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Centara Maldives resorts win multiple global travel awards
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Centara Hotels & Resorts Maldives says four of its island properties earned a string of international honors in the past quarter, spanning luxury, family travel and guest review awards.
Grand Park Kodhipparu Maldives lands two World Travel Awards nominations
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Grand Park Kodhipparu, Maldives was nominated for Maldives’ Leading Boutique Resort and Indian Ocean’s Leading Villa Resort in the 2026 World Travel Awards.
Maldivian Fishermen Wins Silver A' Design Award
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Aishath Naajila’s documentary on traditional pole-and-line tuna fishing in the Maldives earned Silver in A’ Design Award’s Movie, Video and Animation Design category on June 18, 2026. The recognition spotlights sustainable fishing, cultural…
Grand Park Kodhipparu Maldives touts new summer offers after Travel + Leisure recognition
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Grand Park Kodhipparu Maldives is leaning harder into boutique luxury with three honors at the 2026 Travel + Leisure Luxury Awards Asia Pacific and a new summer campaign that adds value to direct bookings.
Centara Mirage Lagoon Maldives wins Travel + Leisure family resort honor
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Centara Mirage Lagoon Maldives was named one of the Best Resorts for Families at the Travel + Leisure Luxury Awards 2026, highlighting the Maldives property’s focus on multi-generational travel.
Grand Park Kodhipparu says summer is the Maldives' hidden luxury season
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Grand Park Kodhipparu Maldives is marking its ninth anniversary by pitching summer as an overlooked sweet spot for travel in the islands.
Mandapa joins Marriott’s luxury dining series in Bali
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Mandapa, a Ritz-Carlton Reserve in Ubud, Bali, will host Marriott International’s Luxury Dining Series from Sept. 9-11 as part of a five-stop Asia program running August through October.
Heritance launches Sri Lanka culinary series with chef Sav Perera
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Heritance Hotels & Resorts has launched a five-part culinary and cultural series, A Week Worth Tasting, with Sri Lankan-born chef Savindri Perera.
The European releases its Summer 2026 edition
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The European’s Summer 2026 edition is now available in print and digital, with two world exclusives and wide-ranging coverage of AI, finance, cybersecurity, climate, travel and lifestyle.
Report says sexual violence survivors in South Asia face steep barriers to compensation
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A new SAMAJ report finds that survivors of sexual violence across South Asia often cannot access the compensation they are legally entitled to because schemes are underfunded, slow and unevenly enforced.
Hotel returns shift from occupancy to rate across five markets
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eFinancialModels says hotel performance in the U.S., France, Italy, Japan and the UAE is being driven by room rates rather than room volume, but for different reasons in each market.
Heritance Aarah’s overwater restaurants win Wine Spectator honor
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Ralu Overwater Restaurant and Baani at Heritance Aarah in the Maldives have earned Wine Spectator’s 2026 Award of Excellence, putting the resort’s wine programs among 2,083 winners worldwide.
Borgo Monchiero Heritage by Atmosphere set to open in Italy
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Borgo Monchiero Heritage by Atmosphere will open July 16 in Langhe, Italy, after a restoration of an 18th-century monastery into a 25-key boutique hotel.
Atmosphere Core opens first Europe property in Italy on July 16
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Atmosphere Core will open Borgo Monchiero Heritage in Italy’s Langhe region on July 16, marking the hospitality group’s first European address.
Borgo Monchiero Heritage by Atmosphere opens July 16 in Italy
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Borgo Monchiero Heritage by Atmosphere will open July 16 in the Langhe hills of Piedmont after the restoration of an 18th-century monastery.
Scottsdale advisor wins top Saint Lucia sales honor
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Kerri Logan Shirk of Sunlover Travel was named Saint Lucia’s top-producing travel advisor worldwide for 2025, earning the island’s Prime Minister’s Award for Exceptional Global Sales Performance by Revenue.
Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts adds Island Rewards across nine Sri Lanka resorts
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Cinnamon Hotels & Resorts has launched Cinnamon DISCOVERY Island Rewards across its nine Sri Lanka resorts, giving loyalty members doubled DISCOVERY Dollars and mobile-booking perks on stays through 31 October 2026. The move expands the brand’s…
Jinlongheng scales certified sleep manufacturing for global hospitality buyers
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Jinlongheng Furniture Co., Ltd. says its vertically integrated factories, CNAS-accredited lab and roll-packed mattress systems are built to serve hotels and commercial buyers in more than 125 countries.
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