Purchasing Power: Ali Shareef, Purchasing Manager, Vakkaru Maldives
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Hotelier Maldives speaks with Vakkaru Maldives’ Purchasing Manager Ali Shareef about his take on the industry and his idea of an ideal supplier. Hotelier Maldives: How long have you been in purchasing? Ali Shareef: I’ve been working in purchasing since 2007, and I joined the team at Vakkaru Maldives in August 2017. HM: What do […]
Nika Island Resort & Spa; a curated differentiation
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]In a time of proliferating brands and increasing resort openings in the Maldives, Nika Island Resort and Spa, one of the first properties to open in Ari Atoll, is looking at reviving the associations of a ‘Maldives that used to be’. Instead of competing on the more currently fashionable trends of more and more exotic F&B […]
Resort News Weekly Roundup
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] JA Manafaru becomes a member of Preferred Hotels & Resorts Nearly two dozen new properties have been added to the Preferred Hotels & Resorts global portfolio including JA Manafaru, a 35-acre private island luxury resort in the Maldives. Located on a private island on the northern Haa Alif Atoll of the Maldives, this luxury […]
Careers: Rifaa Saeed, Director of Sales and Marketing at Kandima Maldives.
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Growing up, Rifaa Saeed didn’t really consider getting into hospitality industry. That all changed when, in the 10th grade, she won a chance to go to Rangali Island Resort in a raffles draw. Seeing the amazing atmosphere, hospitality of the staff and most importantly the attention given to the guests by Maldivian staff convinced her […]
UNWTO launches online platform to achieve SDGs through tourism
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) has launched an online platform to achieve the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs) through tourism. According to UNWTO, promoting a greater engagement of the tourism sector with sustainable development is the main objective of the Tourism for SDGs Platform. The online tool is designed to advance the achievement of […]
Equator Sail: Reviving the passion for sailing
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Back in the 70’s with the introduction of the first marine engines in the Maldives, the industry was taken over by this revolutionary technology, making way for a more efficient mode of transport. Within the past three decades, the traditional sail boats along with the art of sailing and sail making have almost become another […]
Supplier Spotlight: Adnan Moosa, Managing Director of ILAA Maldives
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]We sat down with Adnan Moosa, Managing Director of ILAA Maldives to get an insight into the history of the company. Hotelier Maldives: Can you reflect back on the beginning of the company? What inspired you to create this business and what were the initial challenges? Adnan Moosa: After finishing school, I went abroad for […]
Calorie Counter: Eat healthy, stay healthy
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Calorie Counter is a health and fitness restaurant based in Malé. The international franchise’s Malé outlet was opened when General Manager, Infaz Faiz saw a market for healthier dining options amongst the more health conscious youth of today. “Healthy food does not have to be lesser in taste,” said Infaz. “We source the freshest meat […]
Tourist arrivals up 10% in June, Europe contributes over half
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Tourist arrivals to the Maldives have registered a year-on-year growth of 10.5 per cent at the end of June. A total of 726,515 tourists visited the country during the first six months of 2018, according to official figures released by the Ministry of Tourism, with June registering an arrival figure of 93,786. Europe was the […]
MAHRP hosts “Great HR Best Practice Share” knowledge share event
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Held at Mookai Hotel, the event focused on employee engagement, retention, succession planning, employer branding and internal communications. The objective of the session was to share best practices amongst HR professionals in order to learn which practices can be applied within respective organisations to enhance the human resource practices and actions to add value to their employees […]
Fairmont Maldives Sirru Fen Fushi opens The Coralarium by Jason deCaires Taylor
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Fairmont Maldives Sirru Fen Fushi launches the world’s first semi-submerged art gallery, created by renowned underwater naturalist and artist Jason deCaires Taylor.[/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/2″][vc_column_text]“Over the years I have realized that the really humbling thing about what we do is that once we submerge the sculptures they’re not ours anymore. As soon as we sink them, they […]
Resort News Weekly Roundup
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text] Marriott International to remove plastic straws worldwide by July 2019 Marriott International has announced that it has adopted a plan to remove disposable plastic straws and plastic stirrers from its more than 6,500 properties across 30 brands around the world. Once fully implemented in one year, the company could eliminate the use of more […]
