Articles tagged “maldives”

Tourism

Domestic Leisure Spots Are a Favorite for Year-End Travel: India Report

The fact that more people are choosing to travel rather than staying at home is a sign of the Indian economy's recovery and the fact that people would rather spend on travel than anything else.

Ashvita Singh, Skift | 3 weeks ago

Domestic Leisure Spots Are a Favorite for Year-End Travel: India Report

Airlines

Air India to Add Over 400 Weekly Flights This Winter: India Report

Air India's decision to introduce more than 400 additional weekly flights this winter is intended to meet the growing demand for air travel. The move would hopefully also help keep airfares in check.

Ashvita Singh, Skift | 2 months ago

Air India to Add Over 400 Weekly Flights This Winter: India Report

Daily Lodging Report

IHG to Debut an InterContinental in Chiang Mai

Asset World Public Company Limited has partnered with IHG Hotels and Resorts to launch the five-star InterContinental Chiang Mai The Mae Ping, conceptualized as Thailand’s first living museum hotel.

3 months ago

Airlines

Marriott Strengthens Expansion Plans in Turkey. Plus: Private Jet Service for Pets

And then they say it's a dog's life! While sky may be the limit for these high-flying pets, did we hear someone mention climate change?

Peden Doma Bhutia | 4 months ago

Marriott Strengthens Expansion Plans in Turkey. Plus: Private Jet Service for Pets

Tourism

Brazil to Reimpose Tourist Visa Requirements on Four Countries

Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks closer at Ritz-Carlton’s training experiment, Brazil’s new visas, and a new Paris boutique hotel.

Rashaad Jorden | 8 months ago

Brazil to Reimpose Tourist Visa Requirements on Four Countries

Hotels

Ritz-Carlton Breaks the Mold in the Maldives With New Training Campus

EHL Hospitality Business School believes its new center on Fari Campus could help hotels retain employees for longer with a bespoke education program. It's certainly one way to solve the labor shortage.

Matthew Parsons | 9 months ago

Ritz-Carlton Breaks the Mold in the Maldives With New Training Campus

Tourism

Why Sri Lanka Needs to Tell the World It’s Open for Tourism

Sure, you may have the best tourism products, but what good is a destination if it doesn’t engage with its audience to communicate that?

Peden Doma Bhutia | 10 months ago

Why Sri Lanka Needs to Tell the World It’s Open for Tourism

Airlines

U.S. Passenger Rights Get a Boost

Today’s edition of Skift’s daily podcast looks at a new airline customer service tool, the UAE’s short-term rental spike, and a woman making the Maldives more accessible.

Rashaad Jorden | 1 year ago

U.S. Passenger Rights Get a Boost

Hotels

The Wellness Director Making the Maldives Accessible for Travelers With Disabilities

Despite its popular attractions, the Maldives is mostly off-limits to travelers with disabilities. But that's about to change, thanks to Victoria Kruse, who’s leading a groundbreaking accessibility initiative at Amilla Maldives Resort and Residences.

Carley Thornell, Skift | 1 year ago

The Wellness Director Making the Maldives Accessible for Travelers With Disabilities

Tourism

Sri Lanka’s Renewed Tourism Hopes Crushed by Doubts in Biggest Source Market

Sri Lanka’s biggest inbound market — India — is turning towards alternative destinations. The current Sri Lankan political turmoil threatens to cripple the tourism industry, which is worth more than $3.6 billion to the country and is the third largest foreign exchange earner.

Peden Doma Bhutia | 2 years ago

Sri Lanka’s Renewed Tourism Hopes Crushed by Doubts in Biggest Source Market