A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
The Maldives recorded significant development from Chinese travel market due to increase in arrivals from China, the destinations biggest source market. This is the first growth registered after experiencing a decline in numbers for almost two years. November 2017 statistics released by the tourism ministry show that a total of 120,506 tourists visited the Maldives […]
The number of tourist arrivals in the Maldives during 2017 is expected to be 7 percent more compared to previous year. According to Tourism Minister Mr Moosa Zameer’s statement given to “Avas”, at the end of this year, 1.3 million tourists are estimated to have arrived in the Maldives. This is around 7% increase compared […]
Globally theme parks are an important component in developing tourism demand. In some destinations theme parks can be the main reason why tourists consider to visit. Sunway Lagoon, LEGOLAND and Berjaya theme park in Malaysia, Universal Studio, Sentosa in Singapore, Ferrari World, Bollywood theme park in Dubai and Leisure World Sri Lanka are some of […]
The top ten videos of the Adventures of Maldives Video Competition have been awarded at a ceremony held in Hotel Jen. The ceremony was attended by the Chief Guest, Mr. Hussain Afeef – Vice-President of MATI, Hon. Hussain Lirar – Deputy Minister for Tourism, Mr. Mohamed Haris – Acting Managing Director of MMPRC, Senior officials […]
Maldives received the World’s Leading Honeymoon Destination 2017 and the World’s Leading Dive Destination 2017 at the World Travel Awards 2017. These esteemed Awards were received by the Acting Managing Director of MMPRC, Mr Haris Mohamed in the award ceremony held at the JW Marriott, Vietnam. About the awards, Mr Haris said that it is […]
Corresponding with the China-Maldives free trade agreement, Maldivian travel agencies will be able to set up business in China and sell tour packages to tourist in China. As per the agreement, local travel agencies and tour operators from Maldives can set their base and operate from Beijing, Shanghai and Tianjin in China. These tour operators […]
Laniakea Tech has partnered with Axisrooms, which is India’s largest technology provider for travel related services. AxisRooms offers breakthrough technology solutions in the arena of hotel business management and online booking. It provides platform for accommodation ranging from hotels to homestays to resorts and others. It is India’s first GDS ( Global Distribution System) technology provider for […]
Laniakea Tech have partnered with RepUP to introduce StayMX/ReviewMX, which will be the future of Customer Experience & Reputation Management in Hotel Industry of Maldives. “Currently over 2000 beds across the country uses StayMX/ReviewMX & we expect it to reach over 20,000 beds by by 2020 catering to over a million tourists,” said Ali Akhthar, CEO of Laniakea Tech. […]
GM of Villa Hotels Group, Mr Qaisar Naseem has been named as the Best General Manager of the world. He was awarded this prestigious title at the 2017 World Luxury Hotel Awards gala held on 2nd December at the Klum Hotel St Moritz in Switzerland. The award was received by Mr Qaisar, as the General […]