Category: Maldives

Over 700,000 tourists visit Maldives first half of the year

Filed under: Maldives - 25 Aug 2011

More than 700,000 tourists visited the Maldives in the first seven months of this year, Tourism Ministry has revealed.

The number of tourists, who visited the Maldives from January to July 2011, increased by 18.3 percent to 520,483 compared to …

Maldives records 56.7% growth in Chinese market

Filed under: Maldives - 03 Jul 2011

The Maldives received more than 65,000 Chinese tourists in the first five months of this year, a 56.7 percent increase over the same period of 2010, according to the latest figures….

Four Seasons Resorts Maldives Surfing Champions Trophy 2011

Filed under: Maldives,Resorts,Surfing - 27 Jun 2011

Surfing goes five star and beyond from August 29 to September 5, 2011 at Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Kuda Huraa.
The Maldives is set to host the world’s most exclusive surfing event this August featuring six world champions, a leading …

Maldives to waive import duty on environment-friendly vehicles

Filed under: Maldives - 31 May 2011

The Cabinet has decided to waive import duties on electric and renewable energy powered vehicles to boost the government’s initiative to promote the import and use of environmentally friendly products.

Deliberating on a paper presented by the Ministry of Economic Development …

Maldives to take legal action over continued New Seven Wonders bid

Filed under: Maldives - 28 May 2011

Maldives Marketing and Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) has issued a warning statement given the fact that the New Seven Wonders is still counting Maldives as a contender, after the country’s Cabinet announced it was pulling out of the competition….

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