Author: Mohamed Reehaan

The newest vessel of Maldives State Shipping (MSS) has arrived in the country’s capital Male’ City, on 30th October, Friday. Moreover, this is the first vessel purchased by MSS; a subsidiary of the country’s largest state-owned enterprise, State Trading Organization (STO). MSS confirms that after the branding works come through, the vessel will be put to towards the utilization and provision of shipping services between Maldives and Sri Lanka. In addition to this, the company confirms that 99% of the ship crew will be comprised of locals. The new vessel’s arrival has pushed anticipation of MSS to possible enhancement of…

Maldives was recently promoted virtually on ITB Asia 2021 Virtual, held from 25th October to 29th October 2021. The business-to-business event is regarded as one of the largest such B2B travel and trade show in Southeast Asia. Furthermore, the ITB Asia 2021 Virtual alongside MICE Show Asia 2021 Virtual and the Travel Tech Asia 2021 Virtual were business-to-business platforms that ran through five days, providing back-to-back business appointments for co-exhibitors to expand their networking. Co-exhibitors received interactive networking profiles and five complimentary virtual trade visitor tickets to the event. Moreover, the event featured a comprehensive guide of supplier directory, knowledge…

Milaidhoo Maldives will be celebrating its festive season with reminiscence of the ‘good times, meaningful experiences and spending quality time together as a couple, with family or friends’ and with the ‘Milaidhoo family members.’ The holiday destination embraces Maldivian heritage found in several aspects of the island from its architecture to guest experiences and services. Moreover, with this festive season guests will come to experience global cuisines from an international culinary team as well as a journey through the world of cocktails, wines and spirits. In-house chef of Milaidhoo Maldives will share his knowledge of the Maldivian cuisine “curated group…

The Port Training Center (PTC) has conducted a cyber security awareness session for the executive members of the Maldives Ports Limited (MPL). Furthermore, the program was attended by the corporation’s Chief Executive Mr. Shahid Ali along with other senior officials of MPL. MPL reported that the program falls under part of the company’s IT department’s strategies to develop “resilient cyber security infrastructure” through awareness and promote prevention of cyber security threats. Moreover, the awareness program will continue for all the administrative employees of the company; while the scheduled date has not been disclosed yet.

JTB LookTours concludes a month-long digital marketing campaign promoting the Maldives in Japan. The marketing campaign ran from 20th September until 25th October, promoting the island nation as one of the safest travel and tourism destinations for Japanese travelers to visit post-pandemic. Meanwhile, it has been confirmed that the international travel restrictions in the Asian giant has since been lifted. Furthermore, JTB is the largest tour operator in Japan while it is also an instrumental industry affiliate for Japanese travelers to the Maldives. JTB’s flagship brand “JTB LookTours” target affluent customers and honeymooners. Moreover, the month-long digital marketing campaign for…

The Ministry of Tourism of Maldives has confirmed that the lease of 18 islands in 10 different atolls for the purpose of resort development are available. Moreover, the details of the islands on bid were revealed on Tuesday, 26th October, at the Maldives Investor Forum which was held as part of the ongoing Expo 2020 Dubai global event. As per the ministry, the islands up for bid to develop tourist resorts are as follows: Haa Alif Medhufushi – 10.90 hectares Haa Alif Alidhuhfaru Finolhu – 3 hectares Haa Dhaal Kudafarufasgandu – 1.20 hectares Shaviyani Kudalhaimendhoo – 14.70 hectares Raa Ehthigili…

Bank of Maldives (BML) on Wednesday, 27th October, launched their “BML Rewards” an exclusive loyalty program for its credit card customers. Moreover, this marks the first of its kind program in the Maldives which was launched in partnership with Giift, a leading loyalty solutions provider in a total of 55 different countries. The BML Rewards provides opportunity for its target customers to earn points for purchases on credit cards. The points can be then redeemed for a range of benefits which include 900 airlines, 650,000 hotels, car rentals and multiple gift cards from leading brands including Amazon, App Store, iTunes,…

According to latest statistics from Ministry of Tourism, the tourist arrivals to Maldives so far has inched closer to hitting 1 million. Moreover, the statistics from the state body confirmed that the total tourist arrivals as of 21st October reached 962,490. Furthermore, the total tourist arrivals from 01st to 21st October 2021 reached 91,628 which is a 605.0% improvement over the same period in 2020 where the arrival count stood at 12,997. However, compared with the same period in 2019 where the total arrival stood at 95,855 this was still 4.4% below. Meanwhile, the daily arrival average has increased to…

Mr. Jose Enrique, the first brand ambassador of the Maldives Border Miles visits the island nation for the promotional purposes of the Border Miles program. Moreover, this marks his very first trip to the Maldives since his appointment as the brand ambassador of the program in September 2021. At the Velana International Airport, Mr. Enrique was welcomed by the Executive Director of Ministry of Tourism Mr. Thoyyib Shaheem, Chief Immigration Officer of Maldives Immigration Ms. Hawwa Liufa, General Manager of Corporate Affairs of Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL) Mr. Hassan Areef and Head of Media and Public Relations of Maldives…

Italy’s carrier Neos resumes their direct flight operations to the Maldives. According to the airline, their flights will make landings at the Velana International Airport (VIA) on Sundays, Mondays and Tuesdays every week. Meanwhile, the official Twitter handle of Velana International Airport had confirmed on the Neos Air flight landing at the airport. Moreover, the airline will be carrying passengers from both Milan and Rome directly to Male’. The airline was already operating its flights to Maldives earlier, however the carrier put hold to its operations owing to worsening Covid-19 crisis in the island nation. Italy, which has been a…