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Jumeirah Olhahali Island
Shangri-La Le Touessrok
One&Only Le Saint Géran
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Q. Which Indian Ocean destinations are you hoping to develop? Beyond the white beaches and crystal-clear waters, /CWTKVKWU KU C FGUVKPCVKQP QH VTWG FGRVJ 6JKU small but captivating island is covered with lush PCVKQPCN RCTMU DQCUVU CP KPETGFKDNG HQQF UEGPG CPF HCUEKPCVKPI EWNVWTG CPF KU C YKNFNKHG JCXGP +V JCU C FKXGTUG QHHGTKPI OCMKPI KV C ITGCV FGUVKPCVKQP HQT CNN CIGU 9GoXG UGGP HCOKN[ DQQMKPIU YKVJ VGGPCIGTU more than double year on year, while bookings HQT OWNVKIGPGTCVKQPCN HCOKNKGU TGOCKP UVTQPI
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Q. What do you think the future holds for the region? 6JG KUNCPFU QH VJG +PFKCP 1EGCP WUGF VQ DG EQPUKFGTGF C QPEG KP C NKHGVKOG JQNKFC[ FGUVKPCVKQP DWV CV 2WTG .WZWT[ YGoXG UGGP C VTGPF QH ITQYVJ CPF TGVWTP VTCXGN While the Maldives, Mauritius, Seychelles and Sri Lanka UJCTG C YGCNVJ QH NWZWT[ RTQRGTVKGU EQORNGOGPVGF D[ YQTNF ENCUU UGTXKEG VJG[ CTG CNN WPKSWGN[ DGCWVKHWN CPF ECP RTQXKFG XCUVN[ FKHHGTGPV VTCXGN GZRGTKGPEGU +V KU VJKU DTQCF CTTC[ QH GZRGTKGPEGU CPF JQNKFC[ styles that draws travellers back time and again.
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