Suppliers You Should Know: Sea Gear
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Sea Gear was established in January 2014 and currently employs twenty-four staff from four different nationalities. They offer a wide range of marine products including Seajet Antifouling, Robline Marine Ropes, Yachticon Boat Care Products, NIMI Batteries, Polyform Buoy & Fenders, SEPAR filters, Bay Kayaks, Jobe Water Sports Equipments and Go-Pro and Suunto products. In addition […]
Constance Moofushi; A tropical getaway with wonder and whimsy
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]As soon as you arrive at Constance Moofushi, you are transported to a land of wonder. The décor plays with scale to create a feeling of curiosity. At the reception, the gaze is drawn up at a display of hanging messages in notably oversized bottles. Upon entering the Manta Bar, the eyes are drawn to […]
New members appointed to GM Forum Advisory Panel
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Mariya Shareef, the Resort Manager at Summer Island Maldives and Marc Gussing, General Manager at JW Marriot Maldives Resort & Spa (scheduled to open in 2019) have been appointed as new members to the Advisory Panel of the annual Hotelier Maldives GM Forum. The fourth edition of the forum is scheduled for April 3, 2019, […]
Suppliers You Should Know: Lintel Investments
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Established in 1989 by Mr Abdul Majid, Lintel Investments started with the aim of becoming the standard for a quality and beautiful life. The company’s target audience is consumers who look for unprecedented quality and service excellence. The company’s core values are Teamwork, Right to Debate, Integrity and Passion, which combine to form what the […]
Marriott’s Area Director for Global Safety & Security to give keynote at GM Forum 2019
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Safety and security are one of the key challenges facing the hospitality industry in the Maldives, and for the upcoming fourth edition of the Hotelier Maldives GM Forum, we are putting a spotlight on the issue and discussing solutions. The fourth edition of the annual event, scheduled to be held April 3, 2019, will feature […]
Suppliers You Should Know: Ilaa Maldives
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]ILAA Maldives PVT Ltd was founded in August 1991 by Mr Adnan Moosa to fulfil his desire of owning a business entity while doing something fruitful for the country. The company caters to the resort industry, construction industry and in addition, provides transport and logistics services and currently staffs over thirty professionals highly experienced in […]
Tourist arrivals up 8.3% by September 2018
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Tourist arrivals to the Maldives recorded monthly averages of a little over 103,000 from 2012 until 2018, reaching an all-time high of 144,000 in February of 2018. At the end of September 2018, the Maldives has seen an 8.3 per cent increase in tourist arrivals, comparative to the same period in 2017. A total of […]
Suppliers You Should Know: Fuel Supplies Maldives
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Fuel Supplies Maldives, incorporated on 18th December 2000 is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of State Trading Organisation PLC (STO), formed with the main objective of streamlining fuel distribution in the country and to offer easy and convenient access to fuel throughout the country. Until the formation of FSM, fuel distribution was managed by STO, which is also […]
GM Forum 2018 Highlights: Global Travel Trends by Graeme D’Arcy Ryan
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Booking.com is one of the biggest travel sites today, and the Hotelier Maldives GM Forum 2018 saw a presentation by Graeme D’Arcy Ryan, Area Manager of Hotels for Booking.com, themed around Global Travel Trends. In light of data from Booking.com, Graeme’s presentation was filled with insightful data for hoteliers to use in their marketing and […]
Suppliers You Should Know: Fluid Wood Products
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Established in 2007 by Jamie and Jeremy Barrow, Fluid Wood Products set out to provide an efficient supply of timber products for resort development and construction projects. Under their core principles of quality, cost-effectiveness and efficient supply, the company offers a host of extremely durable timber products with a 15-year guarantee on most of their […]
Suppliers You Should Know: EVO
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]EVO was founded in April 2003 as a subsidiary of Silver Sands Pvt Ltd. Their clientele range from individual members of the public to many world-class resorts in the Maldives. The company offers, for the hospitality industry, their food and beverage line, outdoor furniture, lights, sanitary ware, accessories and stones. For the residential market, they […]
Marketing to wanderlust: capturing the digital nomad market
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]They’re “the new rich” according to Timothy Ferris, author of remote worker Bible, The 4-Hour Workweek. Digital nomads have been hailed as the modern elite, working away behind their laptops in locales as exotic as their job titles: ‘Marketing VA’, ‘UX Researcher’ or ‘Enterprise Happiness Engineer’. Their lifestyles invite question and curiosity and just a […]
