Adaaran Select Meedhupparu marks World Environment Day with awareness session
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Adaaran Select Meedhupparu, an Aitken Spence Hotel’s resort in the Maldives hosted an interactive awareness session on eco-consciousness and plight of the planet for over 100 participants last week, in lieu of World Environment Day, on 5 June 2018. A resort that has sustainability and ecological protection at its core, over the years Adaaran Select […]
MAHRP, Up Your Service to hold event featuring Ron Kaufman
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Maldives Association of Human Resource Professionals (MAHRP) has announced that Ron Kaufman, a leading authority in service and service leadership, will be holding a special event in Malé. The event, titled ‘Secrets of Achieving Superior Service Excellence’, is held by MAHRP, in partnership with Up Your Service Singapore. It will take place on August 4, […]
Adaaran Prestige Vadoo marks Environment Day, donates garbage bin after jetty area clean-up
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Adaaran Prestige Vadoo has commemorated World Environment Day 2018 by holding a clean-up event in Malé. Over 40 staff from the resort and Malé, including the General Manager – Mr Indy Dodanwala, Chief Operating Officer for Maldives Sector – Mr Badhiya Gunatilake, Chief Operating Officer for Oversees Operations – Mr Mangela Wijesekera and various corporate […]
Candice Barwell appointed as new Director of Sales & Marketing at Shangri-La’s Villingili Resort & Spa
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Shangri-La’s Villingili Resort & Spa has announced the appointment of Candice Barwell as the resort’s new Director of Sales & Marketing. Set to join the team this month, Barwell will be responsible for planning and implementing the sales and marketing strategy, optimising the hotel’s revenue and market share, and will continue to establish Shangri-La’s Villingili […]
GM Forum 2018 Highlights: ‘Tourism-related Taxation’ by Yusuf Shiraz, Deputy Director, Maldives Tax Academy
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In his presentation themed on “Tourism-related Taxation’, Yusuf Shiraz, the Deputy Director of Maldives Tax Academy spoke in length about the tax registration process and gave an overview of the different taxes hotelier should take into account, and how to submit with tax returns. He also highlighted on ways Maldives Inland Revenue Authority (MIRA) can […]
ITB Asia 2018 attracts record number of new exhibitors
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]ITB Asia, ‘Asia’s Leading Travel Trade Show’ has attracted a record number of new exhibitors, recording a 20.8% increase in new exhibitors signing up for the show, compared to the same period last year. This comes after the success of last year’s 10th-anniversary show which saw record-breaking numbers with 113 countries exhibiting at the event.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]According […]
PATA elects new Executive Board for 2018
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) has announced the election of Dr Chris Bottrill, Director, International and Dean of the Faculty of Fine and Applied Arts at Capilano University in North Vancouver, Canada as Chairman of the Association’s Executive Board. The appointment was made during the PATA Annual Summit 2018 held in Korea. Dr Bottrill […]
Aboard Ritrella, the biggest yacht cruising the Maldives
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Ritrella stands out like a crown jewel in the Maldivian waters as it is the largest luxury cruise hotel registered to operate within the country. The yacht has a length of 58 meters and began operations in 2017. Ritrella offers packages catering to divers, surfers, big game fishing, and for guests looking at cruising and […]
Olivier Larcher appointed as General Manager of Raffles Maldives Meradhoo
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Raffles Maldives Meradhoo has announced the appointment of Olivier Larcher as the resort’s General Manager. Set on the private island of Meradhoo Island in Gaafu Alifu Atoll surrounded by natural splendour, the resort is set to open in late 2018. Larcher began his career in France in 1990 and joined AccorHotels in 2016 as General […]
Morteza Capital Becomes the First Regulated Hotel Investment Manager in the Maldives
[vc_row][vc_column][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Morteza Capital Ltd, an investment management and advisory firm specializing in hotel and leisure investments, has been awarded an Investment Adviser’s License by the Capital Market Development Authority (CMDA), becoming the second licensed investment manager in the Maldives, and the first to specialise in hospitality and leisure related investments. Morteza Capital is led by a […]
Cocoon Maldives awarded 2018 TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Cocoon Maldives has announced that it has received a TripAdvisor® Certificate of Excellence. Now in its eighth year, the achievement celebrates hospitality businesses that have earned great traveller reviews on TripAdvisor over the past year. Certificate of Excellence recipients includes accommodations, restaurants and attractions located all over the world that have continually delivered a quality […]
Villa Hotels & Resorts makes new appointments to key positions in three properties
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Villa Hotels & Resorts has announced the appointment of members to key positions in three properties – Sun Island Resort & Spa, Holiday Island Resort & Spa, and Paradise Island Resort & Spa. Abdulla Fath’hey was appointed as the new General Manager of Sun Island Resort & Spa, as Ali Naseer took over as the […]
