Luxury resort operator Soneva has announced the building of the Soneva Fushi’s first overwater villas. Perched above the Indian Ocean, the eight new one- and two-bedroom Water Retreats are scheduled to open to guests by April 2020. Designed to exist in harmony with the Baa Atoll’s island setting, the new Water Retreats adhere to Soneva’s pioneering sustainability ethos, as well as its renowned ‘no news, no shoes’ philosophy of barefoot luxury.

Hilton has extended its footprint in the Maldives with the opening of SAii Lagoon Maldives, Curio Collection by Hilton. Positioned within the idyllic Emboodhoo Lagoon, SAii Lagoon Maldives forms part of CROSSROADS Maldives, the country’s first and only integrated resort.