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Tourism Day Supplement 2008
Please Click HERE to view the Tourism Day Supplement 2008.Source: www.visitmaldives.com ...
New edition of 'Maldives Traveller' released
2009 edition of 'Maldives Traveller' has released by Minister of tourism and civil aviation Dr. Abdulla Mausoom on 18th September 2008, to coincide with the beginning of JATA World travel fair in Toky...
British tourists turn their back on the Maldives
There has been a sharp decline in the number of Britons visiting the Maldives, according to the islands’ minister for tourism. Figures from July show a drop of 18.9 per cent compared with July...
Diving delights at Iru Fushi Beach & Spa Resort, Maldives
The Maldives offers some of the best diving in the world and there is now a new atoll to pull on the fins and explore. Surrounding the soon-to-open Iru Fushi Beach & Spa Resort on the pristine Noo...
Dr. Abdulla Mausoom appointed as the new Minister of Tourism
Dr. Abdulla Mausoom has been appointed as the new Minister of Tourism and Civil Aviation on 15th July 2008.Dr. Mausoom also headed Maldives Tourism Promotion Board from 2004 until his appointment as t...
Kuoni Travel announce increase in Maldives bookings despite the credit crunch
Kuoni Travel has announced that the first six months of 2008 saw a 28% rise in the number of people enjoying luxury holidays in the Maldives, compared to the same time period in 2007, despite the UK p...
Maldives wants emissions cuts but not from tourism
By Melanie Lee and Neil Chatterjee SINGAPORE (Reuters) - The Maldives, worried about rising seas from climate change, wants steeper cuts in global greenhouse gas emissions but is unwilling ...
Maldives: “Paradise Drowning”, partly due to tourism?
The Maldives has a dilemma — it fears that rising seas caused by global warming could wipe the country off the map but it doesn’t want to restrict tourists who visit the Indian Ocean coral islands...
Spas, stars and the two Rs: what's new in the Maldives?
Only about 200 of its 1,196 islands are inhabited – which leaves room for more upmarket resorts, says Simmy RichmanThe Maldives is not the place to go if you want to worry about facts and figures. A...
Maldives participated in the Marine Dive fair
Maldives participated in the Marine Dive Fair which took place at the Sunshine City Convention Center Hall in Tokyo, Japan from April 4th to 6th 2008. Marine Dive Fair is an important exhibition targe...
Sri Lanka Aitken Spence to run Oman hotels
Sri Lanka's Aitken Spence, a top leisure group that also runs resorts in the Maldives and India, said it had inked a deal to operate four hotels of Oman Hotels and Tourism Company (OHTC).Al Falaj and ...
Valentine's in the Maldives
Extravagant romantics looking for the ultimate Valentine's experience will be heading for the Maldives during February. This collection of over a thousand tropical islands is already a year-round ...
Maldives '07 tourist arrivals rise record 12.3 pct
Tourist arrivals in Maldives rose to 12.3 percent -- more than projected in 2007 and its highest ever -- thanks to an improvement in the infrastructure of its tourist resorts, officials said on Wednes...
tdic appoints award-winning anantara to manage sir bani yas and qasr al sarab resorts
tdic appoints award-winning anantara to manage sir bani yas and qasr al sarab resorts.Tourism Development & Investment Company (TDIC), the name behind some of the most prestigious tourism initiati...
The world’s most romantic lagoon resorts
Heavenly vacations in the Maldives, Tahiti, Malaysia, Mexico and moreLooking to get away from the winter’s cold and live out your vacation fantasy on an island paradise, complete with lagoon-side ac...
Top resorts for 2008 named
The top resorts tipped to be the places to go in 2008 have been named by long-haul travel experts Tropical Sky.Among the company's top tips are resorts on the Caribbean island of Grenada, the Maldives...
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A HOLIDAY company has offered a full refund to a Fylde couple after their honeymoon was cancelled. Yesterday’s Gazette revealed how Richard Taylor and Lindsay Reidy of Acres Lane, Preesall...
New York, Tokyo May Follow Maldives Underwater
Religious tension hits Maldive Islands, a hot spot for tycoons, superstars