double bookings, overbookings, lack of online presence, data error due to manual entry and time management. The ideal solution; a complete Channel Manager Software. A channel manager in the hospitality […]
With the arrivals to the country exceeding 1.3 million (1389565) international visitors, Maldives concluded the 2017 tourism year with progressive accomplishments. In 2017, 8.04% increase in tourist arrivals as compared to 2016 was recorded. The top 10 tourist markets of the year were China (265417), Germany (91239), UK (84679), Italy (67094), India (63141), Russia (47943), […]
Thailand’s Singha Estate revealed plans to build a Maldives cultural centre in Embudu Lagoon, together with the land reclamation of Embudu lagoon and integrated resort development project by the company. Singha Estate is the third leading company in Thailand. The Chief Marketing Officer of the company noted in an interview given to Retail in Asia ‘ Building […]
Hosted by Corporate Maldives Academy (CMA), the first-ever marketing forum in the Maldives is scheduled to be held in the month of February 2018. Forum is a unique and innovative event designed to engage, challenge and inspire business leaders and marketers in the Maldives. The forum will focus on three key aspects of Marketing; Strategy, Technology and Psychology. The […]
Kandima Maldives became a hive of creative energy as they launched their first ever KULA Art Festival with sensational festivities, whipping up a storm of color as the resort headed towards the year-end celebrations! As a key component to Kandima’s Art Initiative, The KULA Art Festival is the first of it’s kind to be ever […]
Preparations are going on to conduct free trade discussions with the United Kingdom, according to Maldives Ambassador for the United Kingdom, Mr Ahmed Shiaan. In an interview with PSM news, Mr Shiaan said that when the UK officially exits EU, Maldives is interested in establishing free trade agreements between the two countries. He also highlighted […]