Ten Dive Centers from Male Atoll will be joining thousands of scuba divers,snorkelers and ocean lovers from around the world to celebrate Dive for Earth Day, an international Earth Day event during the week of 22 April.

150 divers from Maldivers Diving Center, Planeta Divers, Divers Lodge, Ocean Diving Desk, Vadoo Diving Club, Sea Explorers Associates, Bolifushi Diving Center, Multi Marine Services, Dive Centre Laguna and the Coast Guard will come together on 22 April 2007 for the underwater clean up of Old Shark Point, a dive site located on the outer reef of Thilafushi Island.

In addition, an awareness program for a 100 students from schools in Malé will be conducted on 23 February 2007.

Dive for Earth Day 2007 is exclusively sponsored by Dive Shop, sole distributors of Scubapro products in Maldives. This event is supported by PADI Project AWARE and Ministry of Environment, Energy and Water.

Our main aim is to bring attention to the growing threats faced by our fragile underwater ecosystems. At the moment the state of our environment is simply a non-issue in the politics of our country. We hope to influence the policy makers to do something about it, says Azim Musthaq, Dive Instructor from Maldivers Diving Center.

This is the first time that divers from such diverse backgrounds are uniting to act together. We hope by the end of this event, we would have built a network of proactive divers who will in the future act in a united effort for the protection of our environment, he says.

For more information please contact:
Azim Musthag,
T: +960 771 9555
E: maldivers@gmail.com.

A 5 Star Prime Rated World Qualifying Series (WQS) event for men held in the idyllic paradise of the Maldives from 3 – 9 June 2007. The prize money of USD100,000 event was sponsored by SriLankan Airlines and with presenting sponsorship from the Maldives Tourism & Promotions Board, the 2007 ‘Maldives presents SriLankan Airlines Pro’ will be a definitive ASP WQS Tour event.

Enter to the Event online

For further information please contact:
ASP Australasia
P: 02 6674 9888
F: 02 6674 9887
E: hollyt@surfingaustralia.com

Lewis Gordon Pugh, the famous endurance swimmer, is currently attempting to swim across the entire width (160km) of the Maldives – world renowned tropical holiday destination.

The purpose of this swim is to raise awareness about the challenges faced by low-lying countries like the Maldives who have done virtually nothing to contribute to the current negative climate changes but stands to lose most due to global warming and sea-level rise.

The Maldives – an archipelago comprising about 2000 coral islands, some of which are no more than barely a meter above sea level – are the lowest lying islands in the world. Thus they are the most threatened by global warming and even the slightest rise in the sea-level.

Pugh is the first person to have completed long distance swims in all five continents and over the past 2 decades has pioneered more swims around famous landmarks across the globe than any other swimmer in history.

His current challenge to raise global warming awareness by swimming across the width of the Maldives started on February 12, 2007 and is expected to be completed in 10 days.
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SriLankan Airlines and Maldives tourism board gave Mumbai a taste of a night at the islands..

SriLankan Airlines ties up with Maldives to promote tourism August 31, 2006: SriLankan Airlines(UL) and the Maldivian Tourism Board (MTPB) hosted a night that witnessed the cultural grandeur of the two gorgeous islands Sri Lanka and the Malidves at the J W Marriott.

Mr. Barry Brown – Head of Commercial UL and Chandana Desilva, Head of Communication UL, along with Mr. Mahmood Shaugee from MTPB were seen playing the gracious hosts to the evening.

Maldives is a world renowned holiday destination with pristine beaches and exotic natural beauty that will be more accessible through SriLankan Airlines which the largest foreign carrier flying 15 times a week.

By: Kkomal Seth & Gautam Seth

The Maldives has launched a new campaign to promote the sunny side of life in the Europe; this time on bus rides through the streets of Munich and Frankfurt, Germany. Two separate buses, each decorated with the colourful pictures from the destination Maldives will be cruising around the streets of Munich and Frankfurt picking up travellers from all over the globe who have gathered in Germany’s main cities to witness the FIFA World Cup from June till the 9th of July this year.

This is part of the Maldives’ continuous efforts to promote its unique product in the European markets as well as in the rest of the world. Football fans from across Europe have the opportunity to win a trip to the Maldives by simply taking part in the Maldives Lucky draw competition advertised on the FIFA Official Guide for Germany 2006 available in English, French, Italian, Spanish, Czech, and Swedish language.

The Maldives has been enjoying a promising season for its tourism so far this year. The island nation welcomed over 264,000 tourists until the end of May this year and is well on its way to achieving the target to exceed the arrival numbers of 2004.