Travel

SriLankan Airlines resumes flights from Colombo to Addu City

August 30, 2021, 15:51

Sri Lanka - SriLankan Airlines, today, announced that the airline has resumed flights from Colombo, Sri Lanka to Gan, Addu City, Maldives after a hiatus due to the Covid-19 pandemic.… Continued

Will impose mandatory quarantine for tourists when necessary: Minister Mausoom

August 30, 2021, 15:13

Male', Maldives - Tourism Minister of Maldives, Dr. Abdullah Mausoom stated that he has officially received no information of making tourists go through quarantine period, however, noted that quarantine will… Continued

Transport Ministry instructs to not let unvaccinated people travel

August 29, 2021, 11:43

Male', Maldives - Transport Ministry of Maldives has instructed to not let people who have not even administered the first dose of Covid-19 vaccine to travel by both land and… Continued

MMRI cautions against venomous blue-ringed octopus in the Maldives

August 23, 2021, 11:12

Male', Maldives - Maldives Marine Research Institute (MMRI) alerts the citizens to be on the lookout for the venomous blue-ringed octopus in the Maldivian sea. Although blue-ringed octopuses are not… Continued

Turkish media team arrives in Maldives for familiarization trip

August 21, 2021, 16:17

Malé, Maldives - A prominent media team arrived in Maldives from Turkey yesterday on Visit Maldives’ invitation. From August 16th until 22nd, the media team consisting of travel writers, journalists,… Continued

Immigration implements changes to halt fake bookings

August 19, 2021, 22:00

Male', Maldives - Immigration Controller Mohamed Ahmed Hussain (Hanafee) stated on Wednesday that changes were brought to Maldives’ immigration system, in lieu of rising numbers of tourists left stranded due… Continued

Four employees of Ozen Life Maadhoo resort injured in fire

August 10, 2021, 11:49

Male', Maldives - Four employees of the Ozen Life Maadhoo resort sustained burns during a fire incident in the resort. According to Maldives National Defense Force (MNDF), an oil barrel… Continued

Qatar Airways aircraft lands at VIA after damages to window midair

August 7, 2021, 09:47

Malé, Maldives - A Qatar Airways flight on Friday, made an emergency landing at Velana International Airport (VIA) after a window shattered mid-flight. The flight had departed from VIA to… Continued

Maldives border officers 100% Covid-19 vaccinated!

August 5, 2021, 15:13

Malé, Maldives - Maldives Immigration today informed that all of the border officers are fully vaccinated against Covid-19. In their tweet, the Maldives immigration encouraged other government agencies to follow… Continued

Maldives remains on UK Red List

August 5, 2021, 14:30

United Kingdom - Although the Covid-19 status has improved significantly since May 2021, Maldives remains in the UK Red List. Currently, UK categorizes countries based on the pandemic situation with… Continued