MATATO to partake in a roadshow that spans 3 cities across India

Hospitality December 27, 2017

MATATO to partake in a roadshow that spans 3 cities across India

MATATO to participate in the Outbound Travel Roadshow set to be held in India in March 2018. The Outbound Travel Roadshow (OTR) will be...

Hospitality April 6, 2018

World Travel Awards nominations for AxisRooms

The Only Indian Hotel Technology to be nominated based on performance AxisRooms, India’s leading travel distribution solutions provider for hotels and travel accommodation has been nominated...

Hospitality December 27, 2016

Ibrahim Nasir International Airport rebranded Velana International Airport

His Excellency President Abdulla Yameen Abdul Gayoom has announced the decision to rebrand and rename Ibrahim Nasir international Airport (INIA). Effective 1st January 2017,...

Hospitality October 30, 2017

Islanders Tourism and Hospitality Academy appointed as a Global Education Partner of American Hotel...

In a ceremony held on 30th October at Hotel Jen, Male’, Islanders Tourism and Hospitality Academy (ITHA) was appointed as the Global Education Partner...

Hospitality August 11, 2016

The Transcending Indian Outbound Travel Market

Recently, Indian economy portrayed a boom demonstrating a growth in the rising middle class and disposable income of the Indian population. The trend emulated a...

Hospitality July 14, 2016

Emirates is voted the World’s Best Airline by air travellers in the 2016 World...

The world's best airline for 2016 is Emirates, according to a survey of millions of airline passengers conducted by Skytrax. The international airline, based in...

Hospitality November 25, 2017

MATATO hosts record breaking Annual Gala for the Maldives Travel Awards 2017

With over 100 properties, 420 nominations and over 100,000 votes, the Maldives Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators held the Annual Gala of...

Hospitality March 6, 2017

Maldivian signs as an Airline Partner for TTM 2017

Maldivian has signed as an Airline Partner for first International Travel Trade Show of Maldives (TTM). Maldivian is owned and operated by Island Aviation Services...

Hospitality November 30, 2016

India to top tourism arrivals to Maldives overtaking China in the next few years

India has become one of the world's fastest-growing outbound travel markets. There were over 20 million Indian outbound travelers in 2015, likely to grow to...

Hospitality May 12, 2018

Main goal of TTM 2019 is to bring Top 200 operators from Top 30...

Organizers of TTM have announced that the main goal of TTM 2019 is to bring Top 200 operators from Top 30 markets to Maldives....

Hospitality September 13, 2017

“Adventures of Maldives” Video Competition has been Launched by MMPRC

Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) in collaboration with Six Senses has launched a video competition, “Adventures of the Maldives”. In the launching ceremony...

Hospitality September 24, 2017

Veli Vilaa Launched as the first island home in the Maldives

The privately owned beach house, Veli Vilaa was inaugurated on the 23rd of September at K. Diffushi. Among the invitees were foreign and local...

Hospitality March 30, 2017

Sun Online signs as online media partner for Maldives Travel Awards 2017

Sun Media Group has been appointed as the online media partner for the Travel Awards by the Maldives Association for Travel Agencies and Tour...

Hospitality November 18, 2017

MVR 50 million budgeted for the promotion of Maldives in 2018

For the purpose of promotion of Maldives as a destination, MVR 50 million has been budgeted for 2018. In an interview given to “Avas”, Minister...

Hospitality September 2, 2016

Maldives wins ‘Best Island’ at the Condé Nast Traveller, Readers’ Travel Awards 2016

Maldives wins three awards at the 2016 Condé Nast Traveller, Readers’ Travel Awards in London reaffirming its position as one the world’s preferred destinations. Maldives...

Hospitality April 7, 2018

Airbnb opens doors to branded room aggregators to sell inventory

Today, branded room aggregators are increasingly resorting to Airbnb as a distribution platform to sell their respective inventory via the largest and highest funded...

Hospitality February 9, 2021

Patina Maldives, Fari Islands Makes Key Appointments to Commercial Team

The much-anticipated Patina Maldives has announced the appointment of Ahmed Rushdhan Zameer as the Reservations and Distribution Manager and Zainab Hussain Shihab...

Hospitality July 18, 2016

Singapore firm to develop second resort in Thaa atoll

Island Aviation Services (IAS) awarded the project to develop a tourist resort in the island of Ruhthibirah in Thaa atoll to a Singapore firm,...

Hospitality January 24, 2017

Maldives participates in BOOT fair, Germany

A delegation of 14 participants from 6 companies from the Maldives tourism industry has traveled to Germany to participate in BOOT, the largest Dive...

Hospitality January 3, 2017

TTM Fair is an Important Step Forward for Maldives Tourism – MMPRC

Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) has stated that Travel Trade Maldives (TTM) fair, Maldives’ first Travel and Trade show, is a very...

Hospitality October 20, 2016

Global Halal Industry worth $3.66 trillion

The strength and the prosperity of the global halal industry has been trumpeted all over the news. The rise of Generation M - formally...

Hospitality November 26, 2017

Capacity of tourist accommodation in Maldives reaches over 40,000 beds

The number of beds used for tourist accommodation in Maldives has reached over 40000 according to the statistics of Tourism Ministry Maldives. As per...

Hospitality July 12, 2016

Destination PR Agencies appointed for Maldives

Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation MMPRC has appointed PR Agencies in China, Germany, UK, France, India and Korea. Their roles would be as...