A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Excitement is building for the 2nd annual Dhiraagu Guesthouses Conference to be held as organizers Maldives Getaways makes their final preparations for the prestigious event aimed specifically at the guesthouse market. As a major component of Guesthouses Maldives, the conference aims to connect the budget travel community. Dhiraagu Guesthouses Maldives Conference will be hosted on […]
Sir Mo Farah called time on his track career after the World Championships The Olympic Champion posted a video with his wife trying synchronised diving Farah was taking a break after claiming gold and silver at the championships The five-time world champion will now prepare for marathon running The 36-year-old has said he will run in the […]
The first ever World Travel Writers’ Conference organized by Maldives TV concludes. The one-day conference was held at Bandos Maldives resort, attended by 15 writers, bloggers, vloggers, social media celebrities and award-winning photographers from 10 different nationalities, including India, Russia, America, Ireland, United Kingdom, Philippines, Holland, and Australia.The conference consisted of keynote speeches as well […]
The Gala ceremony of World Travel Writers Conference 2017 was held at Adaaran Hudhuranfushi on the 18th of September 2017. At the Gala Managing Director of PSM Ibrahim Khaleel launched the World Travel Writers Conference 2018 which will be held in April next year. The gala night of WTWC 2017 was held to bring together […]
‘I can’t even talk about it.’ Remember that? I used that phrase solidly between 1987, when I was 15, and 1989. New Diet Coke ad – can’t even talk about it. Tom Cruise in Cocktail – can’t even talk about it. Lucy’s grown-up brother – can’t even talk about it. When something was just too […]
Government expects tourist arrivals this year to surpass the numbers of the past four years, a senior minister announced Monday. Speaking after inaugurating this year’s Hotel Asia Exhibition in the capital Male on Monday, finance minister Ahmed Munavvar hailed the arrival of over 700,000 tourists by July as a major accomplishment adding that the government […]
Baros Maldives is inviting guests to join in its survey to identify the many Manta Rays that can be seen at the Manta Ray dive spots close to the boutique island resort. The survey is being conducted by Divers Baros Maldives and has resulted in different Manta Rays being identified and entered into the first […]
The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 11th September 2017. The following is a loose translation: It has been a year since the government formed a company under the name Maldives Integrated Tourism Development Corporation (MITDC). However, the company established to initiate and promote middle-class tourism, has yet to show much of […]
South Asian Travel Awards (SATA) official auditors Crowe Horwath Maldives LLP has notified the winners of 2017 by direct communications and the Gala is scheduled to celebrate region’s best in hospitality industry from 27th – 28th October 2017 at Equator Village, Addu City, Maldives. SATA received over 450 nominations from Bhutan, Maldives, Sri Lanka, India and Nepal […]