High end apartment complex to be developed in Hulhumaale’ by an Indian company

An Indian company has started preparations and unveiled plans to develop an apartment complex in Hulhumaale'. The project was taken on by a company familiar...

Readers’ Choice Awards 2016 : 8 out of the Top 10 resorts are from...

Condé Nast Traveler readers rate the top resorts in the Indian Ocean from the Maldives to the Seychelles. Condé Nast Traveler is a luxury travel...

Sounds of Maldives 7th Edition rescheduled to host during the DRT Singapore show from...

Sounds of Maldives events held in Kuda Bandos, Male' , Colombo, Bangalore, Kuala Lumpur and Dubai past has rescheduled its 7th Edition which was...

Global Halal Industry worth $3.66 trillion

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The Outrigger Konotta Maldives Resort crowned “Best Resort”

The stunning 53 all-pool villa resort in the south of the Maldives has wowed visitors since it opened in August 2015. The award “honours the...

Seminar on stock exchange and investment underway

Different countries have come together and partaken in a seminar to discuss the prospect of selling shares internationally and investment opportunities. Financial Regulatory Institute of...

BML supports first privately owned company to go public in Maldives

Bank of Maldives has extended its support to the first Initial Public Offering (IPO) of a privately owned company in Maldives. The Bank signed...

MTCC plans to list themselves in the Mauritius Stock Exchange

MTCC, which is the one of the largest construction and logistics companies in the Maldives is in discussions with the Mauritius Stock Exchange to get listed...

SATA Judges have arrived in Maldives

Team of judges who will be evaluating Maldivian tourist businesses nominated for the South Asian Travel Awards (SATA) have arrived in the country. The panel...

“GOLD 100 GALA” to be held in January 2017 by Corporate Maldives

GOLD 100 GALA is an invitation-only peer-to-peer networking event bringing together top executives of Maldivian business community. This event will be participated by Chairmen, Managing Directors, CEO s, Senior...

GCC to witness ‘sharp’ slowdown in 2017 – research

All six GCC economies will experience a “sharp” slowdown this year and over 2017, although the UAE and Qatar will outperform the others, according...

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...

Millionth tourist has arrived today

  The one millionth tourist has arrived today. The one millionth tourist was an Indian. In a small function held at INIA, the millionth tourist, Mr....

Hotel Jen by Shangri-La Conducts a Health Awareness Campaign

Hotel Jen Malé Maldives by Shangri-la the popular hotel among tourists and businessmen in the heart of the capital city Male’, recently organized a...

Ooredoo makes several CSR pledges during IPO

Ooredoo Maldives made several CSR pledges during IPO launch function held at Dharubaaruge on 12th October. At the IPO function at Dharubaaruge, Ooredoo donated three sea ambulances, revealed plans for...

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...
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Tourist influx increased by 1.9% with an 11% decrease in the Chinese market

According to the statistics released by the Tourism Ministry for the month of August, 112,282 tourists visited the country, which is an increase of...

Islamic economy said to be worth more than $3000 billion in 2015

Global Muslim spend across sectors of the Islamic economy surpassed $1.9 trillion in 2015, while the Islamic Finance sector has around $2 trillion in...

Ooredoo Maldives has gone public

Ooredoo Maldives has decided to become a public limited company and sell their shares on the Maldives Stock Exchange. Ooredoo Maldives which is a subsidiary...

Mount Lavinia Hotel , Sri Lanka to be the official host of South Asian...

With a history spanning over 200 years, Mount Lavinia Hotel Colombo is one of the oldest hotels in Sri Lanka. This premier colonial heritage...

Passenger Growth Slowed in August

Geneva - The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic data for August showing that demand (measured in total revenue passenger kilometers...

Government income has increased over the past month

Rent money received from resorts have increased and tax income of the government ha increased over the past month. The tax monitoring authority of the...

“GOLD 100” receives huge response from leading companies of the Maldives

"GOLD 100" has received huge response from leading companies of the Maldives. Over 100 applications have been received for “GOLD 100” nominations which will...

Wellness and Health – New Definition of Luxury and Lifestyle

  Vaibhav Garg – Cluster Director of Talent & Culture – AccorHotels, Maldives has been representing Maldives and his respective organizations at Cornell University since...

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