Two additions to advisor booking inventory arrived this week from different parts of the market. Madrid-based developer Blasson — which already owns the Four…
One year into KSL Capital Partners' majority ownership, Soneva has retired the 'Barefoot Luxury' positioning built over three decades by founders Sonu and Eva…
One year after KSL Capital took a majority stake, Soneva has replaced its founding brand identity. The phrase 'Barefoot Luxury' — in use since Sonu and Eva…
Philippine Airlines has signed an MOU to join the oneworld alliance, announced at the IATA AGM. Full integration — typically 12 to 18 months from MOU — will…
Four Seasons Landaa Giraavaru and Kuda Huraa — the Maldives' two most-booked overwater-bungalow honeymoon properties — will host a complimentary…
KSL Capital Partners, the Denver private equity firm focused exclusively on travel and leisure assets, took majority control of Soneva in May 2025 and has now…
Soneva has formally replaced 'Barefoot Luxury' — the founder-coined identity it carried for 30 years — with 'Bare Luxury' and a new mantra, 'Just What Matters.'…
STORY Hospitality's portfolio — spanning Maldives, Seychelles, and Mauritius plus emerging markets in Montenegro, Morocco, and Saudi Arabia — is now integrated…
Philippine Airlines becomes oneworld's 16th full member, adding 31 Philippines-exclusive destinations and enabling reciprocal Mabuhay Miles earning across all…
Philippine Airlines formally becomes oneworld's 16th member, meaning Mabuhay Miles now earn and redeem across American Airlines, British Airways, Cathay…
Two loyalty-ecosystem expansions arrive today. Minor Hotels' newly launched Colbert Collection becomes the 59th brand on GHA Discovery, operating under the…
Accor's boutique MGallery brand has made its Maldives debut at V Villas Mirihi in South Ari Atoll, a 42-villa all-villa property featuring four brand-new…
W Maldives has codified its most-requested villa combination into a permanent pre-priced unit: Escape Remix splits four nights between a Superior Overwater…
Navier has signed a ~$100M contract with JIH Global — the Dubai-based developer behind several of the Maldives' leading resort projects — to deliver 100…
The inaugural Fari Islands Festival lands August 13–15, 2026, with actress Rosamund Pike headlining alongside Michelin-starred dining activations and marine…
Club Med has opened its winter 2026/27 sun-holiday booking window with two Maldives properties leading the romance offer. At Finolhu Villas, couples staying…
Club Med has opened its winter 2026/27 booking window with a honeymoon-specific concession at Finolhu Villas: a couples offer valid on stays of four or more…
The most common client objection to a Maldives honeymoon is not the resort rate — it is the $300–600-per-person domestic seaplane transfer stacked on top of it.…
Preferred Hotels & Resorts is delivering three small-footprint independents this summer, all bookable through the iPrefer/advisor channel at standard commission…
The seaplane surcharge — typically $400–700+ per person roundtrip — is the objection that kills more Maldives honeymoon sales than any other single factor.…
Minor Hotels is marketing a connected multi-destination Southern Africa honeymoon circuit — Mozambique coast, Seychelles (Mahé), Zambia waterways, Johannesburg,…