A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Excitement is building for the 2nd annual Dhiraagu Guesthouses Conference to be held as organizers Maldives Getaways makes their final preparations for the prestigious event aimed specifically at the guesthouse market. As a major component of Guesthouses Maldives, the conference aims to connect the budget travel community. Dhiraagu Guesthouses Maldives Conference will be hosted on […]
The first ever World Travel Writers’ Conference organized by Maldives TV concludes. The one-day conference was held at Bandos Maldives resort, attended by 15 writers, bloggers, vloggers, social media celebrities and award-winning photographers from 10 different nationalities, including India, Russia, America, Ireland, United Kingdom, Philippines, Holland, and Australia.The conference consisted of keynote speeches as well […]
The Gala ceremony of World Travel Writers Conference 2017 was held at Adaaran Hudhuranfushi on the 18th of September 2017. At the Gala Managing Director of PSM Ibrahim Khaleel launched the World Travel Writers Conference 2018 which will be held in April next year. The gala night of WTWC 2017 was held to bring together […]
Hotel Asia Exhibition and International Culinary Challenge Maldives 2017, has been launched at Dharubaaruge Exhibition Hall. It was officially opened by Minister of Finance and Treasury Mr Ahmed Munawar. In his addressing speech, Mr Munawar highlighted the growth of the fair over the past years and its importance to the tourism industry in Maldives. The […]
Maldivian, the national airline of Maldives welcomed its inaugural flight from Hangzhou, China today. The flight to Hangzhou departed from Malé on 13th September and Maldivian welcomed the first arrivals from Hangzhou to Maldives this morning around 0615 hrs with 200 passengers. Airbus A321 aircraft will serve this route once a week. At present Maldivian […]
On the occasion of World Coastal Cleanup day, Dhiraagu participated in a beach cleanup event at Kulhudufusshi beach. This cleanup was organized together with a group of young people working for environmental causes in the name of “Be leaf” in Kulhudhuffushi, together with Parley Maldives and Kulhudhufusshi Council. This is under the For the Oceans programme, together […]
On the occasion of the “International Coastal Cleanup Day”, Maldives celebrates by conducting a project to clean all the islands and resorts. The Coastal Cleanup day by the Ocean Conservancy, is an organization that works to help protect the ocean from the challenges it faces every year. They serve as a voice of the ocean […]
Dhiraagu last night held its 28th Annual Award Function 2016 at Dharubaaruge. The Award function is held annually to celebrate and acknowledge the achievements and contributions staff haވެ made to the company. The Awards also recognize staff for their long years of service as well as those staff who’ve gone beyond the call of duty […]
South Asian Travel Awards (SATA) official auditors Crowe Horwath Maldives LLP has notified the winners of 2017 by direct communications and the Gala is scheduled to celebrate region’s best in hospitality industry from 27th – 28th October 2017 at Equator Village, Addu City, Maldives. SATA received over 450 nominations from Bhutan, Maldives, Sri Lanka, India and Nepal […]