Author: Mohamed Reehaan

According to the latest statistical updates from Ministry of Tourism, the total tourist arrivals to the Maldives reached 1,162,425. Furthermore, the total tourist arrivals for the month of November 2021 observed a 4.9% increment with an arrival total of 144,725 exclusively in the preceding month when compared with the same period in 2019 where the total arrival stood at 137,921. On the other hand, tourist arrivals in November 2021 observed a 304.7% increase compared with the same month in 2020 where the arrival total stood at just 35,757. Moreover, the daily arrival average during the month ended reached 4,824 while…

Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) has launched “Thasveeru: Maldives Through Art” exhibition at Hulhumale’ Central Park. The opening ceremony of the event was attended by the Chief Operating Officer and Managing Director of MMPRC Mr. Thoyyib Mohamed along with the Managing Director of Housing Development Corporation (HDC) Mr. Suhail Ahmed. At the opening ceremony, the MMPRC front-man handed over a token to the Managing Director of HDC representing the handover of stands created for the exhibition. The stands will provide a space for artists to display their work in the future at the Central Park venue. Furthermore, following…

The activities in the fisheries industry of the Maldives showed mixed developments during the third quarter of 2021. Moreover, this reflected from the decline in fish purchases made by fish processing companies while volume of fish exports increased on the other hand during the review quarter. Total fish purchases declined by 34% which translates to 14,186.3 metric tons, majorly due to the 35% drop in the purchase of skipjack tuna. Furthermore, purchases in yellowfin tuna also marked a decline of 31% during the review quarter. Meanwhile, the abandonment of fixed rate purchases by state-owned Maldives Industrial Fisheries Company (MIFCO) in…

Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) reports that the construction sector of the Maldives expanded during the third quarter of 2021. Furthermore, the central bank affirms that import on construction related materials increased by 32% – a total of USD22.0 million) in annual terms during the review quarter. On the other hand, commercial bank credit to the construction sector registered an annual growth of 7% by the end of Q3-2021, predominantly owing to the growth in credit extended to renovation of resorts and residential housing projects. In addition to this, the commercial bank credit increased during the quarter due to new resort…

According to Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA) on their latest Quarterly Economic Bulletin, the tourism industry of the country showed modest recovery during the third quarter of 2021. Moreover, the industry made recovery following a slowdown in the preceding second quarter of the current year. In central bank’s report, it was noted that the recovery of the economic sector was mainly reflected from the removal of travel ban on visitors from South Asian region, thereby driving up the influx of arrivals from India during the review quarter. Other reasons that played in favor of boosting the activities of the industry include…

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…