Author: Mohamed Reehaan

Ooredoo Maldives announced on their latest service roll-out; special data packs dedicated to YouTube and infectiously popular vlog application TikTok. Moreover, these packages are focused towards users of these popular applications and the massive benefits includes data bumps from 2GB to up to 100GB; which can be enjoyed throughout the month. As such, the packages are distributed under hourly, daily, weekly and monthly periods with prices starting from just MVR10 and reaching up to MVR250. Furthermore, the newly unveiled data plans for TikTok users include; TikTok Hourly (1hr validity – 2GB) – MVR10.00 TikTok Daily (24hrs validity – 20GB) -…

Dusit Thani Maldives, a luxury Thai-inspired resort situated on Mudhdhoo Island in Baa atoll, has appointed British chef Paul Elliot King as the hotel’s newest Executive Chef. Moreover, the resort affirms that Mr. King has been actively in the culinary industry for more than 30 years, with a rich portfolio originating from United Kingdom and leading all the way to Asia. Mr. King started his illustrious career in the late 1980s in London, where he continued to work in iconic landmarks of the era such as The Savoy and The Dorchester. Furthermore, his gastronomic adventures outside of homeland began with…

Joali Maldives has reported that the luxury tier tourist resort will be hosting a ‘fantasy-world inspired three-week calendar of enchanting festive’ activities from 21st December 2021 to 09th January 2022. Moreover, the beautiful retreat will be transformed into an “otherworldly playground” that will blend the past and present with fantasy and reality. As such the festive season activities to indulge at Joali Maldives during the period include the Christmas Tree lighting ceremony as well as the unveiling of Joali Maldives’ culinary art-designed Gingerbread House. Other high-points of the celebration include a visit from Santa Claus. The festive season activities also…

Vakkaru Maldives has been recognized as the number one favorite Family Hotel (International Category) in the Conde Nast Traveller Middle East Readers’ Choice Awards 2021. Moreover, this win makes the fourth such prestigious accolade won by the luxury tourist resort in 2021 while it had won three accolades at the World Travel Awards 2021 earlier. Vakkaru Maldives, since its debut in 2017 has been a driving force in creating family friendly activities for tourists based on current trends in travel. The top-end resort caters to younger travelers through its kids and teens clubs, with the inclusion of several fun activities…

According to the latest updates from Ministry of Tourism, dated as of 24th November 2021, the total tourist arrivals to Maldives has reached 1,126,539. Moreover, the tourist arrival figure by the review period is already in excess of the government projected target arrival for the current year, indicating steady progress in the international travel and tourism industry. Meanwhile, the total tourist arrivals to Maldives from 01st to 24th November has reached 113,611 which is 2.9% above the arrival figure of 2019 which stood at 110,415. Furthermore, the arrival total in the review period in November is a 334.1% growth compared…

According to Ministry of Finance, the cumulative total of state expenditure has reached MVR26,901.1 million (MVR26.9 billion) as of 18th November 2021. Meanwhile, the cumulative total of state revenues inclusive of foreign grants by the review period had reached MVR16,837.4 million (MVR16.8 billion). During the review period, the strongest earning streams to the state were tax sources such as TGST, GGST and BPT. As such state had earned 73% of the total revenues through tax sources while the remaining 27% of the revenues came from non-tax sources. Moreover, the overall balance for the period is a deficit of MVR10,063.7 million…

The American Express Travel Impressions has launched a brand new destination promotional campaign, marketing the Maldives to affluent travelers of German and Austrian markets. Moreover, under the destination promotion campaign information brochures marketing the island nation will be circulated among the affluent cardholders of American Express, starting effectively from 26th November. Furthermore, the campaign with American Express targets 4,500 Centurion cardholders in the German and Austrian markets by “mailing exclusive Maldives destination brochure featuring various, luxury properties directly” to the cardholders. Centurion cardholders are the highest tier spenders for the credit card firm, while becoming a member of this tier…

MIAT Mongolian Airlines commence their charter flight operations to the Maldives, officially making their maiden voyage on Wednesday, 24th November 2021. Though the maiden flight from the airline landed at Velana International Airport (VIA) on Wednesday, regular charter flight operations of the carrier will officially commence on 27th December and run through 31st March 2022. Moreover, reports confirm the Wednesday’s MIAT Mongolian flight had carried the country’s travel industry affiliates including tour operators, travel bloggers and other prominent media personnel.

The government of Japan has provided with a grant aid worth JPY8,173,332 (approximately MVR1,166,970) towards the development of a local school in Gaaf Alif atoll. Moreover, the Maldives government confirms that Japan’s grant aid will be put towards the upgrading of Nilandhoo School in Gaaf Alif atoll Nilandhoo. The aid is part of Japan’s Grant Assistance for Grass Roots Human Security Projects (GGP) scheme. The agreement was signed between Ms. Yanai Keiko, the Ambassador of Japan to the Maldives and Ms. Khadheeja Ibrahim, the Principal of Nilandhoo School during a ceremony held on Wednesday, 24th November 2021. According to the…

Agoda, one of the fastest growing online travel booking platforms, has signed an associate partnership agreement with Maldives Border Miles, the world’s first destination loyalty program for tourists. The online signing ceremony between Agoda and Maldives Border Miles took place on Wednesday, 24th November 2021. Moreover, the online signing ceremony was honored by the Controller General of Maldives Immigration Mr. Mohamed Ahmed Hussain along with Deputy Minister of Tourism, Dr. Naushad Mohamed and the Chief Executive Officer of Agoda Company Pte. Ltd., Mr. John Brown. In addition to this the ceremony was also attended by the Deputy Managing Director of…