Resort News
Latest news from Maldives resorts: new offers, festive programmes, guest chefs, openings and renovations, with booking deadlines and stay dates.
Grand Park Kodhipparu: year-end packages for Indian travellers, now bookable until 31 January 2027
Grand Park Kodhipparu in North Malé Atoll has extended the booking window on its year-end packages for travellers from India to 31 January 2027, with lower extra-person and extra-night charges and a new two-night package for November.
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ananea Madivaru Maldives: two offers for November and December 2026 stays, bookable until 15 November
ananea Madivaru Maldives in North Ari Atoll has extended two offers, on its Deluxe Water Pool Villas and Residences and on the Two-Bedroom Beach Pool Villa, for stays from 1 November to late December 2026, bookable until 15 November.
Festive season 2026–27 at Emerald Faarufushi Resort & Spa and Amilla Maldives
Emerald Faarufushi Resort & Spa in Raa Atoll and Amilla Maldives in Baa Atoll have announced their Christmas and New Year programmes, running from 22 December 2026 into the first week of January 2027.
Fushifaru Maldives ranked No. 4 in the Indian Ocean in Condé Nast Traveller's Readers' Choice Awards 2026
Fushifaru Maldives in Lhaviyani Atoll has been ranked fourth among the Top 20 Resorts in the Indian Ocean in Condé Nast Traveller's Readers' Choice Awards 2026.
Velaa Private Island: Gastronomy Month 2026, with guest chefs at Aragu from 6 to 18 November
Velaa Private Island in Noonu Atoll hosts Gastronomy Month this November: two four-hands dinners with visiting chefs and a Billecart-Salmon Champagne dinner at Aragu, between 6 and 18 November 2026.
Kandima Maldives festive season 2026–27: Lucy Bronze and Ona Batlle, Dustin Brown's tennis cup and the Showtime Fairground
Kandima's festive season runs from 20 December 2026 to 7 January 2027, with footballers Lucy Bronze and Ona Batlle, daily tennis with Dustin Brown and a Showtime Fairground week from 26 December.
Amilla Maldives has a new General Manager: Marc Reader
Marc Reader, who ran Finolhu from 2016 to 2023, is now General Manager of Amilla Maldives in Baa Atoll.
Grand Park Kodhipparu's festive season 2026–27: Thanksgiving, Christmas, Midnight in White and Orthodox Christmas
Grand Park Kodhipparu's full festive calendar runs from 22 November 2026 to 7 January 2027, with a daily children's programme, a white-dress New Year's Eve and fireworks over the lagoon.
Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas: half board and seaplane transfers included for Indian passport holders until 19 December 2026
Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas in Baa Atoll has an offer for Indian passport holders: half board and return seaplane transfers for two on stays to 19 December 2026, booked by 15 November.
Kandima Maldives this October: PlaySpace date nights, active island days and a November tennis week
Couple bowling, karaoke and VR at PlaySpace, workouts and yoga, floating breakfasts, and tennis coaching with Ashley Neaves from 6 to 15 November at Kandima Maldives.
V Villas Maldives at Mirihi can now be booked as a private island
V Villas Maldives at Mirihi in South Ari Atoll can now be reserved in full for one group, for weddings, family celebrations and company retreats.
Festive season 2026–27 at Niva Kurumba Maldives: gala dinners, a circus New Year and a daily kids' club
Niva Kurumba Maldives runs its festive programme from 21 December 2026 to 7 January 2027, with Christmas and New Year's Eve gala dinners and daily activities for children.
India package extended to 20 December 2026 at Cocoon Maldives, You & Me Maldives and Joy Island
The Cocoon Collection has extended its India package at all three of its resorts, with thali lunches, Indian chefs and extras, for stays to 20 December 2026.
Coco Palm Dhuni Kolhu: Roots & Tides festive season and three October dates
A Maldivian heritage festive programme from 22 December 2026 to 7 January 2027, three October events, and a festive offer that must be booked by 15 October 2026.
New offers at Pullman Maldives Maamutaa and Malahini Kuda Bandos
Pullman Maldives Maamutaa has a new all-inclusive offer for stays to September 2027, and Malahini Kuda Bandos has offers for bookings made by 31 October 2026.
Ayada Maldives turns 15 this October, with Halloween on the island and a festive programme on the way
Ayada Maldives in Gaafu Dhaalu Atoll marks 15 years on 30 October, with a Halloween show this month and a Christmas and New Year programme to follow.
Fushifaru Maldives turns nine, Meyyafushi Maldives turns one
Anniversary celebrations, a Michelin-starred chef at the underwater restaurant, a daily wine evening and Halloween on both islands.
Sirru Fen Fushi Private Lagoon Resort: festive and early-2027 offers, plus Michelin-starred dinners in October
Book by 31 October for the festive offer, or stay between 11 January and 30 April 2027 for a reduced rate with half board included. Chef Karim Khouani also cooks two dinners at Azure on 28 and 30 October.
Emerald Maldives Resort & Spa named Maldives' Leading Luxury Villa Resort for 2026
The Raa Atoll resort has won Maldives' Leading Luxury Villa Resort at the World Travel Awards for the sixth year running.
Offers running now at One&Only Reethi Rah, Noku Maldives, Oaga Art Resort, Bandos Maldives and V Villas Maldives at Mirihi
Five Maldives resorts have offers running this season. Here are the booking deadlines, the stay dates and what each one adds.
Coco Bodu Hithi in October 2026: International Chefs' Day and Halloween After Dark
Two October dates at Coco Bodu Hithi, plus a festive-season offer that must be booked by 15 October 2026.
Festive season 2026–27 at Grand Park Kodhipparu, Coco Bodu Hithi, Pullman Maldives Maamutaa and Niva Dhigali Maldives
Four more resorts have shared their Christmas and New Year plans for 2026–27, including a first Thanksgiving at Grand Park Kodhipparu.
Festive season 2026–27 at the OZEN, Atmosphere and OBLU resorts
Each resort in the group has its own festive theme this year. Here is how they differ and who each one suits.
Amilla Maldives in October 2026: visiting wellness practitioners, Halloween and a nature award
Two visiting practitioners, a children's Halloween trail and a Best Nature Resort award at Amilla Maldives this October.
Milaidhoo Maldives: Ba'theli by the Reef closed for October 2026
Milaidhoo's signature restaurant closes from 1 to 31 October 2026 for maintenance.
Holiday Inn Resort Kandooma Maldives renovation: what to expect until 30 November 2026
Kandooma's refurbishment now runs to 30 November 2026. Here is what is changing and what it means if you travel before December.
Diwali 2026 at Fushifaru Maldives and Meyyafushi Maldives
Both Lhaviyani Atoll sister resorts mark the Festival of Lights on 8 November 2026 with festive dining, live entertainment and island activities.
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Milaidhoo Maldives welcomes Chef Laurence Tan of Singapore's JAG for two October evenings
A cooking class on 16 October and a 16-seat, five-course dinner on 17 October with Chef Laurence Tan of Singapore's Michelin-starred JAG at Milaidhoo Maldives.