A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC), along with the Ministry of Tourism, has partnered with Maldives Virtual Tours. The future of tourism is to change forever which could have a big impact on the Maldives tourism industry in the next few years. The impact of virtual and augmented reality software on the travel industry […]
Tourists pictured at Velana International Airport (VIA). Tourist arrivals in the Maldives increased by 8.9 percent in October this year. According to the official statistics released by the tourism ministry after a hiatus, 127,986 visitors arrived in the Maldives last month. At 22.4 percent with 28,689 tourists, the majority hailed from China, the largest tourism […]
Kanuhura Maldives resort in Lhaviyani atoll: the resort has been relaunched after a USD 42 million revamp. Maldives saw an eight per cent increase in tourist arrivals in August, statistics published by the Ministry of Tourism have revealed. According to the ministry, 121,310 tourists arrived in the Maldives last month, whilst 892,025 tourists have visited […]
MTCC’s CEO Ibrahim Ziyath speaks at the company’s annual general meeting. PHOTO: HUSSAIN WAHEED/MIHAARU The Maldives government has decided to award another island for resort development to Maldives Transport and Contracting Company (MTCC), announced the company late Tuesday. Speaking at MTCC’s annual general meeting at Dharubaaruge convention centre in capital Male, the company’s CEO Ibrahim […]