St. Regis Maldives Vommuli Resort now open
Starwood Hotels & Resorts has opened its new property in Maldives, all-villa St Regis Maldives Vommuli Resort.
The 77-villa property is in the Dhaalu Atoll,...
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...
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...
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...
Global Halal Industry worth $3.66 trillion
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
Travelling in the Micro-Moments | What it means for brands!
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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...
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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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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...
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 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...
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...
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