A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Source – EMITT Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) has tabled to participate in five international fairs during the month of January for destination promotion. According to MMPRC, the company will be participating in “OTM” fair held in India from 18th January to 20th January 2018. MMPRC will be taking 13 of the local […]
Dhiraagu launched Dhiraagu TV and Fibre Broadband services in Lh. Hinnavaru and Lh. Naifaru in a colourful event held on 7th January 2018. Dhiraagu provides the first nationwide IPTV service. With over 80 channels in the introductory package, Dhiraagu TV brings you a host of premium channels, including Disney, which is newly introduced in the country, […]
Allied showcased their uniqueness during Maldivian Idol. A little boy, who was featured in their ads during Maldivian Idol captured the hearts of everyone. Allied has, yet again, prepared something equally unique – Allied Special Event. Allied has released the trailers for their Special Event. The trailers feature various musicians, showcasing their unique and individual […]
Muslim Millennial Travelers (MMTs), a distinctive subgroup of the modern millennial travellers are modelling a USD 100 billion market with their special requirements, interests and unique decision-making styles. Similar to the rest of the Millennial travellers, they are also more digital natives and like to share experience and adventures with the online community. Muslim Millennials […]
The national airline of Maldives, Maldivian, has expanded its fleet with the arrival of their 13th aircraft. The new Dash-8 aircraft landed at Velana International Airport on 2nd January 2018. It will be fitted with floats before it enters into service. Under their plans to expand the fleet, Maldivian has brought in two Twin Otters […]
Maldives Airports Company Ltd (MACL) has announced that three parties have expressed interest in operating outlets at the new F&B complex at Velana International Airport (VIA). An official from MACL told local news that the three interested parties include local and regional franchises of world-renowned fast food brands. According to the official, agreements will be […]
While Business Psychology is a much discussed topic in the western world, many managers in the Maldives still undermine the role psychology plays in successful business operation and view psychology as a concept far from business. However, many academics and business gurus firmly believe psychology as the foundation of entrepreneurial success. Psychology plays a vital […]
Technology continues to transform the way people do business. This is no exception for hospitality industry. Hotels and guest houses continue to face difficulties with double bookings, overbookings, lack of online presence, data error due to manual entry and time management. The ideal solution; a complete Channel Manager Software. A channel manager in the hospitality […]
With the arrivals to the country exceeding 1.3 million (1389565) international visitors, Maldives concluded the 2017 tourism year with progressive accomplishments. In 2017, 8.04% increase in tourist arrivals as compared to 2016 was recorded. The top 10 tourist markets of the year were China (265417), Germany (91239), UK (84679), Italy (67094), India (63141), Russia (47943), […]