A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Thailand’s Singha Estate revealed plans to build a Maldives cultural centre in Embudu Lagoon, together with the land reclamation of Embudu lagoon and integrated resort development project by the company. Singha Estate is the third leading company in Thailand. The Chief Marketing Officer of the company noted in an interview given to Retail in Asia ‘ Building […]
Hosted by Corporate Maldives Academy (CMA), the first-ever marketing forum in the Maldives is scheduled to be held in the month of February 2018. Forum is a unique and innovative event designed to engage, challenge and inspire business leaders and marketers in the Maldives. The forum will focus on three key aspects of Marketing; Strategy, Technology and Psychology. The […]
Kandima Maldives became a hive of creative energy as they launched their first ever KULA Art Festival with sensational festivities, whipping up a storm of color as the resort headed towards the year-end celebrations! As a key component to Kandima’s Art Initiative, The KULA Art Festival is the first of it’s kind to be ever […]
Preparations are going on to conduct free trade discussions with the United Kingdom, according to Maldives Ambassador for the United Kingdom, Mr Ahmed Shiaan. In an interview with PSM news, Mr Shiaan said that when the UK officially exits EU, Maldives is interested in establishing free trade agreements between the two countries. He also highlighted […]
Photo by MMPRC The Maldives will be represented as a travel destination at 40 different international fairs, exhibitions and trade shows during the year 2018. Various Destination Marketing Organizations are planning to participate in the marketing and promotion of the destination this year. The national DMO, Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) will be […]
Local company Maldives Island Reality (M.I.R) signed a 100-bed resort deal with the world renown record label Atlantic Records. According to M.I.R, this venture will be developed as an integrated resort development project. M.I.R founder Ahmed Shafee said that the resort will comprise of a world-class recording studio, underwater rooms and various luxury amenities and […]
Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) announced that they will be conducting a survey on the payment system in Maldives. The survey will aim to identify the problems that arise during payment transactions and to find the best ways to decrease the use of physical money in order to facilitate even easier transactions. According to a press release by […]
Tourism Ministry plans to splash MVR 100 million on tourism marketing in 2018. Speaking at the new year’s function, Tourism Minister, Mr. Moosa Zameer indicated the importance of focusing on the MICE segment, especially events related to festivals, music shows, and other events. Maldives witnessed a 7% growth in tourism arrivals in 2017 compared to 2016, and […]
With the celebratory well wishes of a New Year, Maldives warmly welcomes the first visitor of 2018. At a media event held at Velana International Airport this morning, the first visitor Ms. Georgina Holbrook, British nationality who arrived with her family on FlyDubai flight number FZ559 was welcomed by the officials of Maldives Marketing and […]