Velaa Private Island is hosting a charity auction to raise funds for the Maldives efforts to contain the coronavirus outbreak. In partnership with British Polo Day, Velaa Private Island is offering a one-week stay to be redeemed when travel opens up again. The auction is for seven nights in a

The Asian Development Bank (ADB) has approved a $25 million concessional loan and a $25 million grant to help the Maldives fund its response to the coronavirus pandemic. The Covid-19 Active Response and Expenditure Support (CARES) programme is funded through the Covid-19 pandemic response option

As the Maldives prepares to open the country for tourists and resorts get ready to resume operations, Astrabon has launched a credit scheme allowing resorts to availing credit facilities for up to 3 months. The scheme is also open for guest houses and safari vessel operators.

The idyllic Maldives is reopening its resorts, liveaboards and hotels on uninhabited islands to visitors from outside the country from 15 July.

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The company is investing in a newly conceived, dedicated wellbeing director position who will be present on every Trafalgar, Insight Vacations and Luxury Gold guided holiday.

ITB Berlin and the Berlin Travel Festival are joining forces at Arena Berlin to organise a unique platform in order to show the industry ways in which they can exit the crisis together.

As part of the hotel and lodging industry’s effort to help guests feel safe about traveling during the current COVID-19 pandemic era, nearly all are requiring hotel staff to wear facemasks. However, one down-side is of course the fact that our colleagues can no longer share their warm and...

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