A new departure tax on passengers leaving from any Maldives airport came into force on 1 January. The new tax replaces the Airport Service Charge collected until 31 December. The service charge was levied at fixed rates of US$12 for Maldivians and…
Georgina Canning from the UK was gifted a 5-night holiday at Adaaran Prestige Vadoo.…
Condé Nast Traveller has picked the cream of Maldives resorts with a deep dive into high-end properties. After a three-month border closure early in the pandemic, the Maldives reopened with “a clutch of shiny new hotels and revamped classics,” the market-leading luxury…
LUX* South Ari Atoll Resort & Villas rounded off the year with a generous donation of US$10,092 to the non-profit organisation Maldives Whale Shark Research Programme (MWSRP).…
Travel guidelines were tightened in response to the rapid spread of the Omicron variant.…
Romanian tourist Constantin S Emil was the year's 1.3 millionth arrival.…
Soneva uses chemical-free traps to kill mosquitos in an environmentally-friendly way.…
7,098 arrivals on 26 December was the highest daily figure since the reopening of borders.…
Plaques of souvenir stamps released in Benelux countries to commemorate the 50th anniversary of tourism in the Maldives were presented to the tourism minister on Sunday (26 December). Currently in use in Belgium, Netherlands, Luxemborg and international postal services, the stamp set…