Author: Mohamed Reehaan

Prices of fish have significantly plunged in the Maldivian market, according to local reports. On Monday, 04th April, it was reported that skipjack tuna are currently sold around MVR40 to MVR45 per kilogram, whereas it was sold around MVR60 or more per kilogram for the past two days. In addition to this, yellowfin tuna prices have gone down across local market as well with prices slipping to MVR45 per kilogram whereas, it was sold between MVR65 to MVR80 kilograms earlier. The drop in prices of fish, was not exclusive to ocean fish but extended to reef fish as well. As…

Outrigger Hotels and Resorts confirms the hotelier’s decision of purchasing Maafushivaru Maldives Resort. The hotelier will be acquiring the property from its current proprietor, LTI Hotels, which has operated the island under LTI Maafushivaru. LTI Hotels is the hotel brand under Germany’s DER Touristik, which is a subsidiary of the Revisionsverband der Westkauf cooperations; or otherwise known as REWE Group. Moreover, it has been confirmed that Outrigger will rename the property to Outrigger Maldives Maafushivaru after acquisition. The property was first developed by the Paradise Resorts Development and Management Private Limited.

The latest update from Ministry of Tourism confirms that the annual total of tourist arrivals to the Maldives reached 427,677 as of 30th March 2022. Meanwhile, the total number of tourist arrivals from 01st to 30th March was recorded at 146,905 in comparison with the same period in 2021 during which the arrival count reached 77,769, and 59,630 during 2020 for the same period. As for tourist arrivals in annual terms, the total number of tourist arrivals in 2021 from January to March stood at 295,479 and in 2020 it reached 382,762. Tourist arrivals to the Maldives in annual terms…

Male’ City Council has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Dutch Docklands International over the floating city project in the island nation. The Maldives Floating City, is a floating community island that will be constructed in a lagoon not far off from Maldives capital Male’ City; accessible via a speedboat transfer. The city will be developed using the latest floating technology from the Netherlands. According to the state, the floating city will comprise of 5,000 housing units that will be tethered to the lagoon floor, linked together to enforce a safer and comfortable environment. The MoU was signed by…

Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) has commenced a brand visibility campaign in Malaysia with Apple Vacations. The campaign will run from March until April, while the collaborative efforts of MMPRC and Apple Vacations will see that the island nation is promoted as a preferred safe tourist destination for Malaysian travelers. Furthermore, the campaign aligns with the tourism promoter’s efforts to increase destination awareness and brand visibility in the Southeast Asian traveler markets, while various traveler segments such as luxury travelers, families, and Muslim travelers will be targeted during marketing. The campaign will also help MMPRC to showcase the…

State Electric Company Limited (STELCO) has filed an official case with the Maldives Police Service regarding its recent ransomware attack. The utility provider has requested from the local law enforcement department to investigate the recent attack on STELCO’s servers that rendered several of the utility provider’s services in limbo. STELCO got hit with the ransomware attack on Thursday, previous week, which resulted in service interruptions observed in the company’s official website, mobile applications, and their mobile outlets. Meanwhile, STELCO notified that the utility provider was currently working on resolving the issue while adding that they will require significant time to…

Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) has hosted a webinar to familiarize the Nordic market with Maldives tourism products and experiences. Under the initiative, the tourism promoter organized and held a one-hour long webinar titled “Maldives – Local Islands, Local Experiences” targeting the Swedish, Danish, and Norway markets. The webinar was part of a three-session series conducted by MMPRC to focused to the Nordic markets, under the tourism promoter’s strategy to increase brand awareness, popularity and destination momentum. MMPRC was accompanied by Secret Paradise, Angsana Velavaru, and Qatar Airways in the webinar. Information on the recent ease of Covid-19…

The Minister of Environment, Climate Change and Environment Ms. Aminath Shauna has claimed the government expenditure on oil purchases will be greatly reduced before the end of current presidential term. According to the minister, by the time President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih’s first presidential term concludes, the government will have managed to save over MVR225 million in oil purchases to the country. Ms. Shauna’s remarks came following the signing of the Maldives government with World Bank of a new renewable energy initiative. The government’s “Accelerating Sustainable Private Investment in Renewable Energy (ASPIRE), is the current administration’s answer to surging state expenditure…

Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) has won two prestigious awards at the Global MICE Congress & Awards 2022. The awarding event was held on 22nd of March at the Taj Lands End in Mumbai, India. In addition to the tourism promoter landing the accolades, Maldives won the title of “Most Preferred Tourist Destination 2021” while MMPRC landed the award for “Best Marketing Initiative of the Year” for the tourism promoter’s “Redefining MICE” campaign. MMPRC’s “Redefining MICE” program was launched on the sidelines of the MILT Congress 2021, held earlier last year in India. According to the tourism promoter,…

Fuel Supplies Maldives (FSM) the sister company of State Trading Organization (STO) has announced that it will be increasing its operational window of the fuel shed in Hulhumale’. According to the fuel retailer, its Hulhumale’ outlet will commence operating on a 24/7 basis starting from first of Ramadan. This year, the first of the Islamic sacred month coincides with 03rd of April from the Gregorian calendar. The only fuel stations that operate on a 24/7 basis currently are situated in Male’ City. Meanwhile, the company’s Managing Director Mr. Mohamed Gasam has confirmed the company’s newest policy. He claimed the decision…