Sun Siyam Olhuveli Maldives underwent some changes that have made the industry a double-take. On March 1st 2025, the resort introduced the addition of the Maldives Longest Pool coming in at 210 metres and another pool with a length of 131 metres, along with the revamping of their Deluxe Rooms into Beach Pavilions and Sunset…
During ITB Berlin 2025, from 4th March 2025 to 6th March 2025, The Cocoon Collection & Splendid Asia connected to exchange ideas and words. This gathering of minds led to fruitful exchanges, with positive changes, upcoming & completed upgrades made by The Cocoon Collection to their properties being the highlight. The Cocoon Collection brought significant…
On 3rd March 2025, the Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC/Visit Maldives) took part in the International Media Marketplace or IMM Germany 2025, which was hosted in Berlin. At this important event for German-speaking markets, MMPRC presented the Maldives’ unmatched services to elite journalists and media professionals. IMM 2025 is the premier international networking…
A Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) has been struck by the Maldives Marketing & Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) and Booking.com, one of the top digital travel platforms in the world, to work together to promote the Maldives as a top vacation destination. This collaboration will make use of Booking.com’s extensive global presence and marketing know-how to…
An extravagant getaway to the Maldives is going to be given to the 2025 Oscar nominees in an amazing blend of tropical luxury and cinematic brilliance. This opulent addition is a component of the well-known “Everyone Wins” gift bag, which is assembled yearly by Distinctive Assets, a marketing firm based in Los Angeles. Even those…
Together with top industry partners, the Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC/Visit Maldives) successfully launched an engaging advertising campaign at the 75th Berlin International Film Festival 2025, also known as Berlinale 2025, which ended on 23rd February 2025 and started on 13th February 2025. The objective of the initiative was to solidify the Maldives’…
According to Ahmed Nazeer, Secretary General of the Maldives Association of Tourist Industry (MATI), the Maldives’ tourism industry brought in $5.6 billion last year, with resorts accounting for 83.6% of the total. Speaking on 9th February 2025, at Kurumba Maldives for MATI’s 35th Annual General Meeting, Nazeer emphasized the evolution of the tourist industry over…
In order to encourage resort investments in environmentally friendly methods, Bank of Maldives (BML) has introduced its Green Resort Financing program. The new financing facility was introduced by Hussain Afeef, Chairman of Crown and Champa Resorts, together with Mohamed Shareef, CEO and Managing Director of the Bank, at the Maldives Association of Tourism Industry (MATI)…
Ahmed Munawar, the governor of the Maldives Monetary Authority (MMA), hinted on 9th February 2025 that the resorts’ mandatory Dollar exchange conversion requirement would be lowered in the future. The governor said that while such a change would take up to two years, it is still possible, during the Maldives Association of Tourism Industry’s (MATI)…
111 members attended the 35th Annual General Meeting (AGM) of the Maldives Association of Tourism Industry (MATI), which was held at Kurumba Maldives on 9th February 2025. Chairman Mohamed Umar Maniku and Secretary General Ahmed Nazeer gave opening remarks at the Annual General Meeting. A video highlighting the Maldives Association of Tourism Industry 2024 advocacy…