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MALDIVES The Maldives won a host of travel The awards come at a good time for the
Maldives’ tourism industry, which has
industry awards at the 24th annual World
SCOOPS MAJOR Travel Awards held recently at the JW seen year-on-year growth of 7.7 per cent
TOURISM AWARDS Marriott Phu Quoc Emerald Bay Resort over the last five-year period and the
& Spa in Vietnam. The island group was opening of 27 resorts since 2013.
voted World’s Leading Honeymoon There are plans for another 23 resorts
Destination, World’s leading Dive to open in 2018 and 2019 including
Destination and Indian Ocean’s Best the Waldorf Astoria Maldives and the
Spa Destination, and also won ten other Italian-designed Baglioni Resort Maldives
awards in various categories. with 96 villas. The LUX* North Malé
Atoll resort is scheduled to open early
The Maldives’ success at the event, this year offering tourists penthouse
widely regarded as the Oscars of the residences, luxury yachts and sweeping
travel industry and attended by hundreds ocean views. Projects by Riu Hotels,
of industry leaders from around the Pullman, Mövenpick Resorts & Spa
world, follows many accolades in 2017 and Atmosphere at Sangeli are also
including the Condé Nast Traveller Best underway. Maldives President Abdulla
Islands for Places to Stay Award, and Yameen says his goal is to develop 50
Best in Travel’s Best Holiday Destination, new resorts within his five-year term,
where it came second overall in Asia. generating 18,000 new job opportunities.

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SIX SENSES
FIJI OPENS IN
APRIL 2018

Located in a magnificent maker (GEM) and the option of a the-art gym, an extensive wet area with hot
secluded bay on Malolo complimentary nanny. and cold whirlpools, an alchemy bar and
Island in the Mamanuca Group, the first phase of Six an elevated treetop yoga pavilion.
Senses Fiji is scheduled to open in mid-April 2018, The property will offer a range of culinary
marking the arrival of the Evason Hotels and Resorts and beverage options including two As with all Six Senses properties,
brand in the South Pacific. restaurants and a café highlighting local sustainability is a key theme: the resort
ingredients, plus an outdoor pizzeria and is 100 percent solar-powered by the
Comprising ten private residences of two-, three-, grill, and two bar options. Activities include largest micro grid in Fiji using Tesla
four- and five-bedroom configurations (with another all-tide swimming on the resort’s golden batteries. Access from the mainland is
50 scheduled to be built during phase two of the sandy beach, tennis, snorkelling, scuba easy via a 35-minute private speedboat
development) the accommodation includes private diving, surfing on the nearby reef breaks, from Denarau Marina and a ten-minute
pools, barbecues, fully equipped kitchens and the and a kids club called Grow With Six helicopter transfer from Nadi International
choice of either beachfront, ocean or marina views. Senses. The Wellness Village at Six Senses Airport. The resort also hosts two full-
All residences and villas come with a guest experience Fiji will include a Six Senses Spa, a state-of- service marinas for guests’ private yachts.

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