Maldives

Kuoni renews 'special occasion' focus in Indian Ocean

Thirteen additions to Indian Ocean programme includes new resorts in Maldives, Mauritius, Seychelles and Sri Lanka

Facing up to hotel quarantine after a trip to the Maldives

What’s it like to suddenly discover you’ll have to take an unexpected trip – to Costa del Heathrow?

TTG Debate: Has the government really given travel a green light this summer?

TTG speaks with industry leaders in the wake of the publication of the government’s traffic light destinations on Friday.

Customised vitamins and making models from ocean plastic

Patina, Maldives is set to be one of the best new resorts to open in the destination this year

Museums and slides: Cora Cora Maldives to open in October

The resort in Raa atoll is home to the largest collection of artefacts outside of Male, and top villas will have private slides into the ocean

Maldives plans to offer Covid vaccine on arrival

Tourists could receive vaccination once country’s population has been fully immunised

Sun Resorts sells its Kanuhura property in the Maldives

A subsidiary of Ong Beng Seng’s HPL is to take over the resort from the Mauritian hotelier this summer

Anantara rolls out expanded new residences in the Maldives

The new-look overwater villas are among the largest in the destination

Oliver’s Travels adds Maldives to portfolio

The villa holiday specialist will market individual options within a range of resorts across the destination

Elegant Resorts reports best week since crisis began

The luxury operator says news of the vaccine is boosting business to winter sun destinations

Sri Lankan Airlines to launch direct London-Maldives link

Carrier’s winter schedule now features a twice-weekly Heathrow-Male service

G Adventures launches winter Canaries and Maldives trips

Tenerife hiking trip and Maldives dhoni boat adventure among new winter and spring 2020/21 options from adventure specialist

Surge in demand for Maldives following corridor addition

Luxury operators have welcomed the news that UK travellers will no longer need to quarantine on return from the Maldives

Travel corridors driving 'very late booking market'

Advantage’s AMS businesses saw Canary Islands bookings double year-on-year over the weekend after the government opened a travel corridor to the popular winter sun destination

Operators praised for snap travel corridor reaction

Agents hail Jet2holidays and Tui for getting Canaries on sale within hours of travel corridor update

Nine luxury trips to tempt your clients with today

Rules are ever changing, but try tempting clients with some of these ideas to keep them engaged and inspired to either travel on a last-minute escape now, or plan a big trip for 2021

Riu reopens Maldives property following forward sales boost

Hotel chain’s Indian Ocean property re-opens as Maldives enquiries grow

Maldives says almost all resorts to reopen by October

The UK government has still not lifted the advice on travelling, but resorts will be ready for winter sun sales, country says

Maldives to reopen to tourists on 15 July

Indian Ocean destination sets out its health policy for international visitors

Kuoni expands 2021 Indian Ocean offering

New resorts in the Maldives, Mauritius and Sri Lanka are being added to its programme

Kuoni says 2021 bookings are on the up

Long-haul specialist says many are deferring trips this year but splashing the cash on 2021

Maldives to reopen borders and 'restart tourism' in July

Tourism ministry confirms first steps towards restoring country’s tourism sector

Coronavirus: Maldives lifts lockdown on three resorts

The Maldives health authority has also declared a State of Public Health Emergency

Coronavirus: Four Maldives resorts placed in lockdown

Foreign Office advises against all but essential travel to Kuredu, Vilamendhoo, Batalaa and Kuramathi island resorts, impacting Kuoni’s programme