A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Velaa Private Island resort distributes a service charge of USD 4079.10 to its employees for the month of January, which is approximately MVR 62,899. This news publicized by the Facebook page Resort Workers Maldives also reports that Velaa distributed the highest service charge out of all resorts. Additionally, the resort always secures the top position […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
JOALI Maldives has announced the appointment of Enver Arslan as the resort’s new General Manager. Mr Arslan holds a degree in Hospitality Management from the Hospitality Management School of Erciyes University, and a raft of additional qualifications from Four Seasons and Cornell University. Over his career, Enver has worked for several Four Seasons properties around […]
Against the backdrop of the global pandemic, and with travellers increasingly aspiring to make a positive impact on the communities they visit whether locally or abroad, Sheraton Maldives Full Moon Resort & Spa introduces Adopt a Coral, as part of Good Travel with Marriott Bonvoy. Sheraton Maldives Full Moon Resort & Spa joins 14 other […]
The Maldives has introduced new measures to curb the decline of wild grouper, a coral reef fish vital for reef health. The new measures include revised minimum size limits for the most highly valued grouper species, based on evidence collected by the Maldives Marine Research Institute (MMRI), formerly Marine Research Centre and Blue Marine Foundation […]
Council of Hoarafushi announces that seven plots of land are to be leased for guesthouse business on the island. The council briefed that the bid is open until February 18th of this year, to any party interested in operating guesthouse business in the tourism zone of Hoarafushi. It is notable that in addition to Hoarafushi, […]
Minister of Tourism Abdullah Mausoom meets with Enrique Martinez, president of Spanish state-run company Segittur focusing on tourism research development and innovation. During the meeting, Martinez shared their political strategy on tourism development, and the efforts of the company to build tourism in Spain. The company president also briefed the role of research, communication, and […]