I've watched honeymooners arrive at the Velana International Airport in Malé with a glazed look of exhaustion, only to realize their dream trip to the JW Marriott Maldives Resort & Spa is still hours—and several hundred dollars—away from actually beginning. They booked a "great deal" on a third-party site, didn't read the fine print about seaplane transfer windows, and now they're stuck spending their first night in a cramped city hotel in Malé because they landed at 4:30 PM. That's a lost night of luxury, a non-refundable villa charge of $1,500 or more, and a miserable start to a trip that cost twenty grand. If
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