The Latest Breaking News from Maldives

It’s becoming an increasingly popular place for a winter getaway

Our travel team bedded down in dozens of incredible stays in 2024 — these are the ones we’ve crowned our favourites, with one destination proving to be a cut above the rest

Jenna Chan, 15, is said to have died on November 8 while assisting the British charity Maldives Whale Shark Research Programme

There’s as much marine life in this protected patch of the Indian Ocean as in many better-know dive spots – Ally Wybrew discovers a place where the locals ask: ‘why would you go anywhere else?’

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Travellers will now have to pay extra as a departure tax

Mangrove forests have been protecting coastlines around the world against erosion and storm surges for millennia. But in 2020, the residents on many islands in the Maldives noticed that many of their mangrove forests were starting to die off. Where once these forests had been lush, now they were turning…

The former TOWIE star took to Instagram to share the update with her followers

With so many islands to choose from, it can be tricky to know where to stay – having travelled to the Indian Ocean for the past 15 years, Sam Wylie-Harris shares her tips for making the most of your holiday, whether you’re after an active break, culinary getaway or fly-and-flop