Maldives Travel and Tourism Industry News and Global Travel Articles

Friday, July 13, 2007

Regent Hotels & Resorts To Open Luxury Resort In Maldives

Regent Hotels & Resorts announces plans to open a new luxury resort on Maalefushi Island, Republic of Maldives in 2008. The Regent Maldives will be a 50-villa luxury resort on the secluded coral island, just 50 minutes by seaplane from the capital city of Male. Regent Hotels & Resorts is part of Carlson Hotels Worldwide.

The Regent Maldives will occupy the entire Maalefushi Island, an unspoiled 8-hectare (hectare=107,639 square feet) island paradise with lush tropical vegetation fringed with flawless white sand beaches. This magnificent villa development will redefine the concept of luxury resort hospitality, with its superb facilities, exclusive ambiance and world-renowned Regent service.

Maalefushi Island sits at the heart of the Thaa Atoll, a natural wonderland of crystal clear waters, coral reefs, brilliant white beaches and spectacular sunsets. The Regent Maldives will feature 23 beach villas and 27 over-water villas, including two presidential villas, which will allow guests to observe the abundant marine life directly beneath their rooms. All villas are designed with private plunge pools and expansive timber decks offering breathtaking views across the turquoise lagoon.

The Regent Maldives joins the growing portfolio of new Regent hotels and resorts under development around the world. Regent Hotels & Resorts currently has eight hotels and resorts worldwide.

Wednesday, July 11, 2007

World Travel: Scotland Accommodation

Scotland is one of the most beautiful country in the world with many beautiful hotels available for a wonderful holiday. Throughout Scotland, there are many first class hotels, steeped in sporting tradition, which specialise in catering for the very specific needs of the game fishermen, whether they come to fish the famous beats of our grand salmon rivers, to walk the hills in search of wild trout or to fish through the short summer nights on our sea trout rivers, thinking of bed only when the eastern sky is touched by the first light of dawn.

Hotel accommodation in Scotalnd is very demanding due to the number of tourists visiting the country every year. Among places such as Scottish Inn is increasingly popular due to the beauty of the surrounding environment. It is one amongst the most admired places on the globe today.

The weather in Scotland can change quite suddenly - not for nothing is it sometimes said that you can experience four seasons in a day! Many tourist include walking in Scotland in their itinerary. Geographically, Scotland is bifurcated into three regions- Southern Uplands, Central Lowlands and Highlands. The capital city of Scotland, Edinburgh is a perfect blend of contemporary and archaic Scotland. The traditional Scotland is reflected from the ancient Edinburgh castles and buildings.

Monday, July 09, 2007

Wonderful Maldives Holidays!

Maldives is one of the most beautiful island nation in the world with thousands of tourists visiting every year. Maldives is a tiny island nation with over 1190 small beautiful islands. Maldives holidays are becoming more popular around the world every year. The first glimpse you get of this fascinating atoll-formations confirms two unique aspects of the republic of Maldives: not only does it consist of the most beautiful tropical island, but 99%of its 90.000 km2 is covered by the sea.

Maldives tourism offers all tourists a spectacular tour of Maldives islands, sprinkled on the waters of Indian Ocean. Maldives tourism offers you to stay in luxurious and economic resorts, villas and hotels. Hotels such as Hilton Maldives, Banyan Tree Maldives Vabbinfaru, and Sun Island Resort are among the most popular resorts.

White sandy beaches sparkling in the sun alongside crystal clear lagoons would be an idyllic place to spend a perfect holiday. While this is true in most aspects, the degree of fragility of our environment is gaining much attention within national and international levels.

Tuesday, July 03, 2007

Holiday Pictures with Digital Cameras

A wonderful holiday in a tropical destination can be more exiting with wonderful pictures. It is absolutely vital bring a digital camera along with you to capture the wonderful moments as it happen. There are many different types of digital cameras suitable for holiday makers.

The Maldives has long been one of the most popular holiday destinations in Asia, and quite rightly so as it has much to offer in the form of reliable sunshine, beautiful safe beaches, ets. ideal for capturing beautiful pictures. Picture taken during sunset can be even better with many beautiful light displays.

In many ways, it's more convenient to capture holiday lights with your digital camera. You don't have to wait days to see the results, so you can compensate for too much or too little light and take the shot again. In that way you can keep the memory of your wonderful holiday for ages to come.