Travel and Tourism Industry News

For the first time since its renovation as a luxury resort in 2005, turtles have hatched in the wild at Baros Maldives. This happened on the morning of Wednesday 21 July 2010 when guests were surprised to see tiny Hawksbill turtle hatchlings emerging from the sand beside Deluxe Villa 117, which is in a quiet [...]

For underwater lovers, nothing comes close to the pleasure of diving in the Maldives. This collection of 1,190 atolls and islands that string together like teardrops in the Indian Ocean, offer divers of all ages and experience the chance to marvel at an unspoilt underwater world. With a choice of two stunning islands to stay [...]

For those looking to soak up the sun as well as the atmosphere of the largest sporting event in the world, Olhuveli Beach & Spa Resort (www.olhuveli.com) in the Maldives is offering football fans and their other halves the perfect getaway throughout the FIFA World Cup. With live matches showing outside the Lagoon bar, 25% [...]

Fed-up of waiting for summer to arrive? Dreaming of a white-sand beach, warm, azure-blue sea and lazy days stretching into balmy relaxing evenings? Would love to visit a tropical island but wondering if the holiday budget is more suited to the Mediterranean than the Indian Ocean? Then think again, as Sun Hotels & Resorts, who [...]

HotelTravel.com’s Top 10 Reasons to Visit the Maldives Low-lying, laidback and surrounded by some of the planet’s clearest and bluest waters, the Maldives remain a popular choice for honeymooners, and those seeking once-in-a-lifetime holiday experiences. HotelTravel.com is proud to present its Top 10 reasons to visit the Maldives. From key feeder markets like Singapore, Hong [...]

The Holiday Inn Malé, located in Malé, the capital city of the Maldives, welcomed its first guests on Monday. Located on the corner of Ameer Ahmed Magu, Holiday Inn Malé lies near the harbourfront, shops and markets and within a short walking distance to the various historical places of interest like the Old Friday Mosque, [...]

Since the beginning of time, people have flocked to the water for medicinal and spiritual reasons. What’s in your memory of summers gone by? It seems for all of us there is that memory of a sapphire-blue swimming pool or the teasing ocean rush. We laid in the sun working on our tan, sat in [...]