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Things change. The Maldives is a country where rules, tax rates and boat and seaplane schedules are set and reset by several bodies: the immigration service, the revenue authority, the tourism ministry, the airport company and each resort. We checked what we could on October 10, 2026, and we stamp every figure with the page it came from. Where an official page would not open to the detail we needed, we leave a blank or a flag, never a guess.

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Promise: A trip plan that treats the Maldives as a points problem with a cash trap in the middle, and shows you where the trap is.
Trip length: 7 nights, with notes for 5 and 10.
Best months: Usually December through April for drier weather; shoulder months for better value (We could not confirm this on the official site when we checked — confirm it there before you book.).
Budget band: Wide. A guesthouse trip and an overwater villa trip are different products, so the cost sheet in chapter 8 is blanks you fill in.
Best for: Readers who want a beach trip, can book far ahead, and are willing to learn how hotel points and cash costs split.

At a glance

One island, one resort: the operator controls food, drink, activities and transport to the island.
Budget for the transfer first. Seaplane, speedboat and domestic-flight transfers are normally sold by the resort and priced by the resort.
Green tax: USD 12 per day at a resort, USD 6 per day at a small inhabited-island guesthouse (checked Oct 10, 2026).
Tourism GST: 17% from 1 July 2025 (checked Oct 10, 2026).
Visa granted on arrival; Traveller Declaration within 96 hours before arrival (checked Oct 10, 2026).
U.S. advisory: Level 2, Exercise increased caution (chapter 4).
Points go to the room (hotel programs) and the long-haul flight (airline programs). Transfers are cash.