Travel and Tourism Industry News

Best Western is to open its first property in the Maldives this September.Best Western Madoogali Resort and Spa is located on its own island, North Ari Atoll, 48 miles west of the Maldives’ capital of Male. The hotel features 56 palm-thatched chalets, designed to blend in naturally with the surrounding environment. Each chalet has a [...]

All Maldivian islands are idyllic, so how do you decide which of the hundreds of resorts to choose from? The recently opened Iru Fushi Beach & Spa Resort offers something truly special for families and couples alike and here are just some reasons why it excels above the rest… Size matters – many resort islands [...]

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 Noonu Atoll are thirty dive sites with an abundance of marine life ranging from magnificent manta rays and [...]

A holiday is something to look forward to, however, the stresses of modern day life can often take their toll and the sheer effort of getting away from work, let alone packing a suitcase and coping with any airport dilemmas can often be quite traumatic. So much so, that even whilst away in the most [...]

Shangri-La’s Villingili Resort and Spa, Maldives, opening the fourth quarter 2008 in the Addu Atoll, will feature one of the first “Underwater Nature Trails” in the Maldives as well as a snorkelling garden “seascaped” with transplanted corals. Also as part of the resort’s marine initiatives, guests will be invited to help track some of the [...]

The Conrad Maldives Rangali Island has appointed Cheryl Davison as Naturopath and Holistic Practitioner, based in the resort’s destination Spa Retreat. Cheryl has a wealth of experience gained largely at London’s leading Health & Wellness Spa Apotheke 20 and as a successful private practitioner of Naturopathy, Massage and Reiki. Further qualifications in Complementary Medicine and [...]

A ‘Summer Special’ package at the idyllic Cocoa Island in The Maldives offers guests complimentary stays of two free nights per week for one week or two week stays. Guests can either stay 7 nights for the price of 5 or 14 nights for the price of 10. The low-season deal at this unique COMO [...]