The Small Maldives Island Co. (TSMIC) has announced a new hotel investment opportunity in Maldives, with potential investors having the opportunity to own a recently-completed island resort, which comes with its own operational airport, and a virgin island. Ifuru Resort is nestled in Raa atoll, a

Owners of the ultra-luxury Velaa Private Island resort in the Maldives are making a major donation of medical and protective equipment to support the island nation's efforts to contain the coronavirus outbreak. According to reliable sources, the donation by Daniel Kretinsky, the owner of a...

The United States is providing $2 million to the Maldives to help the island nation recover from the coronavirus pandemic. The US State Department said the $2 million in "Economic Support Funding" will support the expansion of social protection services led by local civil society organisations an

Coronavirus cases in the Maldives have crossed the 500th mark after the island nation reported 28 new infections Saturday. Health Protection Agency (HPA) said 23 new cases from capital Male were detected Saturday, bringing the total number of confirmed cases in the 6.8 square kilometre island-cit

Japanese government has extended an emergency grant to Maldives government to help in its fight against the global viral pandemic.The government of Japan aided with an emergency grant of USD356,400 for UNICEF wing active in Maldives and USD185,000 for Maldives Red Crescent to assist the...

What a wild two months that hotel and resort reservations sales agents have endured, as agents were the first to feel the impact of the COVID19 pandemic, as suddenly a tsunami of cancellation calls and emails flooded the phone lines and inboxes.

These ‘bubbles’ offer safe spaces in which people can mingle. And they could also gradually unlock borders, and get the world travelling again.

The upcoming five-day International Labor Day holiday will be a "Golden Week" for tourism and consumption since China entered the phase of regular epidemic prevention and control. Although group tours across provinces are still suspended and outbound travel is discouraged, the number of domestic...

Here are the big winners as a result of the current coronavirus crisis: Major Hotel Chains: Hospitality has been moving from an industry of independent hotels to an industry dominated by major hotel chains for at least two decades now.

Here are some activities to review how you classify your rooms and configure your product so when things stablise, you will be ready with an optimized inventory.

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UNWTO also calls upon the sector and travelers to address this challenge with sound judgment and proportionate measures.

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