A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Tourists pictured at VIA. PHOTO: NISHAN ALI/MIHAARU Maldives Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators (MATATO) has stated that Chinese travel agents will not be permitted to operate in the Maldives under the new bilateral free trade agreement (FTA) between the Maldives and China. MATATO stated that the FTA would have a positive impact on […]
The Maldives’ stall at the World Travel Market 2017 in London, UK. PHOTO: ABDULLA JAMEEL/MIHAARU A delegation of 195 representatives from the Maldives is participating in the ongoing 37th World Travel Market (WTM) in the UK to promote the Maldivian tourism industry. The Maldives stall at the ExCel in London was officially opened by attorney […]
President Yameen at the official opening ceremony of Mercure Maldives Kooddoo Resort in Gaafu Alif atoll. PHOTO/PRESIDENT’S OFFICE President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom proclaimed on Wednesday that it is a great aspiration of his administration to unveil 50 tourist resorts before the end of this presidential term. In his address to mark this year’s World […]
ROOMIE’s AVPs Fytra Aziz (C) and Alvin Lee (L), and Win Solutions’ MD Mohamed Naseem (L-2) pictured at the guesthouse conference 2017. In an ever-changing world that is becoming more digitized day by day, the tourism industry of the Maldives tirelessly strives to keep up. As the main driving force of the archipelago’s economy, it […]
BBM’s stall at the Hotel Asia Exhibition 2017. PHOTO: NISHAN ALI/MIHAARU The Hotel Asia Exhibition is like the hospitality industry’s one-stop solution that comes along once a year. The largest trade and hospitality expo in the Maldives, this internationally recognized premier event brings a haul of marketing and networking opportunities, prospects to grow and advance […]
The Kandooma Resort operated under the Intercontinental hotel brand Holiday Inn. The Maldives Hotel & Tourism Investment Briefing is to be held in the Maldives from November 30 to December 1 this year. The briefing is one of the leading platforms for government and private hospitality developers to showcase their projects to an elite gathering […]