Avani+ Fares Maldives Resort will host Your Paradise Maldives from 11 to 16 May 2026, as the boutique, destination-led Your Paradise music festival makes its Maldives debut with a curated roster of ...

After a splash landing, a posse of islanders greets me on the pontoon. They also are barefoot. Before I have checked in, a staff member politely asks me to remove my sneakers and leave them lying in ...

It's supposed to be a rich tourist’s perfect paradise, but increasingly, the Maldives’ credibility as a tropical dream is being overshadowed by the spectre of a terrorist nightmare. The country famed ...

Looking for a way to social distance in luxury? You can now buy out an entire private island in the Maldives for a cool $35,000 per night. Naladhu Private Island Maldives is a luxurious hideaway in ...

Nestled at the heart of Florida’s Paradise Coast, a breathtaking Maldives-like beachfront escape offers a perfect blend of relaxation and adventure. Surrounded by the Gulf of Mexico on one side and ...

In this week’s episode of TravelSmart, Independent Travel is exploring the Indian Ocean, diving into two of the most popular idyllic beach getaways: the Maldives and Mauritius. Global Travel Editor ...

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. Jim Dobson is a full-time luxury travel writer based in Italy. On March 8, the Maldives reported its first cases of Coronavirus, ...

On the equator and deep in the vast Indian Ocean lies a captivating group of over 1,190 coral islands – the Maldives. None of the islands have mountains or rivers, and the islands are merely two ...