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Visit Maldives Takes Part in Moscow Dive Show, The Largest Exhibition for Water-Based Activities in Russia

Amilla Maldives Resort Acquires Rapid COVID-19 Testing Machine

Survival and Performance in An Era of Discontinuity – India City Walks Festival

Free Seaplane Offer to a Safe Cocoon in the Maldives

SATA Announces Extension to the Self-Nomination Deadline

Visit Maldives Takes Part in Moscow Dive Show, The Largest Exhibition for Water-Based Activities in Russia

Amilla Maldives Resort Acquires Rapid COVID-19 Testing Machine

Survival and Performance in An Era of Discontinuity – India City Walks Festival

Free Seaplane Offer to a Safe Cocoon in the Maldives

SATA Announces Extension to the Self-Nomination Deadline

Centara Offers 40% Off on Your Preferred Private Island Escape in the Maldives

Vakkaru Maldives Launches ‘Effortless Escape from Mumbai to Vakkaru’ Offer

ADEX Back2Blue Announces Ocean Clean-Up World Record Attempt Scheduled to Take Place in the Maldives

Velaa Private Island’s ‘Aragu’: The First Maldivian Restaurant Voted in the Top 100 by Asia’s 50 Best Restaurants Awards 2021

Visit Maldives Launches a Digital Marketing Campaign for South Korean Market

South Asia is Going Through the Most Difficult Times Due to Climate Change

Reethi Faru: Taking Marine Conservation by Storm

Guesthouse Association of Ukulhas: A Success Story

Digital Transformation in the Tourism industry - A Reality

THE ULTIMATE MALDIVES TRAVEL BUCKET LIST

Shipwrecks of Maldives

You & Me Maldives Rebrands Its Underwater Restaurant to 'H2O by Chef Andrea Berton'

Hideaway Beach Resort & Spa Appoints Carlo Di Nunzio as Executive Chef

Raffles Maldives Appoints Mohamed Younes as Director of Food & Beverage

LUX* South Ari Atoll Resort & Villas Appoints Antonello Manca as Executive Chef

LUX* North Male Atoll Resort and Villas Appoints a New Executive Chef

Sebastian Ellguth Named New Director of Sales at The Westin Maldives Miriandhoo Resort

The Ritz-Carlton Maldives, Fari Islands Appoints Jacqueline Rose Szarmach as Sommelier

Velaa Private Island Appoints Wayne Milgate as New General Manager

JOALI Maldives Appoints Hani Menessi as Director of Sales for Middle East & India

Hideaway Beach Resort & Spa Appoints Carlo Di Nunzio as Executive Chef

Noha Mohamed Becomes the New Manager at The Den, Soneva Fushi’s Award-Winning Children’s Club

Aaidha Majdhy Joins Le Méridien Maldives Resort & Spa as Sales Manager, Pre-opening

Mohamed Muslim Appointed as Outlet Manager, Pre-opening at The Ritz-Carlton Maldives, Fari Islands

Marriott International Names Ali Nihad as Market Director, Sales & Marketing for Maldives

Raffles Maldives Appoints Mohamed Younes as Director of Food & Beverage

Does the requirement for a negative PCR test result during departure from the Maldives put the country in a much safer, precautionary position, or does it distract new bookings? What does the industry or nation achieve from this requirement?

With the reopening of Maldivian borders on July 15, 2020, there has been a rise in the number of guests who wish for longer stays. Would it be a challenge if guests are not allowed to have split stays in the country such as Resort-Liveaboard and Guesthouse-Liveaboard?

As we reopen our borders, welcoming the world to the Maldives, will it be feasible for the government or tourist establishments to handle quarantine and isolation expenses of travellers without a dedicated COVID-19 coverage insurance for tourists?

We have heard recently from several industry players that the virus is creating dollar liquidity concerns. To what extent is liquidity tightening in trade? How is trade changing as the world moves into the “new normal” post-COVID?

A SANCTUARY for the SENSES - A review of Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru and Angsana Ihuru

Six Senses Laamu Introduces Handcrafted Chocolate Bars

Centara Invites Besties To Hang Out in the Maldives In NewBFF Breaks Initiative

All-Pool Loft-Style Water Villas Introduced at Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Landaa Giraavaru

The Worlds First 5G Travelling Smart Hotel in Australia

Emerald Maldives Resort and Spa opens on August

Baglioni Resort Maldives set to open in August 2019

Emirates paints Airbus A380 with Rugby Sevens livery

Amilla Fushi unveils striking new-look Lagoon Houses

Olu Tropical Water shuts plastic bottling plant, moves to glass bottles in bold environmental effort

Raan Kebab

Chef Raj Singh

Crab Pandan Salad

Chef Giovanni De Ambrosis

Deconstructed Italian Cannoli

Chef Elisa Cigolini

Gabulhi Boakibaa adhi Boa Kuri Falho

Chef Rohan Herath

Linguine al Pesto

Chef Jurgen Kulli