A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The government has announced its decision to delay the reopening of guesthouses in the Maldives. The guideline which has previously been prepared by the Ministry of Tourism, to restart tourism in the Maldives states all guest houses in local islands would open for tourists on the 1st of August. Regardless, Minister of Health Abdulla Ameen […]
Located at the heart of the Maldives, Rasdhoo – the capital of North Ari Atoll is a small and beautiful island, approximately half square kilometres and home to around 1500 locals. Transfer to and from Rasdhoo is very convenient as it is just an hour from Velana International Airport and the Capital city Male’ via […]
Guesthouses have been informed by a circular sent by the Guesthouse Association that water and electricity bills can now be divided into 6 months and paid in instalment. This has been commenced due to the suspension of guest houses for a long period amid COVID-19 pandemic causing financial downturns. The issue was brought into a […]
The Maldives government has recently announced, they had decided to decrease the land rent charged on islands leased for tourism purposes in the Maldives. Economic Minister Fayyaz Ismail, who is currently leading and administrating the Tourism Ministry, had tweeted revealing the government’s decision to reduce land rent in a bid to progress tourism in the […]
Many a developer involved in the construction of Maldives resort properties recently suffered project delays due to COVID-related lockdowns, shutdowns, and interruptions. More often than not, the construction and development of a tourist resort happen with a combination of certain key factors: money, resources, and time. Any unwelcome time lags in a construction project of […]
Statistics shared by Maldives Immigration has shown that nearly 560 tourists have arrived in the Maldives since the country reopened its borders on Wednesday. According to Immigration’s data, 443 tourists arrived in the Maldives in the first 3 days and this was a good rise on average until the statistics revealed a decline with the […]
The Maldives government has announced that they had decided to decrease the land rent charged on islands leased for tourism purposes in the Maldives. Economic Minister Fayyaz Ismail, who is currently leading and administrating the Tourism Ministry had tweeted revealing the government’s decision to reduce land rent in a bid to progress tourism in the […]
Amidst the reopening of the Maldives border on 15th July 2020, Maldives Immigration introduces “Traveller Health Declaration” to expedite the process of pre-arrival and pre-departure health information in accordance with the health requirements of the Maldives. All travellers travelling to and from the Maldives are required to submit a self-declarative health declaration within 24 hours […]
Palm Beach Resort has been announced for auction once again by the State Bank of India, SBI. Due to inadequate responses from bidders of a during the first two attempts of auction, this is the third time the resort island, Lh. Madhiriguraidhoo has been put up for sale by the bank State Bank of India […]