A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Maldives is currently exhibiting at the World Travel Market (WTM) held in London, the United Kingdom from 6th- 8th November 2017. This year, 195 delegates from 70 companies across the Maldives tourism sector including Resorts, Hotels, Guest Houses, Travel Agencies, Associations, Airline Operators, are representing Maldives at the fair. The Maldives contingent is led by […]
Maldives was promoted at the WTM London fair earlier this year. | Photo: Mundoo Adam Haleem/Avas Maldives Marketing and PR Corporation (MMPRC) is gearing up to promote Maldives at 15 international fairs next year. According to MMPRC they are set to open Maldivian stalls at the Fitoor Fair scheduled for January. MMPRC will be partaking […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 26th November 2017. The following is a loose translation: Maldives Tourism Development Corporation (MTDC), which was established to give every Maldivian the chance to invest and reap the rewards of Maldives tourism industry, first developed Seenu Atoll Herathere island resort, after not being able to […]
World Bank. PHOTO/KOSOVA PRESS The World Bank on Tuesday revealed that a company conducting a survey in the Maldives for the former has been posing political questions to survey takers. In a press release, the World Bank announced that the survey is for its Global Findex, the world’s most comprehensive database on financial inclusion. According […]
Thiti Thongbenjamas, Chief Investment Officer of Singha Estate Public Company. spoke with David Ingles and Doug Krizner on their latest resort development in the Maldives. They are creating a more family oriented offering, which should benefit from the introduction of more flights from low cost carriers. Running time 03:55 Full details are available at the […]
Moody’s says the Maldives’ (B2 stable) announcement of a tap bond offering on its existing $200m 7.0% notes due 2022 will carry the B2 rating of the senior unsecured US dollar-denominated notes issued in June 2017, based on the preliminary prospectus. The senior unsecured notes will rank pari passu with all of the Government of […]
Employees of Maldives Customs Service pictured at the celebration of the company’s 127th anniversary. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU Maldives Customs Service has opened the bid to develop four towers of 15-storeys each in the second phase of reclaimed suburb Hulhumale. Customs announced Sunday that interested parties are to submit their proposals before December 4. The government […]
(CNN) — Does being “stranded” over a lagoon for several days sound appealing? If not, one destination in the Maldives might change your mind. That’s The Private Reserve, the world’s largest overwater villa, which has more than three football fields’ worth of distance from its nearest neighbors. This mansion-on-stilts belongs to the Robinson Crusoe-inspired Gili […]
A 12% increase in national income is expected in 2017 compared to 2016. According to the government, this is due to the increasing economic growth rate and economic development projects that have been implemented successfully. During the year, import duty for cigarettes, fizzy drinks and energy drinks was increased. Additionally, an airport development fee policy […]