Maldives Travel News

Win a fabulous two week holiday on Coco Palm Bodu Hithi….EVERY YEAR…for a lifetime!!!

admin — 2010-01-29T18:36:22Z

THIS is literally the holiday of a lifetime. One of the world's top luxury resorts, Coco Palm Bodu Hithi in the Maldives, is giving away a two-week holiday "for life". The winner of its global online competition gets two weeks for two at the resort every year until he or she turns 65. Located on its own island, a 40-minute speedboat ride from Male International Airport, Coco Palm Bodu Hithi was named the leading luxury hotel in the World Luxury Hotel Awards last year. Each of its 100 villas, on land or over water, has its own pool and the resort has a gym, spa, six dining options and a bar for sunset drinks. The prize also includes two meals a day. It doesn't include[...]

Maldives find a new black gold

admin — 2009-08-30T22:00:40Z

For Craig Sams, life is sweet. The entrepreneur, who with co-founder Jo Fairley sold the Green & Black’s organic chocolate firm to Cadbury for a reputed £20m, has founded a biochar business, and his firm is about to announce its first deal with the government of the Maldives. Carbon Gold, Sams’s new company, is to develop biochar projects on three islands in the Maldives, taking waste from agriculture and fishing and turning it into charcoal by roasting it in a low-oxygen atmosphere. The process turns waste into raw carbon, which can then be used to fertilise the soil. If the trials work out, similar projects could be started on many more of the 200 or so inhabited is[...]

Elite Resorts of Asia Pacific Announce their Partnership with Angsana Velavaru

admin — 2009-08-25T09:24:42Z

To celebrate their new partnership with Elite Resorts of Asia Pacific, Angsana Velavaru is offering inspirational Villa rates from USD750 + pn for their unique InOcean villas inclusive of breakfast for 2. "Velavaru" translates as 'Turtle Island' in the indigenous language of Dhivehi. The picturesque island resort is a 40-minute seaplane journey from Male International Airport, and rests on the virtually untouched South Nilandhe Atoll. The dive sites are strikingly beautiful, making this one of the most sought-after destinations for marine enthusiasts in the Maldives. The InOcean Villas at Angsana Velavaru are a standalone cluster of water villas that are not connected to an islan[...]

New charter flights from China to boost Maldives tourism

admin — 2009-08-21T20:11:49Z

Guangdong Nanhu International Travel Service of China has announced plans to begin a new charter operation from Guangzhou to the Maldives. The maiden flight on the charter route is set for September 26, 2009. Chen Zhichao, the deputy general manager of Nanhu Travel, said that the charter flight is scheduled to fly twice a week, on Wednesdays and Saturdays. It will only take six hours from Guangzhou to the Maldives, which is six hours shorter than taking transit flights through Kuala Lumpur, Doha, or Dubai. The charter flight will fly for one year, according to Chen. Tickets for the direct charter flight will be cheaper than those for transit flights.[...]

Vivanta By Taj - Coral Reef opens in August 2009

admin — 2009-08-16T08:54:31Z

Vivanta By Taj - Coral Reef opens in August 2009 as a hip, luxurious yet affordable solution to holidaying in the Maldives. Chic and comfortable accommodation coupled with an innovative food and beverage experience and levels of service synonymous with the Taj Group, at natures very own Coral Reef lagoon ensures a holiday of a lifetime in the truest sense. Located on Hembadhu Island, less than 32 kilometers from Male airport, Vivanta by Taj - Coral Reef has been refurbished and redesigned to offer a personalized holiday experience for families and couples alike. Boasting one of the best spots for diving, amateurs and professionals can explore the resort's very own house reef and shipwreck. [...]

The Maldives to showcase at Monarch Beach

admin — 2009-08-12T20:52:04Z

Male’, 10 August 2009; The destination Maldives will be showcased at Monarch Beach which is held being between mid-June and mid-September this year. Maldives Tourism Promotion Board together with the High Commission of Maldives in UK will be celebrating a Maldivian day on 15 August 2009. The week commencing from 14 August is marked as the Indian Ocean week at the Monarch Beach bringing the colors of the beach destinations like Maldives, Goa, Sri Lanka and Mauritius. The High Commission of Maldives in UK jointly with members of the Maldives Students’ Association in UK (MSA) and Maldivian families and volunteers living in UK would be portraying the island lifestyle of the Maldiv[...]

British Airways to fly to Maldives

admin — 2009-08-12T19:46:43Z

Civil Aviation Minister Mahmoud Razi has said British Airways (BA) will begin flights to Maldives next week, Miadhu reports. Speaking at a ceremony to sign MoUs (Memorandums of Understanding) for joint air services between Maldives and the UK, Razi said BA will be designated as the authorised carrier between the two countries. “One objective is to strengthen the aviation relations between two countries and to encourage more flights between UK and Maldives. British Airways would start operations during the last week of October but as you know it is not a good time economically and financially. This may result in the arrival of other airlines as well,” he said. Source: Minivanew[...]