http://www.maldivestourism.net Maldives ... the sunnyside of life Mon, 28 Apr 2008 14:53:35 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Veligandu Island Resort reopened on December 23, 2007. This resort named after its spectacular, long strip of sandy beach was closed for renovation in May this year. According the General Manager Mr Fathulla Ibrahim the 146 bed resort is now reopen with a number of new facilities and services that ... http://www.maldivestourism.net/blog/veligandu-island-resort-reopens/ (Haveeru News Service - www.haveeru.com.mv) – The first batch of tourists have arrived in Addu atoll's Herathere island resort which has had an informal opening. Maldives Tourism Development Cooperation's Chairman Hussain Afeef said that 16 tourists had arrived on Saturday and had expressed satisfaction with the resort. The first international flight is ... http://www.maldivestourism.net/blog/tourists-start-arriving-at-herathere-resort/ Maldives a longtime favorite destination for honeymooners around the world is named ‘World’s Most Romantic Destination’ at the 2007 World Travel Awards 14th Annual Gala Ceremony held on the islands of Turks & Caicos, Caribbean, on December 12, 2007. In addition Maldives won in the Indian Ocean's category as follows. Indian Ocean's ... http://www.maldivestourism.net/blog/maldives-named-worlds-most-romantic-destination/ The Maldives has been nominated in five categories in the 14th Annual World Travel Awards to be held in the Turks and Caicos Islands on the 12th December 2007. The five categories that Maldives got nominated are World's Leading Destination, World's Leading Dive Destination, World's Leading Honeymoon Destination, World's Leading ... http://www.maldivestourism.net/blog/maldives-nominated-in-five-categories-in-the-14th-annual-world-travel-awards/ The Maldives - now a renowned tourist destination world-wide, entered the tourism industry with very humble beginnings in the 1970s when a small group of Italian travellers came to the Maldives. The first tourist to the Maldives - Mr Corbin, made his first trip to the Maldives in October 1971 with ... http://www.maldivestourism.net/blog/first-tourists/