Tourism
Sun, sand and politics: How tourism tycoons influence elections in the Maldives
Maldives tourism is politicised partly because of how it emerged.
19 Sep 2018, 9:00 AM
Maldives welcomes millionth tourist of 2018
Almost 900,000 tourists had visited the Maldives by July 2018.
09 Sep 2018, 9:00 AM
Guesthouses to control half of Maldives tourist bed capacity by 2028
Guesthouses in the Maldives have 8,000 beds between them.
02 Sep 2018, 9:00 AM
Maldives resort ballot box numbers jump to 35
There are more than 27,000 Maldivian resort workers.
21 Jul 2018, 9:00 AM
Mo Salah’s Maldives visit pounced on by tourism bosses
Mo Salah has more than six million Twitter followers.
21 Jul 2018, 9:00 AM
Maldives tourist arrivals up 10 percent
Europe held the largest regional market share for the first half of 2018.
18 Jul 2018, 9:00 AM
Maldives resort workers complain of late payment
The resort workers fear they will not be paid this month either.
03 Jul 2018, 9:00 AM
Yacht Tours facing fines and frozen accounts
Yacht Tours Maldives is owned by Abdulla Jabir, a close advisor to ex-president Mohamed Nasheed.
27 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Three islands made available for lease without bidding
The priciest island of the three costs US$2.7 million.
26 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Water villas burn down in luxury resort fire
Water villas at the resort can cost as much as US$1,500 a night.
25 Jun 2018, 9:00 AM
Foreign travellers account for 95% of tourism-related emissions in Maldives
The study looked at who was responsible for tourism-related carbon emissions: travellers or the tourist destinations.
09 May 2018, 9:00 AM
Guesthouses ‘desperately’ need government support
The Maldives has around 600 guesthouses across 76 islands, whereas in 2010 there was just one guesthouse.
06 May 2018, 9:00 AM
Tourist numbers jump 18.5 percent in March
According to statistics, 133,466 tourists visited the Maldives during March 2018.
17 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
Tourist arrival figures ‘untrustworthy’
Germany’s ambassador to the Maldives said the economy was suffering because of the volatile political situation and ordinary people were bearing the brunt.
14 Apr 2018, 9:00 AM
Tourists should protest in the Maldives, says Nasheed
Mohamed Nasheed said holidaymakers should call for the protection of human rights, the resignation of President Abdulla Yameen and the release of political prisoners.
28 Mar 2018, 9:00 AM
Long-awaited resort opens in Haa Dhaal Atoll
Until Sunday Haa Dhaal, which has a population of 18,570, was the only Maldivian atoll without a resort.
19 Mar 2018, 9:00 AM
Tourist numbers jump 19 percent in February
According to statistics, 144,286 tourists visited during February, up 19.2 percent from the same month last year.
15 Mar 2018, 9:00 AM
Tourism losses downplayed at home and abroad
The Tourism Ministry has yet to publish visitor numbers for February.
11 Mar 2018, 9:00 AM
European tourist market ‘unaffected’ by Maldives crisis
There have been protests in the capital and local islands, with riot police using pepper spray and force to disperse crowds, and the tourism sector has reported cancellations.
27 Feb 2018, 9:00 AM
Tourism bodies beg for Maldives state of emergency to stop
Operators say hundreds of hotel bookings have been cancelled daily since February 5, when a 15-day state of emergency was declared, despite government assurances that all is normal in the resort islands.
22 Feb 2018, 9:00 AM
