A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Tourism Minister, Dr.Abdulla Mausoom meets with the High Commissioner of India to Maldives, H.E. Sunjay Sudhir to discuss the ways to increase Indian tourist arrival to the Maldives. During the meeting held at the Ministry of Tourism, Tourism Minister and High commissioner discussed the importance of Indian tourist market to the Maldives and ways to increase […]
Effective from 10th September 2020, all tourists and other visitors (travelling for short-term and or, for official purposes and are not subjected to 14 days quarantine) are required to have a certificate of the negative pre-entry PCR test result for COVID-19, issued not more than 72 hours prior to departure to the Maldives, counting from […]
Soneva group has announced that they will be launching of Soneva’s Virtual Wine Tasting programme starting October 2020. They have partnered with some of the most prestigious winemakers around the world to host virtual wine tastings. The tastings will be taking place on Zoom, with their onsite guests, where you can meet and greet (albeit […]
Housing Development Corporation Limited has signed MoU with Orca Media Group to create a Virtual Tour of Hulhumalé under their Maldives Virtual Tour project. The panoramic tour of Hulhumalé will promote the city’s images, enlighten the residents of aspects and updates of Hulhumalé and explain concepts of the masterplan. Maldives Virtual Tour is carried out in […]
Amilla Maldives Resort and Residences, one of the most recognised and popular luxury resorts in Baa Atoll, has appointed Maldives specialist, Yuliya Pospelova, as Senior Sales Manager to help lead the Sales team from strength to strength. Yulia brings with her a wealth of in-depth firsthand experience of the Maldives, as she has worked in the destination for the past seven years […]
Sheraton Maldives Full Moon Resort & Spa is ready to re-open the doors to welcome their Marriott Bonvoy members and global travellers again from 1st October 2020 onwards. “We are thrilled to be welcoming our guests back to Sheraton Maldives Full Moon Resort & Spa,” said Emilio Fortini, general manager. “October marks the beginning of the […]
Maldives has been listed among the 100 safest countries for COVID-19 in the world. The popular Indian Ocean destination was ranked at 63rd while Germany topped the list released by the Deep Knowledge Group. The Deep Knowledge Group first released a ranking of the safest countries in the world for COVID-19 back in June. Now the think […]
Luxury travel and lifestyle brand Soneva has today announced the appointment of FOUR PR & Marketing as its retained agency to promote the brands Maldives villa ownership model globally. Handling the global PR strategy, the UK based agency will work closely with the Area Director of Soneva Villa Ownership, Roz Colthart to promote the prestigious brand’s […]
Maldives Marketing and PR Corporation (MMPRC) recommences the E-Learning Platform with Profi + Travel for Tour Operators in Russia and CIS Countries. This platform was initially launched in February this year and halted due to the Covid-19 situation. The objective of this platform is to encourage tour operators in Russia and the CIS Region to […]