MALDIVES: Luxury Holidays
Grattard, a My Blend By Clarins Spa and a golf academy. Or how about Maalifushi by
COMO, which is also due to open on November 15. It has one of the very few reefs in the Maldives not affected by El Nino, so it’s extra pristine for diving and snorkelling. All of which explains why Maalifushi has a resident marine biologist on site, and why it has its own PADI dive centre on the island. Atmosphere Kanifushi Maldives will be the newest resort on Kanifushi Island when it opens on December 15, 2013. This ‘entry-level’ luxury fi ve-star resort offers 150 Sunset view detached villas and suites including interconnecting family villas. It has a premium all-inclusive plan called ‘Platinum Plus’ described as ‘A Premium All-Inclusive Plan’. It’s being featured by Osborne & Ebel. The Dusit Thani Maldives, which has just added fi ve new two-bedroom family beach villas, has introduced a number of green initiatives including an US$8 contribution to the Green Fund for each guest. The programme invests in sustainable community
projects throughout Baa Atoll, a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve. Dusit Thani Maldives is also affi liated with environmental management programme, EarthCheck, and has been awarded Silver certifi cation. The resort follows more than
WIN A STAY IN THE
MALDIVES!
You could be among the fi rst to stay in one of the brand-new Atmosphere Kanifushi Maldives’ 150 villas/suites which takes its very fi rst guests on December 15. The prize will be a fi ve-night stay for two during 2014 on the resort’s all-inclusive Platinum Plus Plan, including 30-minute return seaplane transfers between Male and Kanifushi. The fi ve-star resort offers four categories of detached villas – the smallest of which is 100 sq m – along two kilometres of uninterrupted, white-sand beaches, some 1500 coconut trees and a natural coral reef in the remote Lhaviyani Atoll The Platinum Plus Plan will give you:- • All meals in one of three restaurants • Unlimited premium beverages • A choice of 40/60 different wines • Twice-daily replenishment of the in-villa minibar • Excursions • Sunset fi shing trip • Spa and diving discounts • Two swimming pools – one 50 metres long • Floodlit tennis courts • Free wi-fi Look out for this fantastic competition in the December edition of Selling Long Haul, but if you’d like to learn more in the meantime, visit
atmosphere-kanifushi.com
20 key environmental measures. Baros Maldives celebrates its 40th anniversary in December 2013 and is offering guests the chance to discover dive pioneer Sepp Zedelmayer’s favourite diving spots. The resort also unveils fi ve new pool water villas. GHM luxury hotel group plans
to open The Chedi Dhapparu on a 55-hectare, crescent-shaped atoll – the largest habitable island in the Maldives – in 2016 with 90 residential villas and 40 hotel suites in contemporary Asian style.
Tourism talk “The Maldives is Kuoni’s number one destination and the latest fi gures show very
positive bookings for 2014 in all levels of resort. Early bookings have been strong and next year is looking very promising. All-inclusive continues to be very popular and Kuoni’s exclusive resorts are doing really well. “Kuoni is featuring the tiny island
of Kandolhu, which is due to open in January 2014 and is exclusive to us in the UK. It’s the smallest island we feature now in terms of rooms, with just 30 villas, and perfect for honeymooners and couples who want to get away from it all. It has a great all-inclusive package which includes a la carte dining at all restaurants and it is managed by Universal Resorts.” Sheena Paton, Commercial & Product Manager, Kuoni
Clockwise from left: the Conrad Maldives Wine Cellar, the soon to open Atmoshere Kanifushi Maldives and one of the Maldives’ many turtles
“Early bookings have been strong and next year is looking very promising. All-inclusive continues to be very popular and Kuoni’s exclusive resorts are doing really well.”
SHEENA PATON, COMMERCIAL & PRODUCT MANAGER, KUONI
58 November 2013
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