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Ten new hotels to open in Maldives

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Emerald Maldives Resort & Spa The Maldives will welcome an abundance of new hotels throughout 2018 and into early 2019, expanding its already well-established portfolio of luxury resorts. To support the increasing number of tourists visiting the Maldives, President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has pledged to open 50 new resorts within his five-year term, creating […]

Keong Hong welcomes its first hotel in the Maldives with the grand opening of Mercure Maldives Kooddoo Resort

Keong Hong welcomes its first hotel in the Maldives with the grand opening of Mercure Maldives Kooddoo Resort

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First airport hotel in Maldives with overwater bungalows Adjacent Kooddoo Airport serves as a gateway to the southern atolls in Maldives Pristine Island Investment Pte. Ltd. (“Pristine” or the “JVC”), a joint venture company set up by Keong Hong Construction Pte Ltd (“KHC”), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Keong Hong Holdings Limited (强枫控股有限公司) (“Keong Hong” or […]

Kooddoo airport

Kooddoo Airport now ready for bigger planes

2 min read

The original Dhivehi article was published on Mihaaru.com website on 25th September 2017. The following is a loose translation: Kooddoo Airport is set to officially open later today after the renovation to accommodate bigger aeroplanes. In President Nasheed’s tenure, the airport was handed to Singapore’s Buona Vista and completed in almost 6 months. This domestic […]