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Maldives highlights resilience and growth potential at investment forum in New York
Maldives Voice
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Special Envoy of the President and former Maldivian President, Dr. Mohamed Waheed Hassan, delivered a compelling address at the Maldives Tourism and Investment Forum in New York, highlighting the nation’s resilience and long-term development...
Special Envoy of the President highlights resilient Maldives and vision 2040 at New York Investment Forum
Miadhu Daily
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Former President of the Maldives and Special Envoy of the President, His Excellency Dr Mohamed Waheed Hassan, reflected on the Maldives’ extraordinary capacity to adapt and endure, noting its evolution from a geographically isolated country with...
Tuniu Corporation (NASDAQ:TOUR) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript
Insider Monkey
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June 17, 2025
Tuniu Corporation (NASDAQ:TOUR) Q1 2025 Earnings Call Transcript June 12, 2025 Operator: Hello, and thank you for standing by for Tuniu’s 2025 First Quarter Earnings Conference Call. [Operator Instructions] Today’s conference is being recorded. If...
7% of Maldivians identified as living with disabilities
Maldives Voice
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Approximately 7% of the Maldivian population is living with some form of disability, according to data released by the Ministry of Social and Family Development. This was revealed in a statement published on the government’s official website...
ISH expands Executive Education portfolio with Cinnamon Hotels in Sri Lanka and the Maldives
Tourism Breaking News
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June 17, 2025
Six-month leadership development program launched to groom Cinnamon’s next generation of General Managers The Indian School of Hospitality (ISH) has launched an intensive leadership development program in collaboration with Cinnamon Hotels &...
Future Summit 2025 to Explore What’s Next for Maldives Tourism at Kurumba Resort
The islandchief
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Kurumba Maldives will be hosting the second edition of Future Summit on June 25, 2025, bringing together a distinguished gathering of government officials, commercial leaders, and industry change-makers to shape the future of Maldives tourism for...
Ifuru Island Maldives Announces Luxury Wine Tasting with The Liquid Concept
Maldives Travel News
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June 17, 2025
With so many resorts across the Maldives vying for attention, a new one must do more than offer pretty villas and white sand. It must mean something. Opening on 1 October 2025, Meyyafushi Maldives doesn’t just offer another five-star property. It...
Meyyafushi Maldives is Opening October 2025: Here’s Why It Redefines Barefoot Luxury
Maldives Travel News
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June 17, 2025
With so many resorts across the Maldives vying for attention, a new one must do more than offer pretty villas and white sand. It must mean something. Opening on 1 October 2025, Meyyafushi Maldives doesn’t just offer another five-star property. It...
China-Sri Lanka-Maldives Tourism Forum kicks off in Colombo
Xinhua News Agency
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COLOMBO, June 17 (Xinhua) -- The week-long China-Sri Lanka-Maldives Tourism Forum opened here on Monday with over 100 participants including officials, representatives from tourism and aviation sectors, experts and scholars. In her opening...
Digital Economy Ministry and BCS Sri Lanka Section collaborate to drive national digitisation efforts
Daily FT
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Deputy Minister of Digital Economy Eng. Eranga Weeraratna addresses the media briefing along with officials of the Ministry and the BCS the Chartered Institute for IT Sri Lanka Section In a significant move to accelerate Sri Lanka’s digital...
China Maldives Friendship Bridge is a marvel that depicts the importance of engineers in people’s lives – Chinese Ambassador
Miadhu Daily
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Chinese Ambassador in Maldives Kong Xianhua has said that China Maldives Friendship Bridge is an engineering marvel that depicts the importance of engineers in people’s lives. In a message on social media platform X, the Ambassador said this...
Maldives’ Atmosphere Core ventures into India’s Himalayas with Luxe Kufri Resort
Business Traveller
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June 16, 2025
In a landmark collaboration, Maldives-based Atmosphere Core and Satyadeo Hospitality Private Limited have announced the launch of a premium hill resort in Kufri, Himachal Pradesh, marking Atmosphere Core’s debut in India’s Himalayan region....
Seventeen airlines join Maldives’ sea-to-air cargo service
Avas
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Seventeen international airlines have joined the Maldives’ sea-to-air cargo service. Launched as a joint venture between Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL), Maldives Ports Limited (MPL), and Maldives Customs Service, the service aligns with...
Darks clouds gather; can Maldives weather this storm?
Sun Online International
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The Maldives has USD 688 million in debt repayments due in the last quarter of this year. That is equivalent to MVR 10.6 billion. It has another USD 1.1 billion in debt repayments due next year. A total of USD 1.78 billion. Equivalent to MVR a...
Ooredoo Maldives Wins Big at the 2025 Asia-Pacific Stevie® Awards
The islandchief
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Ooredoo Maldives has been honoured with two prestigious accolades at the 2025 Asia-Pacific Stevie® Awards, recognising the company’s ongoing excellence in innovation and its impactful contributions to the community. The company received the...
World Bank trims India’s FY26 growth to 6.3% as South Asia slows
Fibre 2 Fashion
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Economic growth in South Asia is set to decelerate to 5.8 per cent in 2025, following a weaker-than-expected expansion of 6 per cent in 2024. The slowdown is largely driven by rising global trade barriers, heightened policy uncertainty, and...
BisB offers Maldives, Seychelles holiday prizes
The Daily Tribune - News Of Bahrain
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Mahir Haneef TDT | Manama Email: mail@newsofbahrain.com Shoppers using their BisB Visa Credit Cards this summer could land luxury holidays to the Maldives or Seychelles, as part of Bahrain Islamic Bank’s latest travel-themed campaign rewarding...
Laura Anderson 'hurt' by cruel backlash over luxury Maldives holiday
Yorkshire Live
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June 16, 2025
Love Island's Laura Anderson hit back at trolls last week after they scathingly criticised her for enjoying her first break without her child alongside her boyfriend, Dundee footballer Clark Robertson. Now, a source has revealed to OK! that the 36...
Good news for Indians, after Thailand, Philippines, Maldives, Palau, this country has eased visa rules for travellers to boost tourism, it is...
DNA India
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The goal is to increase tourism, promote cultural exchanges, and build closer ties between the two nations. In a move to strengthen ties with India and promote tourism, Georgia has relaxed its visa rules for Indian citizens. As per a report by The...
Maldives’ Finest Hospitality Professionals Recognised at Hotelier Maldives Awards 2025
The islandchief
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The Hotelier Maldives Awards 2025, presented by Bestbuy Maldives (BBM), recognised the exceptional individuals and teams behind the country's world-renowned tourism sector during a grand ceremony held Saturday evening at Barceló Nasandhura Malé....