A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Adaaran Select Meedhuppau Resort. PHOTO/BOOKING.COM A tourist was found dead in Adaaran Select Meedhupparu Resort in Raa atoll on Wednesday morning. A spokesperson from Police said that the 62-year-old German man was found dead after he went snorkeling. No further details of the incident were given. With a tourist dying in a similar incident in Kuramathi […]
Baros Maldives is delighted to announce Ahmed Jihad-Jay as new General Manager as of January 2018. Having worked at Baros Maldives in 2010 as Operations Manager, Ahmed is coming ‘home’ to Baros, this time as General Manager, after gaining a wealth of experience in the Maldives. He began his hotel career at Full Moon Maldives, […]
The Maldives group of islands boasts of playing host to thousands of couples every year, inviting them to both the wedding ceremony and the honeymoon. A number of resorts are dedicated solely to serve the newlyweds and help them make the best of their honeymoon- to make it special for them as well as memorable, […]
It seems apt we’ve arrived in the Maldives on Earth Day. As I dip my white-gloved hands into the bucket of seawater and pick up a piece of naturally broken coral to add to our propagation frame, the enormity of the plight of the reef starts to sink in. Coral makes up less than 0.1 […]
Some people travel for adventure, others for relaxation. Scubaspa – a floating luxury resort in the Maldives – offers a bit of both, taking guests from dive site to dive site, pampering them with onboard treatments along the way. The Week Portfolio caught up with Mohamed Shamoon Ameen, Scubaspa’s diving manager, to find out what makes […]
Love romance? Get some extra in Kurumba Maldives on Valentine’s 2018, a day about romance and remembering the moments. Set on a tropical Maldivian island in the middle of Indian Ocean, the resort offers a range of experiences to explore hand in hand with your loved one. Special decorations in the main area to set […]
Wanda Nara decided to whisk her man off for a romantic holiday in the Maldives MAURO ICARDI is one lucky footballer. Not only did he get to spend a few days in the Maldives, but he got to spend it with his stunning wife Wanda. The Italian striker’s other half uploaded a series of […]
Mr. Abdulla Ghiyas Riyaz, President of MATATO Maldives Association of Travel Agents & Tour Operators (MATATO), together with the tourism industry has announced that they are to part in South Asia’s Leading Travel Trade Show (SATTE), to be held in Delhi, India from 31st Jan- 02nd February 2018 and the 17th edition of Azerbaijan International Travel and Tourism Fair (AITF) […]
Calling them suites doesn’t really do justice to the gigantic accommodations of the Maldives. Surrounded by palm-fringed white-sand beaches and aquamarine seas teeming with exotic marine life, these idyllic atolls are truly paradise found. The Crescent NIYAMA PRIVATE ISLANDS The Crescent is so much more than just a suite; this is a cluster of five […]