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New7Blunders of Nature
Published 14 November 11 5:45 PM | Maldives Complete
  From proud show of world travel highpoints to an embarrassing show of world travel wannabees. ‘ New7Wonders of Nature announcement this week of its 7 ‘winners’ vindicated the Maldives Marketing and Public Relation Corporation’s bold move to withdraw...
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World Travel Market 2011World
Published 13 November 11 12:6 PM | Maldives Complete
  Maldives came to London last week. The World Travel Market is Europe’s largest travel and tourism trade fair filling the entire Excel exhibition centre in London. It is an opportunity for tourism agencies and major players to convene with existing...
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Maldives, Always Natural
Published 30 October 11 4:7 PM | Maldives Complete
  Maldives…Always Natural.   The big news out of the Maldives this week is their new promotional campaign ‘Maldives Always Natural’. The announcement of the new logo has gotten most of the press, but that is just one piece of a larger, more...
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Basic, Smart, Elegant, Luxurious
Published 29 September 11 5:0 PM | Maldives Complete
So what are the differences between the ratings? What makes a 5 Star … and beyond? The following is my attempt to characterise some of the basic and more subtle distinctions between different tiers of quality from my years of experience in the Maldives...
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The 5-Star Problem
Published 27 September 11 1:33 AM | Maldives Complete
  So what the heck does ‘5 Star’ mean? With limited supply and the desire to earn as much as possible from the sustainable natural resource of the idyllic islands of the Maldives, the country and industry is rapidly moving to premium at nearly every...
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What I Didn’t See
Published 16 August 11 9:50 AM | Maldives Complete
My 2011 summer tour was a huge success in ferreting out all sorts of impressive and quirky distinctions of the resorts I visited and elsewhere. After last week’s follow up round of new posts, I am now up to 180 ‘Best Ofs’ with that number...
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Seven Plunders of the World
Published 20 May 11 7:22 PM | Maldives Complete
  Beware Paid for Endorsements. The big news out of the Maldives tourism circles this week is the Tourism Board’s decision to withdraw from the ‘Seven Wonders’ competition. It turns out that tourism boards have to pay a significant price to be considered...
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New Year of Chinese
Published 3 February 11 6:18 PM | Maldives Complete
  Happy New Year! ‘Chinese New Year’ that is. The Year of the Rabbit. Perhaps an excuse to go to one of the islands where wild rabbits can be found like Soneva Fushi, Hudhuranfusi and Komandoo. While this might be the Year of the Rabbit, 2010 was...
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Snorkel Safari ‘Big 5’
Published 24 November 10 4:28 PM | Maldives Complete
When our family went on safari in Kruger National Park, the various resorts used to brag about how rich their park was by referencing the ‘ Big Five’ ... Lion Elephant Rhino Leopard Water Buffalo The ‘Big 5’ represented the ‘main...
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Pricing Seasonality
Published 1 January 9 8:17 AM | Maldives Complete
A trip to the Maldives is often one planned months in advance and as one starts to investigate you quickly note that the prices vary dramatically according to the time of year. This pricing seasonality is fairly typical in the travel business with high...
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