The Rules of Attraction: How to secure the best revenue management candidate during the talent drought
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The importance of attracting and retaining high-quality talent is fundamental to the successful operation of any hotel. The effect of losing a senior member of a property’s revenue management team can have a prolonged and significant negative impact on the financial performance of a hotel. Maintaining stability in the revenue management division should be an […]
Jumeirah Vittaveli Royal Residence: Your own resort within the resort
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A swim in the ocean just off a private beach or a dip in one of the two private pools? A relaxing massage in a private spa treatment room or to the gym for a quick workout? There are just too many ‘tough’ options to choose from, when you’re being pampered as the VVIP at […]
10 “Idiosyncrasies” of General Management in the Maldives
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Sun-kissed beaches, turquoise oceans, swaying Palm Trees, amazing Maldivian and international teams, what more can a custodian of a luxury resort in the Maldives want? Not much I hear you say! Very true, I reply, but there are a few, should I say, quirks to consider… Ordering produce for the Festive Season in October! Like many, […]
Maldives Institute of Nautical Sciences: Dedicated to building a nation of professional mariners
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Maldives is truly blessed as it exists amongst unpolluted seas and lagoons which are among the few of its kind in the world. Maritime shipping and trade here date back to 300 to 400 BC, back to the arrival of the first settlers from Dravidians. With the geographical features of the Maldives, we heavily rely […]
Reethi Beach: Model practices in sustainability
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Reethi Beach was first opened in 1998 and will be completing twenty years in operation in 2018. Currently operated by Mahogany Pvt Ltd, Peter Gremes has been the general manager of the resort since 2007 and completed ten years in the role this year. So it won’t be off the mark to say that the […]
Next Hotelier Maldives GM Forum to take place on April 18, 2018
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The third Hotelier Maldives GM Forum will take place on April 18, 2018, and will be held in Kurumba Maldives, the first resort to open in the country in 1973.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_single_image image=”15976″ img_size=”full” onclick=”link_image”][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]Inaugurated in 2016, the Hotelier Maldives GM Forum features keynote speeches from industry leaders and panel discussions from experts in the […]
Generation next: Making sense of millennial guests
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The millennial traveller has certainly disrupted the way in which hotels think about attracting potential guests. They are more digitally active, open to peer influence and seek out short-term gratification compared to previous generations of guests. While millennials may not currently have the combined buying power of older generations of travellers, their spending power is […]
Tourism Indicators: The changing traveller behaviour
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Maldives tourism industry performance is favourable for the first half of the year 2017. Arrivals totalled at 657,540 tourists at the end of June with a growth of 6.1% compared to the same period in the previous year. The rest of the key demand-side indicators also reflected positive growth, while notably the average duration […]
Basic, Better, Best: Low season revenue strategies
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Low season; it’s a term no hotelier likes to hear. In times of lower demand, some hoteliers adopt the ‘busy hotel is a successful hotel’ strategy, accepting lower-rated business and relying on the in-house spend in food and beverage, spa, ancillary and more, to top up revenue. However, guests paying significantly lower room rates are […]
Amari Havodda Maldives – An Asian-inspired Maldivian take on a resort
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]I’m at the Thari Bar at Amari Havodda Maldives, Gaafu Dhaalu’s newest tourist offering. Around me, the bar’s high ceiling slopes down like the wings of some great avian creature. It’s hot; not surprising for an atoll that lies on the equator, and contrary to the weather forecast, the day is clear, the sky, cerulean. […]
The building wave: observations on the number two industry and its umbilical link with tourism
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The construction industry is the country’s second largest industrial contributor to the GDP after tourism. Over the past decade, it has witnessed several booms and slumps. Hard hit by the effects of the financial crisis that ravaged the global economy in the late 2000s, the sector recovered in 2010, registering positive growth. The trend continued […]
Memorable moments redefine luxury at Coco Bodu Hithi
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Even in the Maldives, there are certain locations that are more desired than others. North Malé Atoll is one of these with its proximity to the airport and rich marine life. On this breezy sunny afternoon, my husband and I are headed to Coco Bodu Hithi, just 40-minutes from the airport by speedboat. Coco Bodu […]
