Rihiveli Beach Resort in the Maldives Reopens

Construction has finally been completed at the Rihiveli Beach Resort in the Maldives, with the luxury resort now back in operations with an even greater offering of facilities and improved features than ever before.

The resort now has additional units of two new triple-sharing bungalows that feature external shower bathrooms and a new duplex villa that can accommodate four persons. The island also now boasts a refurbished dive centre, a new windsurfing school and a new spa. The existing bungalows were also refurbished with new terraces and bathrooms, and features wooden floors and new decorations. And a chill-out corner cum bar is expected to be completed in September.

W Hotels plans for hotels in the the Maldives Islands

W Hotels is a global lifestyle brand with 20 properties in themost vibrant cities around the world. Inspiring and indulging itsguests with thoughtful, refreshing and stylish experiences, signaturerestaurants, bars and destination spas, W has become the fastestgrowing luxury hotel brand in the world. Each hotel offers a uniquemix of innovative design, comfort and cultural influences from fashionto music to art and everything in between.

Recent openings include W'sfirst property in Asia, W Seoul - Walkerhill, which opened in Augustof 2004 and its first property in Canada, W Montreal, in October of2004. W Residences, offering the W lifestyle at home, have beenannounced for Las Vegas, Hollywood, Dallas, South Beach, Phoenix,Scottsdale and Hoboken. Internationally, W has announced plans for hotels in the Maldives islands, Barcelona, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Santiago andDubai.