Proposals on safely reopening the Maldives to visitors are being readied for cabinet deliberations in a few weeks, the island nation's tourism minister said Thursday. Ali Waheed told CNN's Richard Quest that his ministry was making plans to reopen the country's borders and begin...

Companies in Singapore and Thailand have donated protective equipment and test kits to support the Maldives’ efforts to contain the coronavirus outbreak, the Indian Ocean tourist paradise’s foreign ministry announced Friday. Temasek Foundation, the charity arm of Singaporean investment...

Health authorities permit Kuredhu Island Resort with transport in and out of the island after a near two month restriction.The very first positive case for the COVID-19 virus was discovered from the tourist resort, forcing Health Protection Agency (HPA) to impose a lockdown on the island. HPA has...

Tourism Minister Ali Waheed has revealed that the government has been incurring the expenses of the stranded tourists in Maldives due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Some hoteliers in China are bracing for a spike in domestic activity during China's week-long May Day holiday, which takes place from May 1-5, with Ctrip predicting that the period is expected to see 90 million domestic trips.

The unprecedented travel shutdown has exposed the delicate balance of the travel ecosystem, with many suppliers struggling or just declining to offer customers refunds on trips that the companies have been forced to cancel.

The property is overseeing a $65 million enhancement project while navigating through the coronavirus crisis.

Whether it’s a medical organization, event, business, airport or hotel that wants to implement this screening before you enter, the demand for this tech is going to be greater than ever before. Though it can be perceived as invasive, it could prove invaluable in helping us manage places where...

Staycations will remain in vogue until the coronavirus is fully out of our collective memories which may not be until far into 2021 or beyond, so best to keep a local promotion playbook handy in case you need deploy it again in the near future.

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