‘Visit Dharavandhoo Year 2025’ Campaign Launches With Festive Event
The Visit Dharavandhoo 2025 Technical Committee, during an event at Dharavandhoo Island in Baa (B.) Atoll on Thursday night, unveiled...
MMPRC, Tourism Ministry Host Tourism Symposium at Crossroads
The Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) and the Ministry of Tourism launched the 2024 Tourism Symposium at Crossroads...
China Leads Arrival Figures; Maldives Expected to Welcome Two Millionth Visitor in December
Visitors from China to the Maldives so far this year have reached 233,332, the Ministry of Tourism has confirmed. This...
Parliament Considers Hikes to Tourism-Related Taxes and Levies
The Parliament, on 16 October, accepted for consideration two bills seeking to increase the Tourism Goods and Services Tax (TGST),...
Can India’s Lakshadweep Islands Be Maldives’ Competitor?
With the Maldives badly needing foreign exchange to meet its basic needs, President Mohamed Muizzu is bending over backwards to...
Maldives Tourism Recovers From Setbacks
Ambitious plans mark recovery from COVID and a short-lived Indian boycott Tourism is the single most important source of livelihood...
Regulation Change on Foreign Vessels Grants Exclusivity to Maldivian Businesses
Only companies that are 100 percent locally owned can act as agents for foreign tourist vessels, the Ministry of Tourism...
Tourist Arrivals from India Drop by Over 55,000
The Maldives has, over the past two years, seen a drop of over 55,000 in tourists visiting the country from...
AZAL to Begin Twice-Weekly Direct Flights Between Azerbaijan and Maldives
Azerbaijan Airlines (AZAL), the flag carrier and largest airline in Azerbaijan, is set to begin flights to the Maldives. AZAL...
GST Act Amendment Aims to Curb Loss of Tourism Revenue: Finance Ministry
The Goods and Services Tax Act (Act Number 10/2011) will be amended starting mid-2025 in order to address ongoing tourism...
