The Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi is a new island retreat is set to open in July 2019 with luxurious accommodations, an array of world-class dining options and high-end facilities. Joining the plethora of ultra-luxurious resorts in the idyllic tropical island nation, the...

Nestled at the south end of the Maldives on the heart-shaped Meradhoo island in the Gaafu Alifu Atoll, Jumeirah Dhevanafushi Maldives Luxury Resort stretches across two islands with lush tropical vegetation, gin-clear waters, and palm-fringed white sandy beaches. Accessed by...

More often than not if you are eating on any of the Maldives’ inhabited islands your chicken has been imported from South America, your tomatoes from India and your cheese from the Middle East. Your food has flown more than...

President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has declared Keylakunu Island of Haa Dhaalu Atoll along with its reef and lagoon area, and the wetlands and mangroves of Neykurendhoo Island and Baarah Island as Environmental Protected Areas. The President made the decision following a paper...

The monsoon season in Asia is often a favorite time for tourism due to off-peak sales and discounted prices. One of the things one must be aware of during this period is the notorious real-life vampire that feeds on human...

As the world migrates into sustainable ways of life, the Maldives is following suit with sustainability taking center stage in businesses, social movements and general lifestyles. Single-use plastics or disposable plastics – plastic bags, straws, water bottles, etc. – are...

Located on Kandooma Fushi, Holiday Inn Resort® Kandooma Maldives is a tropical, contemporary paradise in South Malé Atoll, just a 40-minute speedboat journey away from Malé’s Velana International Airport. Photo credit: Holiday Inn Resort® Kandooma Maldives The resort promises a perfect...

The natural assumption upon hearing of the Fuvahmulah Cemetery would be that it is a cemetery in Fuvahmulah City, however, it exists on another island entirely. The Fuvahmulah Cemetery, or ‘Molaki Kahbin’ in the local language, is located on Meedhoo...

Tourism is the most important economic industry in the Maldives and plays a vital role in earning foreign exchange revenue and generating employment in the tertiary sector of the country. The warm climate of the Maldives, exquisite white sandy beaches...

Sun Aqua Iru Veli welcomed its first guests in December in 2018. Set on Aluvifushi, a secluded, previously uninhabited private island forming part of the South Nilandhoo Atoll, also known as the Dhaalu Atoll, Sun Aqua Iru Veli offers guests...