Travel

Maldives wins the World’s Leading Destination title for two consecutive years

December 16, 2021, 20:02

Malé, Maldives - Maldives has won the World’s Leading Destination title consecutively in 2021 on Thursday. The announcement was made at the WTA 2021 ceremony held virtually on 16th December… Continued

EU grant scheme for Maldivian tourism sector SMEs commences today

December 15, 2021, 19:38

Malé, Maldives - The grant scheme for ‘EU Support for a Resilient Recovery of SME Tourism Industry in the Maldives’ commenced on Wednesday 15th December 2021. The application window for… Continued

Singapore launches vaccinated travel lane for Maldivian travellers

December 14, 2021, 19:07

Malé, Maldives - The governments of Maldives and Singapore have launched a Vaccinated Travel Lane (VTL)between the two countries. The vaccinated travel lane was implemented following quadrilateral discussions between the… Continued

Hong Kong strengthens travel restrictions against Maldives post Omicron case

December 6, 2021, 19:55

Malé, Maldives - Hong Kong has placed Maldives into Group A effective 9 December 2021. Inbound travellers from Maldives, Senegal and Tunisia specified as Group A countries after Omicron cases… Continued

BREAKING: Maldives confirms first case of Omicron variant

December 5, 2021, 23:02

Malé, Maldives - Health Protection Agency just confirmed the first case of Covid-19 Omicron variant in the Maldives. This case is reported from genomic sequencing conducted on a positive sample… Continued

Maldives welcomes over 1.16 million tourists via scheduled flights

December 4, 2021, 16:06

Malé, Maldives - The Tourism Ministry data to date shows that over 1.16 million tourists have arrived in the Maldives through scheduled flights while over 51 thousand travelled via charter… Continued

SriLankan resumes flights to Addu City after 2 year hiatus

December 4, 2021, 14:33

Addu City, Maldives - SriLankan Airlines has resumed flights to the southernmost atoll of the Maldives, Addu City, after a 2 year hiatus. SriLankan began scheduled flights to Gan on… Continued

Addu City’s Canareef Resort to reopen in December 2021

October 28, 2021, 20:48

Addu City, Maldives - The management of Canareef Resort Maldives today assured the Addu City Council that the resort will be reopened in by the end of this year. Addu… Continued

Maldives opens 18 new islands for resort development

October 27, 2021, 13:31

Malé, Maldives - At the Expo 2020 in Dubai yesterday, the Maldives Ministry of Tourism announced bidding for 18 islands to be developed as resorts. The islands open for bid… Continued

Maldives expects to surpass 1 million tourist arrivals by end of October

October 23, 2021, 16:12

Malé, Maldives - The Minister of Tourism Dr. Abdulla Mausoom has stated that Maldives will achieve the target of welcoming 1 million tourists by the end of this month, October… Continued