Chip Eng Seng Group Officials, Park Hotel Group Officials and Haris Mohamed, Acting Managing Director of Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) Singapore-based Park Hotel Group’s first property, Grand Park Kodhipparu has officially opened on the 2nd of December 2017 having held their soft opening in June 2017. The official grand opening was hosted […]
Dhiraagu has begun selling Apple’s latest iPhone: iPhone X at a colourful ceremony on the 1st of December 2017 at the Dhiraagu Head Office. The special ceremony also marks the launch of iPhone X in the Maldives as dictated by Apple. During the ceremony, those Dhiraagu customers who pre-ordered the phones were handed over to […]
Luxperience- Sydney Australia Association of Travel Agents Maldives (ATA) has announced that they are to take part in 15 tourism fairs across the globe including two road shows in order to promote the Maldives. ATA, founded by individuals who have pioneered the tourism industry Maldives have said that the trade fairs will go on from […]
Dhiraagu introduced special TV packages for guesthouses in Maldives. Guesthouse TV consists of 3 different packages. The impending plan for Guesthouse TV was announced by the company at the Dhiraagu Guesthouses Maldives Conference 2017 held at Paradise Island Resort and Spa. According to the leading telecommunications service provider of Maldives, Guesthouse TV will be available […]
Mahaa Jarraafu entering Kulhudhuffushi – Image source: Mihaaru A land area of 6 Hectares has been reclaimed in HDh. Kulhudhuffushi according to Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC). CEO of MTCC Mr Ibrahim Ziyath gave a statement to Avas, saying that 6 Hectares of land has been reclaimed by now and that the project will […]
Mr Oisin Lunny, a keynote speaker specialised in mobile technology is scheduled to speak at the first ever Maldives CX Conference 2017. Mr Lunny, who has shared information at events worldwide will be speaking about reaching modern consumers through proper usage of the new mobile technology. The conference organised by Customer Experience Foundation Maldives will […]
In an award ceremony held in London at the Merchant Taylors’ Hall, Coco Privé Private Island was awarded World’s Best Private Villa and Asia’s Best Private Villa in 2017 Boutique Hotel Awards. The Boutique Hotel Awards is the first and only international awards organization exclusively dedicated to recognising unique excellence among boutique hotels. Now in […]
A 12% increase in national income is expected in 2017 compared to 2016. According to the government, this is due to the increasing economic growth rate and economic development projects that have been implemented successfully. During the year, import duty for cigarettes, fizzy drinks and energy drinks was increased. Additionally, an airport development fee policy […]
In the first 3 quarters of 2017, over USD 2.07 billion has been recorded as tourism receipts. This is 2.8% more than the tourism earning for the same period of 2016. In 2016, USD 2.01 billion was received from January to October. The tourism receipts are calculated based on the Goods and Services Tax (GST) […]