Qatar Airways Travel Festival 2017

News January 10, 2017

Qatar Airways Travel Festival 2017

Qatar Airways’ popular Travel Festival is back and is bigger than ever for 2017, with exceptional deals and more than 500 incredible prizes to...

News January 9, 2017

MMA increases Credit Guarantee Scheme Allotment to 100million

Maldives Monetary Authority has announced that the allocated budget for the Credit Guarantee Scheme has been raised by 50million due to exceptionally favorable response...

News January 9, 2017

Dhiraagu Becomes Development Partner for Young Fishers Club

Dhiraagu has signed on to become the official Development Partner of Maldives Fishermen’s Associations' Young Fishers Club. According to Dhiraagu, this is an initiative under Dhiraagu’s...

News January 9, 2017

CARE Ratings closes Maldives Office

Credit Analysis and Research Limited (CARE), the second largest credit rating agency in India, has closed their Maldives Branch Office. CARE has been operating in...

News January 8, 2017

BML Launches Online Portal for Dollar Purchase

Bank of Maldives (BML) has launched an online portal for convenient purchase of US dollars. With this new portal, BML account holders travelling to other...

News January 7, 2017

US President Obama Denies All Pending Permits for Seismic Airgun Blasting in Atlantic Ocean

As seen on http://www.ecowatch.com The Obama administration has formally denied all pending permits to conduct seismic airgun blasting in the Atlantic Ocean. Seismic airgun blasting, an extremely...

News January 7, 2017

Ooredoo Maldives Nationwide Submarine Cable Project Complete

Ooredoo Maldives has successfully completed their 25million dollar project to extend their submarine cable network to all corners of the Maldives. With seven landing stations...

News January 7, 2017

Leased Plots at ‘Guesthouse Island’ Baresdhoo will be Handed Over in February – MITDC

Maldives Integrated Tourism Development Corporation (MITDC) has announced that land plots leased from ‘Guesthouse Island’ Baresdhoo in Laamu Atoll, will be handed over as...

News January 5, 2017

Dhoogas will be awarded to MPL very soon – Junaid

Mohamed Junaid, Chief Operating Officer of Maldives Ports Limited (MPL), has stated that Dhoogas Hotel in Gan will be awarded to MPL very soon. Speaking...

News January 5, 2017

MITDC to Reclaim Lagoon near Male’ for Picnic Island

Maldives Integrated Tourism Development Corporation (MITDC) will reportedly be reclaiming a lagoon near Male’ to be developed as a picnic island for local residents. MITDC...

News January 5, 2017

Air China to Commence Direct Flights to Maldives

Chinese Ambassador to the Maldives Wang Fukang has announced that Chinese national airline, Air China, is preparing to begin direct flights between Maldives and...

News January 4, 2017

Talks Underway for Haa Dhaalu Naagoshi Resort Project – MITDC

Maldives Integrated Tourism Development Corporation has announced that talks are underway for the Haa Dhaalu Naagoshi resort project to be switched to MITDC’s tenure. MITDC’s...

News January 4, 2017

Remittance Tax Imposed on Expatriate Workers

Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (MIRA) has announced that a 3% remittance tax will be levied from all foreigners employed in the Maldives for withdrawals...

News January 4, 2017

Small Business Ideas for Maldives

There are a lot of individuals in the Maldives, particularly young adults, who are interested in working from home or running a small business...

News January 3, 2017

Carpooling services – is it an option to reduce congestion in Male’?

Carpooling service worldwide has shown remarkable achievement in reducing traffic congestion, and traffic congestion is the most abhorrent dilemma surfaced today in the capital...

News January 3, 2017

Maldives Wins Favorite Remote Beach Destination

Maldives has won the ‘Favorite Remote Beach Destination’ award at the 29th Annual Condé Nast Traveler Readers’ Choice Awards Middle East 2016. The Readers’ Choice...

News January 3, 2017

Ooredoo Submarine Cable Lands at Baa Eydhafushi

Ooredoo Maldives has successfully added Baa Eydhafushi to the list of islands with 4G+ coverage with the expansion of their submarine cable network. This 25...

News 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...

News January 2, 2017

Output Tax Statement Now Compulsory for 20-30million Rufiyaa Annual Turnover – MIRA

Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (MIRA) has announced that beginning from 1st January 2017, all GST registered persons and entities with an annual turnover between...

News January 2, 2017

Adaaran Resorts signs as a Premium Exhibitor for TTM 2017

Adaaran Resorts has signed as a Premium Exhibitor for first International Travel Trade Show of Maldives (TTM). Adaaran Maldives island resorts offer unparalleled hospitality with...

News January 2, 2017

Scope of Witholding Tax on payments to Online Travel Agents widened

Maldives Inland Revenue Authority has issued a circular instructing the taxpayers to pay withholding tax on payments made to all online travel agencies (OTAs),...

News December 31, 2016

Southeast Asia slow to adopt content marketing: LinkedIn

The digital landscape in Asia Pacific is constantly shifting. Finding creative ways to skirt ad blocking and engage online buyers. The trend is further...

News December 29, 2016

Maldives on the Top 5 of Indians’ travel list in 2017 – Skyscanner’s Travel...

Skyscanner's Travel Trends Report is an analysis of three years' data from Indian travellers, dating back to 2013. The report revealed that among the countries...

News December 29, 2016

Maldives tops the list for Australian honeymooners – 2017 Virtuoso Luxe Report

Australian’s are streamer to Cuba and Iceland, looking for journey in Antarctica and South Africa and honeymooning in a Maldives. Revealed in a 2017...