BANYAN TREE MALDIVES MADIVARU SETS NEW LUXURY ACCOMMODATION STANDARDS IN INDIAN OCEAN

Banyan Tree Maldives Madivaru sets unprecedented standards of luxury accommodation in Maldives. Madivaru island features a pristine white sandy beach, a beautiful lagoon and is surrounded by breathtaking house reefs, where guests can expect a high level of privacy coupled with the finest service yet in the quintessential Banyan Tree experience.

The resort features an exclusive cluster of freestanding Tented Pool Villas - the first of its kind in Maldives. It boasts inspired desert island décor with timber flooring, two outdoor showers, handcrafted wood furniture and luxurious tent canopies. Meals and scheduled excursions are all-inclusive, ensuring that guests enjoy the very best of fresh catches and marine activities. Island Hosts are available around the clock to ensure that guests want for nothing.

The resort features six Tented Pool Villas priced from US$3900++ per night. To mark its opening, the resort is offering 50% savings on accommodation, 25% savings on seaplane transfers, in-villa couple spa treatment, complimentary meals and selected beverages, and scheduled marine excursions on the Banyan Madi. This promotion is valid from 1 July to 31 October 2007 with minimum three nights’ stay.

Marine Exploration
Madivaru island is a gem in the sparkling North Ari Atoll, which features pristine white sandy beaches, a beautiful shallow lagoon and breathtaking house reefs surrounding the island, where guests can expect marine adventures led by experienced Banyan Tree dive experts. Regularly scheduled excursions on the Banyan Madi include sunset cruises, morning and night fishing, dolphin safari, and manta sighting cruises.

Spa Appreciation
The Banyan Tree Spa experience is conducted in-villa for the ultimate island indulgence. Side-by-side treatment beds in the bath tent are transformed into an oasis of calm as guests receive facials or massages in the privacy of their own environment.

For a take-home spa experience, one can purchase signature Banyan Tree Spa amenities like oil burners, essential oils, and Spa-inspired body and hair care collections from Banyan Tree Gallery. This lifestyle retail outlet also offers exquisite Maldivian crafts and stylish beach apparel.

Satisfy The Senses
Designed to provide guests with the ultimate private retreat, Banyan Tree Maldives Madivaru also features Boa Keyo, an all-day dining restaurant and a bar lounge. These dining facilities complement the in-villa dining options available to guests who wish to enjoy Maldivian epicurean delights and seafood bites in the privacy of their tented accommodation.

Banyan Tree Maldives Madivaru will also provide unique dining experiences upon request. These memorable settings include sandbank dining, sharkpoint dining and dinner onboard the Banyan Madi.

With an established reputation in the Maldives, Banyan Tree has created an exclusive island sanctuary that will touch the senses of its guests.

For reservations, please contact Banyan Tree Maldives Madivaru at +960 666 0760, or Banyan Tree Main Reservations at +65 6849 5800. One-stop reservations at the best rates can be made on the award-winning website, www.banyantree.com.

The latest extravagance in the Maldives, Manafaru Retreat. A luxurious island which boasts individual bungalows each with its own personal butler, private pool, outdoor bathroom and Sala.

Designed with barefoot luxury in mind the island encompasses a selection of beach villas, Water villas and grand water suites.

Perfect for a romantic honeymoon or a luxury diving experience!

The Island is situated in Haa alif and is reached by a 45 minute scenic photo flight from Male international airport and then a short 30 minute journey by speed boat.

Facilities
Free form jungle pool, lap infinity pool, Dive centre, Water sports centre, Jungle Spa with tropical vegetation and relaxation areas, Fitness centre, entertainment suite, sports activities.

Dining
There will be 3 restaurants on the island with a variety of themes. Specialty restaurants, gala buffets and dining extravagancies will be created according the guests tastes.

http://www.manafaruretreat.com

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Charge your camera, put that straw hat on and slip into the holiday t-shirt as the golden suntan wraps you amidst all the excitement and enthusiasm to commence your Summer Holidays!! It’s this time of the year when work takes a backseat and your wife takes the front, when you begin substituting the laptop with your kids and when you book tickets with your family name and not your company’s. Taj Leisure Hotels present the unmatched Taj Holidays Summer offers, valid from 15 April 2007 - 15 June 2007 at Taj Leisure Hotels in India as well as at International destinations. What will you discover this summer?

The Taj Summer Holiday Offers for Maldives:

Taj Coral Reef Resort, Maldives (For a stay of 3 nights, with Breakfast)

(USD) $660

What’s more, make us a part of your experience…and win an exclusive Taj Holiday this summer. In an innovative scrapbook contest, create an e-scrap book narrating your most memorable holiday at a Taj Hotel, Resort & Palaces. We will select the most creative and out-of-the-box design and send the winner for an enchanting Taj Holiday. (Conditions apply). All you need to do is create a scrapbook on a word or pdf document and mail your entry to holidays@tajhotels.com. Winners would be selected on the basis of creativity displayed in the scrapbook.

With the ‘Taj Holidays’ setting a benchmark for diverse holiday experiences at exotic locales, few can resist the allures of all that these destinations have to offer. So here’s your chance to unearth the secrets of this tourist paradise, the magnificent Kerala! The ‘Taj Holidays’ leisure experiences can be found across various exotic destinations, which include idyllic beach resorts, genuine palaces, turn-of-the-century garden retreats, hotels located close to historic monuments, pilgrim centers and some of India’s best wildlife sanctuaries.

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Established in 1903, Taj Hotels, Resorts and Palaces is one of Asia’s largest and finest groups of hotels, comprising 59 hotels in 41 locations across India with an additional 17 international hotels in the Maldives, Mauritius, Malaysia, Australia, UK, USA, Bhutan, Sri Lanka, Africa and the Middle East. From world-renowned landmarks to modern business hotels, idyllic beach resorts to authentic Rajput palaces, each Taj hotel offers an unrivalled fusion of warm Indian hospitality, world-class service and modern luxury. The Taj, a symbol of Indian hospitality, has recently completed the centenary of its landmark hotel, The Taj Mahal Palace and Tower, Mumbai. Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces is part of the Tata Group, India’s premier business house.

Idyllic seclusion. Exotic surrounds. Luxury comes to paradise.

Splash down to a remote island paradise in a seaplane. Take a morning plunge in your villa’s private pool over the water. Kayak to lunch on a desert island. Let the beauty of Anantara touch you in the Maldives.

Located on South Male Atoll,  occupies its own island set in a tranquil lagoon. Long celebrated as the ultimate romantic destination, the Maldivian islands are the very definition of desert island paradise. Anantara Resort Maldives offers luxury, impeccable style and Anantara’s signature warmth and gracious service in what may be the world’s last unspoiled tropical paradise.

*Note: The resort is on island time from 15th April 2007, one hour ahead of Male, to allow you to make the most of the glorious Maldivian sunshine.

Two cutting edge brands merge in a deal which pairs chic new designers Orlebar Brown’s range of beach and swim shorts exclusively with Per Aquum Resorts in the Maldives.  have one simple philosophy - to create great swim shorts for men that are perfectly cut in good solid colours. Per Aquum will stock quantities of hero products from the Orlebar Brown collection including celebrity favourites the Setter, Dane and Bulldog designs, at their ‘can’t live without’ boutiques at both Huvafen Fushi andDhoni Mighili.