The month of August will witness opening of the first boutique luxury resort in Maldives. The resort will be located in Huvadhoo Atoll, one of the largest natural coral islands in the world and the deepest island in the Maldives. The central lagoon of the island plunge about 90 m. Alila Villas Hadahaa is the first resort on Gaafu Alifu (North Huvadhoo) Atoll in the southern side of the island. The opening of the hotel will also mark the first Maldives property to get the award of Green Globe certification

A 10-year old schoolgirl Zsuzsa Magyar from Notting Hill, London named the world’s first cultivated coral reefs in Maldives. She has named it Stingray Reef, which is known as Madi Faru in the local Dhivehi dialect. Little Zsuzsa’s name was chosen from 300 entries in a literature festival. The island is cultivated with a hope that implanting the nursery-grown corals into the 12-hectare reef will ultimately give shape to an island. The process of implanting the nursery-grown corals is called ‘nubbins’ and there have been nearly 1,000 ‘nubbins’ implantation. Zsuzsu’s

Undeterred and unaffected – yes, it is British Airways, still going strong, signing thumbs down to global meltdown saga. It’s indeed a tough challenge, but they know how to tackle single handedly.  To add some spice to your holidaying mood in this market, British Airways has decided to launch two new routes from Gatwick to Male’ – the capital of Maldives and Sharm El Sheikh in Egypt. After long detailed research and study, the Airways authority felt that these two new routes would prove appropriate and worth a visit for

On 5th and 8th June this year, which is World Environment Day and Earth Day respectively, Baa Atoll Hanifaru, Baa Atoll An’gafaru and Alif Dhaal Atoll Maamigili were declared as protected areas for whale sharks. These three Atolls in Maldives are densely populated areas of whale sharks. The Executive Director of Environment – NGO Bluepeace, Ali Rilwan said that whale shark sanctuaries are welcomed, and the need is more for monitoring and research. This decision by the Maldives government has made a global significance. The banning of hunting Reef Sharks

Casino, that’s Sikkim Government’s trump card for this season to lure tourist. Sikkim is already experiencing a nearly 40% increase in tourist inflow and that makes Sikkim the only state in the country that offers land based live casino facilities and a complete casino experience. Nareash Subba, Chief Executive Officer of Casino Sikkim sounded quiet enthusiastic while saying that it is the assistance of the State Government which actually helped the dream to take shape into reality. He is also given the responsibility to build the casino and attract tourists.