A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
As of 27th September, tourist arrivals to the Maldives was at 399,252. From this, 16,405 tourists arrived in the Maldives after the destination reopened its borders on 15th July. While there were 173347 arrivals in January, February saw 149786 arrivals and 59،627 in March. For the first time in its history, Maldives did not welcome […]
The number of confirmed cases in the Maldives for the past 10 days have been below 100 and the rate of positive cases to samples taken have fallen below 5%, according to statistics by Health Protection Agency. During March, the country closed all universities, colleges and training facilities for a period of 14 days, over […]
Raffles Maldives Meradhoo has announced the appointment of Matai Gilroy as its new Director of Sales and Marketing. From Tahiti and resident in Bangkok, Matai commenced his two-decade-long career in hospitality in his home nation, with roles in reservations and night management before specializing in sales. He most recently held Director of Sales and Marketing […]
Aasandha has launched the company’s first mobile application. The application was developed especially for Maldivians using Aasandha scheme. The application is now available on PlayStore and will soon be available on App Store as well. After downloading and registering on the app, from places providing services under the Aasandha Scheme, in those places using Aasandha’ […]
The Maldives has introduced “Maldives Border Miles” program, the first of its kind loyalty program developed in the entire world for tourists. During a special virtual ceremony held to mark World Tourism Day 2020, the Minister of Tourism Honorable Abdulla Mausoom has inaugurated the “Maldives Border Miles” program, aimed to boost tourism in the Maldives. […]
Vice President Faisal Naseem reiterated this Administration’s commitment to strengthening and promoting Islamic principles within the country, during his meeting with local Islamic scholars, held this evening at the Islamic Centre’s Conference Hall. He also expressed his appreciation to the scholars present for their hard work to spread awareness regarding faith, in spite of the […]
Ooredoo Maldives today inaugurated a Digital Kiosk especially for tourists at Velana International Airport. The 24-hour self-service Digital Kiosk enables contactless registration, payments and instant dispatching of tourist SIMs. The company believes that providing contactless and fast services is crucial under the current circumstances to ensure safety for its customers as well as its employees. […]
Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company (MIFCO) has stated that the fish packing services provided to the public by the company’s fresh fish processing plant, “Kanduoih-giri Fish Village” will be restarted. MIFCO mentioned that the main aim of the decision is to develop the fishing industry with the increased participation of the public as one of the […]
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