Beachlover
January 2nd, 2012, 09:03
Why do countries with Muslim governments continually make themselves look sooooo backwards to the world?
I mean, come on... shutting down all 5-star luxury hotel spas due to baseless claims of them being used as brothels? What an utterly stupid decision. Tourism is an economic lifeline to the country and these spas are a critical element to the resorts.
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From: http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-new ... 1pho8.html (http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-news/sex-claims-force-luxury-resorts-to-close-spas-20120102-1pho8.html)
Sex claims force luxury resorts to close spas
January 2, 2012 - 10:21AM
The Maldives has ordered hundreds of luxury hotels to close their spas after protests by an Islamist party which claimed they were a front for prostitution, an official says.
The tourism ministry instructed all resort hotels across the country's 1192 tiny coral islands to shut their spas and health centres with immediate effect.
The opposition Adhaalath party, a socially conservative movement whose website features an article criticising "lustful music", staged protests in the capital Male last week accusing spas of being used as brothels...
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I mean, come on... shutting down all 5-star luxury hotel spas due to baseless claims of them being used as brothels? What an utterly stupid decision. Tourism is an economic lifeline to the country and these spas are a critical element to the resorts.
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From: http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-new ... 1pho8.html (http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-news/sex-claims-force-luxury-resorts-to-close-spas-20120102-1pho8.html)
Sex claims force luxury resorts to close spas
January 2, 2012 - 10:21AM
The Maldives has ordered hundreds of luxury hotels to close their spas after protests by an Islamist party which claimed they were a front for prostitution, an official says.
The tourism ministry instructed all resort hotels across the country's 1192 tiny coral islands to shut their spas and health centres with immediate effect.
The opposition Adhaalath party, a socially conservative movement whose website features an article criticising "lustful music", staged protests in the capital Male last week accusing spas of being used as brothels...
Read the rest: http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-new ... 1pho8.html (http://www.smh.com.au/travel/travel-news/sex-claims-force-luxury-resorts-to-close-spas-20120102-1pho8.html)
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