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Tourism and Civil Aviation Ministry

Rule permits unfinished resorts to extend deadline via fees

14 Sept 2026

Tour guide license issued to a woman for the first time

10 Sept 2026

Resorts being delayed was due to neglect: Ameen

10 Sept 2026

Action to be taken against resort operators over unpaid rent

17 Aug 2026

Min Ameen to Russia as senior delegation for tourism talks

16 Aug 2026

Bidding open to develop 15 halal tourism resorts in 6 atolls

8 Aug 2026

Cruise passenger arrivals more than double this year

7 Aug 2026

Maldives, Ethiopia sign air services agreement

21 Jul 2026

Rule permits unfinished resorts to extend deadline via fees

14 Sept 2026

Tour guide license issued to a woman for the first time

10 Sept 2026

Resorts being delayed was due to neglect: Ameen

10 Sept 2026

Action to be taken against resort operators over unpaid rent

17 Aug 2026

Min Ameen to Russia as senior delegation for tourism talks

16 Aug 2026

Bidding open to develop 15 halal tourism resorts in 6 atolls

8 Aug 2026

Cruise passenger arrivals more than double this year

7 Aug 2026

Maldives, Ethiopia sign air services agreement

21 Jul 2026

Tourism

Bill passed to tax foreign booking platforms

The President stated that bringing this amendment to the law will bring great progress to the tourism sector.

31 Aug 2026

Shazma Thaufeeq

Tourism earnings rise despite lower arrivals due to war: MMA

24 Aug 2026

Maldives and Russia agree to increase air connectivity

19 Aug 2026

Action to be taken against resort operators over unpaid rent

17 Aug 2026

65 percent of tourists to Maldives are couples

20 Jul 2026

Tourists

Cruise passenger arrivals more than double this year

According to figures from the Ministry of Tourism, 15,500 cruise passengers have visited the Maldives so far this year, compared with 8,000 during the same period last year, an increase of about 87 percent.

7 Aug 2026

Malika Shahid

Chinese and Italian tourists lead guest house market

31 Jul 2026

Tourist arrivals increase by 2.6 percent in May

29 May 2026

Stranded in Maldives after dream wedding trip

14 Mar 2026

Eight flights arranged for passengers stranded in Maldives

8 Mar 2026

Tourist Arrivals

Over 200,000 Chinese tourists welcomed in Maldives

According to statistics shared by the Tourism Ministry, China is the first country from which 200,000 tourists have arrived this year. Second on the list is Russia, with 170,000 tourist arrivals, followed by the UK with 94,000 tourists.

24 Jul 2026

Mariyath Mohamed

Tourist numbers low by 3.5 percent

19 Jul 2026

12 percent drop in tourist arrivals in June

7 Jul 2026

Maldives welcomes one millionth tourist from Spain this year

20 Jun 2026

Tourist arrivals drop by 5 percent

9 Jun 2026

Resorts

Rule permits unfinished resorts to extend deadline via fees

According to the new regulation, even with these conditions, extensions to the grace period will only be granted to places where construction work has already commenced.

14 Sept 2026

Shazma Thaufeeq

Work on resorts shared by all Maldivians to begin in Nov

7 Sept 2026

No difficulty for resorts, salaries to be paid in USD: Pres

31 Aug 2026

Kuda Rah resort listed at USD 6m below purchase price

2 Jun 2026

Sun Siyam Iru Veli celebrates Children’s Day

11 May 2026

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