Island Hideaway and Lily Beach, Maldives win at WTA

Island Hideaway and Lily Beach in the Maldives have achieved two highly coveted awards in this year’s World Travel Awards Asia, Australasia & Indian Ocean 2012; with Island Hideaway receiving the award for Indian Ocean’s Best Boutique Hotel and Lily Beach receiving the award for Indian Ocean’s Best Family Resort. The awards were held at the InterContinental Singapore on 18th October 2012. “We are extremely pleased and honored to have been...

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Dusit Thani Maldives recognized by EarthCheck

In an important milestone, the environmental performance of Dusit Thani Maldives has been recognized by EarthCheck; the travel and tourism industry’s leading environmental management, bench-marking and certification company. EarthCheck operates the world’s most scientifically rigorous bench-marking program and measures key indicators such as energy and water consumption, total waste production, and community commitment to provide a holistic...

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Tinie Tempah takes over the ocean floor at Subsix, NIYAMA Maldivesti

Global superstar Tinie Tempah pumped the ocean floor with his high energy, live performance six metres below sea level at the launch of Subsix, the world’s first underwater music club at NIYAMA Maldives on October 27th, 2012. The event was broadcasted live on Ustream with people tuning in from all over the world. During his performance, Tinie gave a shout out to everyone watching, Per AQUUM and the team at NIYAMA for the incredible experience...

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Maldives accepting proposals for management of Herathera Island on Seenu Atoll

Maldives Tourism Development Corporation Plc (MTDC) requests both Maldivian and foreign parties to submit written proposals under the Request for Proposal (RFP) dated October 16, 2012 (REF no: MTDC/2012/HIR-RFP/01) for the management/operation of Herathera Island, Seenu Atoll, an island leased by the government of Maldives. Herathera is situated in the southern-most tip of Maldives and is 10 minutes by speed boat from the Gan International...

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Taj Maldives voted world’s second best hotel

The Taj Exotica Resort and Spa in the Maldives has been rated the second best among 100 hotels in the world by a US survey. The Taj Exotica is one of six hotels across the globe run by the Mumbai-based Taj Group that have bagged honours in various categories of the Conde Nast Traveller (CNT) USA Readers Choice Awards. The Taj Exotica also bagged the top honour in the best 15 resorts in Asia. A world-renowned resort and spa, the Taj Exotica...

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Indians top list of tourists to Sri Lanka

Indian tourists far outnumber people from the rest of the countries visiting Sri Lanka. This has again been confirmed after the September 2012 numbers were compiled and put out by the Sri Lanka Tourism. In September this year, a total of 71,111 tourists visited Sri Lanka. Of this, 13,888 (19.5 per cent) were Indians. The next largest group, country-wise, was from the United Kingdom, 8586. While the overall number of tourist arrivals from India...

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‘RED CLIFFS’ Heaven on Hill

There are only four or five locations in the entire costal line in Sri Lanka that has the higher elevated land just by bay or beach. Tangalle, Trinco, Yala and Mirissa are some of the outstanding 'off cliff' places in the Lanka's tourism map . Mirissa Red Cliff Bay is one of the best beach locations in the world. Mirissa Red Cliff was portrayed over a hundred years ago in 1881 in water colours by Ernst Haeckel the famous German painter, when...

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Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru relaunches as all pool villa resort

Banyan Tree Vabbinfaru, the first Banyan Tree hotel in the Maldives, reopened on 1 September 2012 after renovations to improve each villa experience; introducing an outdoor pool and jet pool along with a day bed in the private garden of each villa and enhancing the interiors, garden, yoga pavilion and decking area. The aim for the guest experience is to create a mini private garden oasis on an exotic desert island, providing the comfort of...

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Royal Island Resort & Spa wins Indian Ocean's Luxury Romantic Hotel 2012

Royal Island Resort & Spa  has been awarded as Luxury Romantic Hotel  in the Indian Ocean at the World Luxury Hotel and Spa Awards 2012 ; the pinnacle of achievement for Luxury Hotels & Spas worldwide, which was celebrated in a glamorous extravaganza in Malaysia on October 13th, 2012.  During the extravagant ceremony held in Pan Pacific Kuala Lumpur International Airport Hotel, some of the world’s most sought after hotels,...

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