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About MaldivesQuest
Who we are, how we research and how trip enquiries are handled.
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Trust, governance and clarity
About MaldivesQuest: what we do and what the travel provider does
Who runs MaldivesQuest, what the site does for Malaysian travellers, how trip briefs work and who issues bookings, takes payment and holds the licence.
Read guideWho arranges and books a Maldives trip requested through MaldivesQuest?
Step by step, from trip brief to confirmed booking. See who quotes, who issues the booking, who takes payment and who is responsible for your Maldives trip.
Read guideHow MaldivesQuest earns referral revenue
MaldivesQuest may earn a referral fee from the licensed travel provider when a trip is booked. What that means for you, your price and our recommendations.
Read guideHow MaldivesQuest selects and verifies travel partners
The checks a travel company must pass before MaldivesQuest passes it any trip brief, from a valid MOTAC licence to consent handling and clear quotations.
Read guideHow to verify the licence of the company issuing your booking
A two-minute check on MOTAC's semakan TOBTAB search before you pay for a Maldives trip. What to match, what the results mean and what to do if it fails.
Read guideHow MaldivesQuest handles your enquiry data, in plain language
What happens to your trip brief, step by step. What is collected, what is never asked for, who sees it, how long it is kept and how to have it deleted.
Read guideMaldivesQuest privacy notice and traveller consent
Our formal privacy notice under Malaysia's Personal Data Protection Act 2010 and its 2024 amendments, covering purposes, consent, sharing, retention and your rights.
Read guideMaldivesQuest terms of website use
The terms for using MaldivesQuest.com.my, covering informational content, price research, corrections, third-party links, photo licences, acceptable use and Malaysian law.
Read guideMaldivesQuest editorial standards and fact-checking policy
How MaldivesQuest researches and checks Maldives guides for Malaysians, from official sources and review dates to price labels, photo credits and recheck cycles.
Read guideMaldivesQuest content corrections and dispute policy
How to report an error on MaldivesQuest, how corrections are made and noted, and where to take a dispute about a quotation, booking or payment.
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Site accountability and sourcing
How MaldivesQuest builds its Maldives price ranges in ringgit
How our ringgit price ranges for Maldives trips are built, from five planning tiers and room bands to worked scenarios, taxes, Green Tax and the USD/MYR rate used.
Read guideMaldivesQuest corrections log for outdated resort rates and taxes
A dated public log of corrections to Maldives taxes, Green Tax, entry rules and package prices on MaldivesQuest, with the old figure, the new figure and the source.
Read guideHow we distinguish Maldives package research from a bookable quotation
What separates a MaldivesQuest price estimate from a firm quotation you can book and pay, with a side-by-side table and a checklist for reading any Maldives quote.
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