A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Visit Maldives has commenced a campaign with TripAdvisor, the world’s largest travel platform under the concept “Escape to Maldives: Calm Awaits”. The campaign will run from January 2021 to September 2021, targeting the US, Europe and APAC region, which will connect the Maldives with the largest travel community in the world. Amidst the pandemic, the […]
Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL) received (ISAGO) certification – the Safety Audit for Ground Operations by International Air Transport Aviation (IATA) for the third consecutive time. At the special ceremony the Safety, Security and Quality Section of MACL handed over the ISAGO certificate to the Managing Director of MACL. As a Ground Service Provider of […]
Bank of Maldives launches a promotion for its cardholders. Customers can shop with BML Debit and Credit card and stand a chance to win a gift card worth MVR 5,000 every week. The weekly promotion will continue for nine weeks and winners will be chosen by a draw every week during the promotion period. The […]
Ministry of Tourism announces that 604 tourist establishments are currently in operation, as of January 28th this year. This includes 143 resorts and marinas, 11 hotels, 134 safari vessels, and 316 guesthouses; adding up to 43,042 beds. From 1st January 2021 to 28th January 2021, the Ministry of Tourism records a total of 78,237 tourist […]
LottieFiles, a part Maldivian team running a platform for JSON-based Lottie animations, has raised a Series A of USD 9 million. The round was led by Microsoft’s venture capital arm, M12 with participation from returning investor 500 Startups. This funding program was part of the pledge by Microsoft to inject USD 500 million into small […]
To ease the challenges faced by Northern fishermen, Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company (MIFCO) has signed an agreement to establish an ice plant in Hoarafushi, last Wednesday. The signing ceremony was hosted virtually among MIFCO, Hoarafushi Council, and project financers Champa Brothers. The project is a model in partnership between state companies and the private sector. […]
Dhiraagu has announced a special promotion allowing Mamen customers to enjoy a 15% discount on all Mamen Data Add-ons until 20 March 2021. Customers who wish to save more with the Mamen add-ons promotion can choose from a variety of add-ons available via the Mamen app. The package values will be shown in RB and […]
Housing Development Corporation (HDC) has announced that it is seeking interested parties to manage and operate the hotel developed by the State Trading Organization (STO) in the first phase of Hulhumale’. According to HDC, a party had submitted an Expression of Interest (EOI) in running the hotel, and the announcement was to see if there […]
The national carrier, Maldivian, has announced that the company will be restarting flights to Cochin again, effective February 1, 2021. The airline reports that it will be operating flights to the Indian city three times a week. Maldivian will also be offering their passengers 30kg of baggage allowance. Tickets from Malé to Cochin are priced […]