JA Manafaru Maldives under HPA monitoring

JA Manafaru Maldives Resort is under a Health Protection Agency imposed temporary lockdown following a suspected COVID-19 case involving a Maldivian, the Edition reports.  The resort was placed under monitoring on Wednesday following a Maldivian national reportedly exhibiting COVID-19 symptoms. The person…

A spa is born – Kagi Maldives Spa Island

July is supposed to be a good month for new resorts, and this July will be witnessing a property with a huge focus on wellness. Kagi Maldives Spa island in North Male Atoll is set to be a wellness enthusiast’s dream.  The…

Big hotel chains face cancellations as more countries go into lock-down

With the COVID-19 virus spreading and many countries moving into a lock-down phase, travellers are attempting to cancel reservations and get their money back. As hotel chains face increasing cancellation requests, they are moving towards more generous cancellation policies. Hilton Hotels &…

Solar energy – a clean, renewable source of power

It’s ‘The Sunny Side of Life,’ promises the slogan that invites tourists to the Maldives. For a country blessed with more than 300 days of bright sunshine but dependent on costly diesel imports, one would think harnessing solar energy would be a…

Summer Island celebrates 5th anniversary

Summer Island Maldives celebrated its fifth anniversary on 1st March 2020. The celebrations kicked off with repeater guests planting five palm trees, symbolising five years of Summer Island. The event was followed by a special cocktail party with live music to mark…

Mövenpick Resort Kuredhivaru Maldives celebrates Women’s Day

Mövenpick Resort Kuredhivaru Maldives celebrated International Women’s Day with a MasterClass led by Ms. Akiko Fujji, UNDP Maldives’s resident representative.   In Ms Fujji’s presentation based on this year’s theme ‘I am gender equality’, she noted the progress achieved in health and education…

Amilla Fushi – Blissing out in Baa

It’s a sunny day in Baa Atoll, not entirely unremarkable though it’s July, monsoons sometimes gift periods of splendid sun. Here on the large deck of my ocean reef house in Amilla Fushi, I’m sipping an ice-cold welcome drink. This articles was…

Dr Hussain Rasheed Hassan

We had a long chat with Dr Hussain Rasheed Hassan, minister of environment and energy, on a range of critical issues tied to the hospitality sector.…

Back of the Haus – Waste to Wealth at Soneva Fushi

We flew up to Soneva Fushi to observe how they handle their waste. The Baa Atoll property’s Waste to Wealth programme is innovative and well-known and we go over some of its key components at the resort’s waste management depot Eco Centro.…

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