600,000 cruise tourists to visit Dubai in 2016/17 season

Hospitality October 29, 2016

600,000 cruise tourists to visit Dubai in 2016/17 season

Dubai tourism chiefs are aiming to record an 18 percent increase in cruise ship calls during the 2016/17 season, leading to 157 ship calls...

Hospitality October 25, 2016

Top 10: Facts about First International Travel Trade Show of Maldives (TTM)

TTM will be the very first and only international travel trade show dedicated to Maldives in the history of Maldivian Tourism Industry. TTM...

Hospitality October 23, 2016

Maldives needs an International Travel Trade Show | LexisNexis Destination Marketing Report

A report by LexisNexis prepared for the Ministry of Tourism on Destination Marketing have highlighted the importance of a having an international travel trade...

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 October 17, 2016

Maldives participates in the leading International Travel Trade Show of Italy, TTG Incontri 2016

Maldives participates in TTG Incontri launched today, 13th October 2016 in Rimini, Italy. Along with 30 representatives from 18 companies of tourism Industry, Acting...

Hospitality October 15, 2016

Abu Dhabi Airports Co set to redevelop Seychelles International Airport

State-owned Abu Dhabi Airports Co will invest in redeveloping the international airport at Mahe in the Seychelles as the Indian Ocean country expands its...

Hospitality October 11, 2016

MATATO signs as Associate Partner for first international Travel Trade Show of Maldives (TTM)

Maldives Association of Travel Agents & Tour Operators (MATATO) has signed a MOU with Maldives Getaways Pvt Ltd to become an Associate Partner for...

Hospitality October 5, 2016

MATATO takes part in BITB, New Delhi powered by ITB Berlin

Maldives Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators MATATO takes part in Bharath International Tourism Bazaar, BITB, the first edition of ITB India. This exhibition...

Hospitality September 29, 2016

Maldives Marketing & Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) signs as Associate Partner for first Travel...

Maldives Marketing & Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) has signed a MOU with Maldives Getaways Pvt Ltd to become an Associate Partner for first Travel...

Hospitality September 18, 2016

Online and SMS voting is now open for Maldives Travel Awards 2016

Maldives Travel Awards 2016 has officially opened for voting. Voters could cast their vote through the official website: www.travelawards.mv and also via SMS which...

Hospitality September 15, 2016

Travelling in the Micro-Moments | What it means for brands!

Travel planning is an eventful and meticulous task. From the dates of arrival and departure to the tickets to the hotels and the places...

Hospitality September 9, 2016

Vista Rooms Expands to Maldives: Eyeing to be in 5 Countries by Year-End

Vista Rooms, one of South Asia’s brands of budget stays has launched in Maldives. Targeting the affordable accommodation segment, Vista Rooms aims to make...

Hospitality September 7, 2016

Millennials, Disruptors and Gen Z

Researchers, cultural observers and trend forecasters have endeavored a prolonged journey to unveil the impact and influence of various generations on the business world....

Hospitality September 7, 2016

Maldives to host World Travel Awards Grand Final 2016

Olhuveli Beach & Spa Resort, an idyllic-paradise nestled amid lush tropical vegetation in the Maldives, has been selected to host the World Travel Awards...

Hospitality September 5, 2016

Hotel Asia Exhibition kicks off at Dharubaaruge

The biggest annual food and beverage fair held in the Maldives; Hotel Asia Fair kicked off today in Dharubaaruge with the annual international culinary...

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 August 29, 2016

Chinese hotels ordered block guests from five Muslim countries

Police have ordered some low-end hotels in the Chinese metropolis of Guangzhou not to allow guests from five Muslim-majority countries to stay, though China's...

Hospitality August 28, 2016

Maldives Travel Awards: Sponsors & Partners sign on

by Zakwaan Naseem The longest running travel awards in the Maldives; Maldives travel Awards or commonly known as the MATATO Travel Awards has signed on the...

Hospitality August 27, 2016

Wellness tourism industry worth $500 billion – HICIO 2016

Delegates from the 3rd International Hospitality Investment Conference Indian Ocean (HICIO) have returned to Maldives from a successful event. The event took place in...

Hospitality August 27, 2016

Maldives participates in the International Housekeepers’ Summit 2016

Clean India, a journal organizing the two-day International Housekeepers' Summit on "Redefining Housekeeping in Corporate Strategy", commences in Mumbai today with 200 corporate and executive housekeepers...

Hospitality August 25, 2016

Close to majority of UAE residents eye traveling during Eid

A recent survey in the UAE, Saudi Arabia and Egypt conducted by YouGov revealed that 43% of Emirates’ residents are planning to travel during...

Hospitality August 24, 2016

Hospitality Investment Conference Indian Ocean starts today in Colombo

Returning for the third time in 2016, Hospitality Investment Conference Indian Ocean (HICIO) 2016 started today in Colombo. With content that is relevant to the...

Hospitality August 21, 2016

Maldives Travel Awards 2016 breaks record for the number of nominations

Maldives Travel Awards 2016 has received the highest number of nominees in its five-year history. Maldives Travel Awards is an initiative started by a...

Hospitality August 21, 2016

South Asian Travel Awards 2016 opens for online voting

Online voting process of SATA will commence on 20th of August 2016 at 00:00 hrs and end on 5th October 2016 at 23:59 hrs. The process will be ensured with...