Travel and Business News of Maldives

This section of our guide is dedicated to travel and business news which is related to the Maldives. The Travel and Business News will be updated frequently by our news team and will feature what matters to travelers and investors.

Malaysia Airlines flights to Maldives – update

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Maldives

The Malaysian Airlines operator issued a travel update in relation to the unrest in Maldives. According to the Airline it is operating normal services to Male’ Ibrahim Nasir International Airport. Press release by the airline [...]

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Travel warning to the capital Male’, Maldives

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Maldives Travel Warning

Many countries have issued travel warnings for Male’ the capital of Maldives after 7 February 2012 surge in political turmoil. The UK’s Foreign and Commonwealth advised against “all but essential travel to Male’ island. There [...]

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Maldives first democratically elected president resigned

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The first democratically elected president of the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed has resigned today (7 February 2012). Reports suggest that he was forced to resign, by the security forces of the island nation on a mutiny. [...]

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Unrest in the Maldives capital Male’

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Maldives Unrest

There are reported unrest in the Capital of the Maldives, Male’ in the early hours of 7 February 2012. Haveeru reported that protesters have attacked and vandalized several businesses in the capital Male’ including a [...]

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Qatar Airways may reconsider Maldives route

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Male’ Ibrahim Nasir International Airport

A planned move by a private airport operator GMR in the Maldives to raise handling fees would hurt Qatar Airways’ operations and threaten services to the holiday islands, Qatar Airways said in a statement on [...]

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Reveries Diving Village Maldives opened in Laamu Gan

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 Reveries Diving Village Maldives

The first tourist hotel to be opened in an inhabited island was inaugurated on 1 February 2012 by President of the Maldives Mohamed Nasheed. Reveries Diving Village Maldives is located in Laamu Gan. The hotel [...]

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Baros Maldives in Asia’s top ten hotels

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Baros Maldives

The travel review website TripAdvisor.com has listed Baros Maldives, among its 25 top hotels in Asia. Baros Maldives has won many awards in past and it wows the luxury market. The ward by TRipAdvisor “Traveller’s [...]

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Two more Maldives islands for resort development

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The Maldives government cabinet has decided to lease two uninhabited islands to be developed as tourist resorts. The islands were awarded to the party that operates the Kolhumadulu Thimarafushi Domestic Airport. The Maldives authorities recently [...]

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Tourists rate Maldives as expensive: survey

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The “Maldives Visitor Survey 2011” compiled by the private consulting firm Commerce, Development and Environment (CDE) in collaboration with Ministry of Tourism Arts and Culture, depicts the tourist’s viewpoint on tourism industry related products and [...]

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Record number of flights to Maldives on 2 January 2012

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Mega Maldives

Maldives is experiencing a record number of schedule flights this January. Male’ Ibrahim Nasir International Airport has registered the 95 international flights on a single day. According to Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL), last 2 [...]

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French holidaymaker in Maldives found dead at sea

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Paradise Island Resort Maldives

A French holidaymaker on vacation in Club Med Kanifinolhu, Maldives who went missing last on 7 January 2012 evening has been found dead this morning. Club Med Kanifinolhu , General Affairs Manager Abdul Samad said [...]

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