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Best of the Maldives: Cashless – Centara Grand

Published 13 November 12 3:27 PM | Maldives Complete

Centara Grand is getting rid of another kind of paper in its business…cash. ETurboNews resports … “Guests arriving at Centara Grand Island Resort & Spa Maldives from November 1, 2012 can leave both their shoes and their cash behind...

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Best of the Maldives: 5 Star Value - Kurumba

Published 21 October 12 2:49 AM | Maldives Complete

    You won’t find anything near ‘ free’ and even ‘budget’ options are limited in the prestigious Maldives, but if you want to dive down to the deepest value for the most dazzling quality, then you want to filter on the ‘Cost Per Star’ field...

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Best of the Maldives: Loyalty Reward – W Retreat

Published 14 June 12 12:47 AM | Maldives Complete

    If your hotel loyalty endures as long as a Soneva house reef , then sign up for W Retreat’s Starwood Preferred Guest Program . I do a fair amount of business travel and have frequent stay points piled up for most hotel chains. And yet, when...

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Best of the Maldives: Dive Package – Palm Beach

Published 10 June 12 12:52 PM | Maldives Complete

  If you want a sweet package for diving , then Palm Beach still harkens back to an age of simple accommodations at rock bottom prices so all of one’s money can go on dives, dives, dives and more dives. It takes me back to the original dive resorts...

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Best of the Maldives: Full Board – Palm Beach

Published 17 May 12 1:54 PM | Maldives Complete

Unlimited sushi buffet just one of the Palm Beach offerings on Full Board The best board in the Maldives is not Surf boarding , Wake boarding or even Kite Boarding …but Palm Beach’s ‘Full Board’. They offer a ‘Full Board’...

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Best of the Maldives: Luxury All Inclusive – Lily Beach

Published 30 May 11 7:28 PM | Maldives Complete

  ‘Luxury’ and ‘All Inclusive’ don’t typically go hand in hand. All Inclusive resorts have tended towards the budget end of the market where people wanted to have a very defined price for their holiday without risk of overspend. Also, budget conscious...

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Best of the Maldives: Lowest Price AI – Club Faru

Published 29 March 11 1:24 AM | Maldives Complete

While the absolute lowest price for the Maldives seems to be Asdu Sun , if you want a refreshing brew, pool-side pina colada or glass of wine with dinner, those refreshments can add a tidy amount to an tight budget. As a result, many prefer the ‘All Inclusive...

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Best of the Maldives: Lowest Price – Asdu Sun

Published 25 March 11 11:50 AM | Maldives Complete

  This week the UK budget was delivered by the Chancellor of the Exchequer with a pretty stark theme of austerity. So what is a Maldives aficionado to do in such times of austerity? Naturally, all sorts of pre-booking, pre-opening, last-minute and...

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Best of the Maldives: All Inclusive – Athuruga

Published 29 May 10 9:24 AM | Maldives Complete

An example of the kinds of questions that TripAdvsior Forum and its experts can help you with was a topic that comes up regularly – ‘All Inclusive’ packages. Many guests are drawn to the notion of all-inclusive so they can truly relax without worrying...

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Best of the Maldives: Short Stay – Holiday Inn Male

Published 22 February 10 8:5 AM | Maldives Complete

Most people want to stay in the Maldives as long as possible. Some friends have shared that they really downshift into super-relaxed mode after the better part of a week there making a second week all the more indolent. It used to be that two week trips...

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