A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Maldives Border Miles has officially commenced on Friday with the first tourist of 2021. It is three-tier and the world’s first nationwide loyalty program for tourists. The program is an initiative of Maldives Immigration and developed with the Ministry of Tourism, Maldives Marketing & Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) and Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL). Tourists […]
The prevalent COVID-19 pandemic has required every industry to adapt to new normal ways of work, and the construction industry has not been spared. During the initial COVID-19 outbreak, foreign workers in the Maldives were deemed one of the most vulnerable groups, with an alarming number of positive cases have been among expatriate labourers. As municipalities reopen […]
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has launched the first issue of “Maldives Tourism Bulletin” – a tourism magazine published by the Ministry of Tourism. Announcing the launch in a tweet, President Solih stated that he is confident that the magazine would prove useful for industry stakeholders, students and visitors. The magazine depicts the Governments’ plans to […]
maldivesvirtualtour.com is live now, enabling travellers the chance to experience the Maldives virtually and book directly from hotels. Maldives Virtual Tour is the breathtaking 360° virtual tours of the Maldives with over 2000 virtual tours of more than 150 islands. The project is scheduled to be completed by 2021. This is carried out by Orca […]
The Maldives has won the “Best International Island Holiday Destination” award by International Travel Awards 2020. International Travel Awards is organized by KSA Tourism Marketing & PR Company, having over a decade of experience in promoting and branding over 5,000+ global tourism brands around the world. It is a well-established company in the travel and […]
Fiyavalhu Maldives has announced special offers for this new year! Locals and work permit holders can enjoy exclusive rates at this natural and private alcove of the inhabited island of Mandhoo in South Ari Atoll. The New Year promotion will continue throughout the month of January. Under the promotion, locals and work permit holders can […]
MMPRC, the government body mandated with the promotion of Maldives as a tourist destination, has reformed itself to successfully adapt the new marketing opportunities presented in the digital era despite the unprecedented pandemic that brought disruption and a halt not just to the country, but to the world in the year 2020. The constant look-out […]
Visit Maldives has held a press conference with the local media, highlighting the activities carried out and the achievements accomplished by the Maldives in the year 2020 along with the plans for the year 2021. The initial marketing plan for the year by Visit Maldives was developed with bigger brand visibility campaigns and creative initiatives to […]
On New Year’s day, the law will make service charge a mandatory levy in the Maldives tourism sector. As many resorts and other tourism establishments prepare to implement the legal imposition, challenges are emerging in understanding what the law essentially says or what it precisely means. The difficulty is multiplied by the absence of rules […]