A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
One of the most luxurious tourist destinations in the world, known for its beautiful white sandy beaches and crystal clear lagoons. This is how the world pictures our geographically unique nation- until they enter our Capital City Male`. It’s saddening to see that the Maldives has a literacy rate of over 97% and yet the […]
With working and studying remotely now part of mainstream practices, what better place to work from than a Soneva resort in the Maldives or Thailand? Soneva recently announced its new Workation Offer, valid at all of its resorts between now and December 18, 2020. This offer can be tailored to guests’ needs and can be booked […]
Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC) profits have increased by 55% in 2019 compared to the previous year. Th financial reports were approved during the virtual annual general meeting held for the year 2019 on 27th September 2020 with 44 shareholders. MTCC has generated a profit of MVR 53.31 million during the year 2019 with […]
As of 27th September, tourist arrivals to the Maldives was at 399,252. From this, 16,405 tourists arrived in the Maldives after the destination reopened its borders on 15th July. While there were 173347 arrivals in January, February saw 149786 arrivals and 59،627 in March. For the first time in its history, Maldives did not welcome […]
The number of confirmed cases in the Maldives for the past 10 days have been below 100 and the rate of positive cases to samples taken have fallen below 5%, according to statistics by Health Protection Agency. During March, the country closed all universities, colleges and training facilities for a period of 14 days, over […]
Raffles Maldives Meradhoo has announced the appointment of Matai Gilroy as its new Director of Sales and Marketing. From Tahiti and resident in Bangkok, Matai commenced his two-decade-long career in hospitality in his home nation, with roles in reservations and night management before specializing in sales. He most recently held Director of Sales and Marketing […]
Aasandha has launched the company’s first mobile application. The application was developed especially for Maldivians using Aasandha scheme. The application is now available on PlayStore and will soon be available on App Store as well. After downloading and registering on the app, from places providing services under the Aasandha Scheme, in those places using Aasandha’ […]
The Maldives has introduced “Maldives Border Miles” program, the first of its kind loyalty program developed in the entire world for tourists. During a special virtual ceremony held to mark World Tourism Day 2020, the Minister of Tourism Honorable Abdulla Mausoom has inaugurated the “Maldives Border Miles” program, aimed to boost tourism in the Maldives. […]
Ooredoo Maldives today inaugurated a Digital Kiosk especially for tourists at Velana International Airport. The 24-hour self-service Digital Kiosk enables contactless registration, payments and instant dispatching of tourist SIMs. The company believes that providing contactless and fast services is crucial under the current circumstances to ensure safety for its customers as well as its employees. […]