Tourist arrivals to the Maldives may fall as much as 74 per cent this year, with arrival numbers from many major source markets taking at least two years to recover, a study presented to the country's lawmakers showed Monday. In its study that surveyed 64 tourist establishments across the...

Maldives has emerged among the hot spots for the luxury travelers around the globe, a survey by International Luxury Travel Market (ILTM) revealed. The survey further revealed that the global luxury travel market is expected to recover within a year, with most wealthy holidaymakers planning their...

The Maldives Ministry of Tourism has published a tentative schedule of resort reopenings. A note that accompanies the list says that the properties themselves proposed the dates. While 8 resorts – with a total of 683 rooms and 1386 beds – are listed as already operational, others are listed as...

Ministry of Tourism reports a total of 08 resorts operational amid the border closure.Earlier, Maldives government made the announcement of closing the country’s border in light of the Covid-19 pandemic outbreak. Subsequently, several tourist properties made their announcement of temporarily...

ADK has announced the completion of the new PCR lab at Maafaru International Airport, contracted by Soneva Resorts.

As those who read my hotel sales training articles or who attend my workshops know well, I am a huge advocate for using a "tech for touch" approach to stand out from the competition. I have long recommended that hotel group and event salespeople embrace the use of personalized video email in many...

As those who read my hotel sales training articles or who attend my workshops know well, I am a huge advocate for using a "tech for touch" approach to stand out from the competition. I have long recommended that hotel group and event salespeople embrace the use of personalized video email in many...

Each Caribbean destination appears to be managing its reopening in a very fluid atmosphere "with the science changing daily," said Jamaica's Edmund Bartlett. "We have to be able to pivot as circumstances change."

The safety standards by Delta Air Lines are good news for travelers.

With hospitality facing an existential crisis due to such an industry-changing external shock, hoteliers could do worse than look to startups for lessons in adaptation.

By the Center for Systems Science and Engineering (CSSE) at Johns Hopkins University (JHU)

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UNWTO also calls upon the sector and travelers to address this challenge with sound judgment and proportionate measures.

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By Harvard Medical School & Co.

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SINGAPORE: Singapore reported 157 new COVID-19 infections as of noon on Tuesday (Jul 7), including five children aged between two and 15 among 20 ...