After a splash landing, a posse of islanders greets me on the pontoon. They also are barefoot. Before I have checked in, a staff member politely asks me to remove my sneakers and leave them lying in ...

Once a destination for the ultra-rich, the Maldives is now embracing a more local, sustainable model of tourism that's changing who gets to experience paradise. The air smelled faintly of watermelons ...

Last night, at the glamorous Grand Final of the World Travel Awards in Bahrain, Vakkaru Maldives was crowned Indian Ocean’s ...