A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) has launched a B2C campaign with Tour Operator VeryChic in France. The aim of this campaign is to market the destination as a safe haven for travellers and increase tourist arrivals from France, in order to inspire, build visibility and interest for the Maldives among the travellers. In this […]
After a protracted freeze on transactions involving MMPRC islands, the Ministry of Tourism (MOT) has finally begun processing requests related to MMPRC islands. The freeze order came from the Presidential Commission on Corruption and Asset Recovery, fondly referred to as the Asset Recovery Commission or just “PCCAR”. The freeze instituted around mid-2019 was both unequivocal […]
Minister of Tourism Mausoom has participated in the UNWTO 6th Global Tourism Crisis Committee meeting. Discussions were focused on coordinated, resilient and safer tourism and formulating and implementing a harmonised protocol for travel. “We’re meeting at the 6th Global Tourism Crisis Committee with a clear goal: to take actions towards tourism recovery. More than ever, […]
According to the latest statistics, Hulhumale City has the capacity to accommodate 39% of the current Maldivian population. This is more than 217,000 people. Hulhumale is located 1.95 km Northeast of Velana International Airport, 4.72 km Northeast of Capital City Male and 11.2 km Northeast of leisure destination Crossroads Maldives. Compared to Male City, Hulhumale […]
Soneva Jani Maldives has seen a steady improvement in its tourism industry since the reopening of its borders from 15th July. As of 6th October, 223 tourist establishments have re-opened and started their operations. This is more than 24,000 beds in various tourist facility such as resorts, hotels and vessels On 15th October, guesthouses in […]
Lufthansa, the largest German airline and flydubai, a government-owned budget airline in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, will start operating flights to the Maldives this month. Although the Ministry of Tourism has revealed that the airlines will start flying to the destination, the exact dates have not been disclosed yet. flydubai started operations to the Maldives […]
Fuel Supplies Maldives (FSM) has extended the operating hours of their petrol shed with respect to the new HPA vehicle movement regulations. According to the amendments made by HPA, the curfew will start at 11 pm and restaurants and cafes have been allowed to operate until 10 30pm. Hence, the petrol sheds will now be […]
From the 19th of October, the rent payments of land in Gulhifalhu and Thilafushi will have to be made to Housing Development Corporation. This follows the government’s decision to merge Greater Male’ Industrial Zone Limited (GMIZL) and HDC. While payments by cheque will be addressed to “Housing development Corporation Limited”, payments in cash shall be […]
Russian leisure airlines, Nordwind will begin Moscow – Male’ direct flights from 27th October 2020. The airline will operate flights on every Tuesdays and Fridays to Velana International Airport from Sheremetyevo Alexander S. Pushkin International Airport on the Boeing 777-300 aircraft. Nordwind Airlines is an airline that operates service between the airports in Russia and […]