Summer Island Maldives appoints new Resort Manager
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Summer Island Maldives has appointed Mariya Shareef as Resort Manager. In her new role, Shareef will oversee the day-to-day management of the resort, advise its Board of Directors on strategy and contribute to the development of the brand. “Mari is young, energetic and full of exciting ideas, and has an excellent gauge of the innovations […]
Baros for Babymooners
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Baros Maldives resort is inviting expecting couples to relax and enjoy its luxury offerings curated especially for ‘babymooners’. “As well as being an intimate retreat for honeymooners wanting privacy, it is also the perfect place for vacationing babymooners,” the resorts said in a press statement. Baros Maldives’ garden spa offers pregnancy specific treatments and a […]
Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas launches freediving, manta ray experience
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Anantara Kihavah Maldives Villas is offering guests the chance to get up-close-and-personal with manta rays at the world’s largest natural manta feeding destination, during their annual migration across the Indian Ocean. Located in a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in Baa Atoll, guests staying at the luxury resort will have the rare opportunity to freedive with the […]
Medianet Cruise
Introducing the Medianet Cruise service: targeted to the main two marinas at the capital, it provides the means for everyone on liveaboards to be entertained with the best cable TV content from around the globe.
Product Review: iPad Pro
The new iPad Pro 9.7 is powered by Apple’s latest A9X System with the M9 processor and a 12-core PowerVR Series 7 Graphics chip along with 2GB of RAM which makes the iPad capable of replacing the personal computer.
Winners of the Hotel Asia International Culinary Challenge announced
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The winners of the Hotel Asia International Culinary Challenge 2016 were announced last Wednesday at an awards ceremony held at the Hulhule’ Island Hotel. The Maldives’ biggest culinary competition took place from from 4 to 7 September with more than 300 chefs from over 40 hotels and resorts competing for the coveted trophies in 20 […]
Food safety: how to tell if the food you serve your clients are healthy
The food safety seminar held at the Hotel Asia Exhibition and International Culinary Challenge yesterday saw Prabath Samarasinghe discuss serving safer food and beverages.
Maldives named World’s Best Spa Destination at World Spa Awards
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Maldives has won the award for World’s Best Spa Destination at the World Spa Awards held on Sunday (4 September) at Forte Village Resort in Sardinia, Italy. The Maldives was also named the Best Spa Destination in the Indian Ocean category. Launched by the World Travel Awards in 2015, the World Spa Awards aims […]
Moody’s assigns first sovereign credit rating to Maldives
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The global credit ratings agency Moody’s has assigned a first-time local and foreign currency issuer rating of B2 with a stable investment outlook to the Maldives. According to the agency, with its sovereign credit rating, Maldives became the fifth smallest nation by GDP that the agency’s Investor Service rates. Maldives is also one of the […]
Hotelier Maldives partners with Asia Hotel and Tourism Investment Conference
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Hotelier Maldives has become the media partner for the first Asia Hotel and Tourism Investment Conference (AHTIC) to be held at the Hilton Colombo in Sri Lanka from 27-29 November 2016. The conference, organised by Bench Events in partnership with the Sri Lanka Tourism Club (SLTC), will attract an international audience of senior figures and decision-makers […]
Hulhule Island Hotel celebrates Best Culinary Establishment award
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Hulhule Island Hotel (HIH) has won the Best Culinary Establishment award at the recently concluded Food & Hospitality Asia Maldives Culinary Challenge. The hotel also won several awards in various categories including 4 Top Honours’ trophies, 5 gold medals, 9 silver medals and 18 bronze medals. “This being the seventh time Hulhule Island Hotel […]
BBM and Hotel Asia hosts culinary masterclass with chef Gert Klötzke
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A culinary masterclass with veteran Swedish chef Gert Klötzke took place at the Hulhule Island Hotel on Thursday, 1 September ahead of the upcoming Hotel Asia Exhibition and Culinary Challenge. Over 120 chefs from 42 resorts attended the class, which began with a briefing session by veteran chef and project director of the Hotel Asia […]
