A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Maldives has landed on UK’s Global Travel Advisory list, enabling travellers to return to the UK without the need for mandatory self-isolation from 25th October 2020. The island nation has been added to the government’s safe list alongside Denmark, Canary Islands and Mykonos, which is restored having been previously removed. The news was confirmed by […]
In the wake of the coronavirus pandemic that has halted global travel in the short term, it is an undeniable truth that its effects will last well into the foreseeable future. As guest expectations change rapidly to prioritize health and hygiene, hotel architects and executives must now rethink their project designs to meet these new […]
After a temporary closure due to the pandemic, the government announces reopening of the National Art Gallery. Hence, those who wish to conduct activities in the Art Gallery can do so following the new normal measures and guidelines published by HPA. The National Art Gallery was established in 1999 by the Government of Maldives to […]
According to the latest statistics by Maldives Immigration, a total of 27,217 tourists arrived at the Maldives during the first three months, after the border reopened. The numbers reveal that the country welcomed 56% more visitors in the third month of reopening compared to the second month. The Maldives reopened borders on July 15th. From […]
Soneva Jani Maldives has seen a steady improvement in its tourism industry since the reopening of its borders from 15th July. As of 6th October, 223 tourist establishments have re-opened and started their operations. This is more than 24,000 beds in various tourist facility such as resorts, hotels and vessels On 15th October, guesthouses in […]
Lufthansa, the largest German airline and flydubai, a government-owned budget airline in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, will start operating flights to the Maldives this month. Although the Ministry of Tourism has revealed that the airlines will start flying to the destination, the exact dates have not been disclosed yet. flydubai started operations to the Maldives […]
Seagull Cafe Operational times of restaurants and cafes have been extended in Male City. On 16th October, some of the restrictions that were imposed to curb the spread were eased. Before the amendment, restaurants and cafes were allowed to be open until 9 30pm and there was a curfew at 10 pm that prohibited the […]
Today, guesthouses in the Maldives will be reopening in islands apart from the Capital Male City area. According to the Tourism Ministry, so far twenty-two guesthouses have been permitted to resume operations in six islands. The islands in which guesthouses have commenced operations today include Maafushi and Huraa in Kaafu Atoll, V Thinadhoo, AA Mathiveri, […]
Speaking on an episode of BBC and PATA’s Destination Insight webinar series, Tourism Minister Dr Abdulla Mausoom stated that the Maldives is expecting over 100,000 tourist arrivals for the remainder of 2020. Although the Maldives saw a huge decline in arrivals when the country first opened its borders on 15th July, the numbers have started to […]