A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Villa Air Flyme is set to schedule flights between Maamigili and India. The company gained a permit for international flights on 3rd September 2020. The Managing Director of Flyme, Mr Abdulla Nashid stated during an interview to PSM that India is one of the major tourist markets to the Maldives where Flyme has been putting […]
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For the fourth consecutive year, LUX* South Ari Atoll Resort & Villas has announced that they have won the British Airways Customer Excellence Award for 2019. The award is given based on unbiased customer reviews designed to showcase the hotels that impress guests the most. British Airways Holidays, which is one of the UK’s leading tour […]
TrustEng Maldives Group has signed an agreement with Sonee Hardware for the Design & Construction of the new 3000 Sq.Ft Chemical Warehouse at K.Thilafushi. Founded in 1970, Sonee Hardware is a true leader in the hardware market dedicated to providing the best buying experience to individuals and large, as well as small and medium enterprises in the […]
Ministry of Tourism in collaboration with the European Institute for Export Compliance (EIFEC) and The Maldives National University (MNU) initiated a ‘Compliance Officer Training Programme’ on the implementation of EIFEC compliance standards in tourism industry businesses. EIFEC in collaboration with MNU and the University of Turin (UNITO) targets to train over 800 Compliance Officers from […]
Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (MIRA) has revealed that the total revenue collection for the month of September was MVR 843.04 million or USD 6.74 million. This is a decrease of 30.9% compared to September 2019. The biggest contributor to the month’s revenue was income tax (45.7%). This is followed by GST (25.8%), Business Profit Tax […]
Due to the geography of the country, the Maldives’ most common and popular method of transportation is water. The islands are scattered throughout the nation and costly air transport isn’t a preferred option by many people. However, a safe and convenient sea transport vessel remains a concern for the people. And that’s why the Coast […]
Speaking on an episode of BBC and PATA’s Destination Insight webinar series, Tourism Minister Dr Abdulla Mausoom stated that the Maldives is expecting over 100,000 tourist arrivals for the remainder of 2020. Although the Maldives saw a huge decline in arrivals when the country first opened its borders on 15th July, the numbers have started to […]
Happy Market has opened a new outlet in K.Hulhumale, called the Happy Market Experience Centre. The store is to provide all the food and drink products offered by the company under one roof. The outlet was inaugurated on 10th October. CEO of Happy Market Ali Ihusan stated that the showroom will be extremely beneficial to […]