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 […]
#InstaWeekend at Kandima Maldives with celebrity bloggers
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Kandima Maldives, the country’s first Lifestyle resort, is bringing the Maldives to the screen, as it plays host to some of the world’s best-known bloggers and influencers with #KandimaInstaWeekend. The Kandima Maldives InstaWeekend will run from October 12 to 16. Montana Brown and Georgia Harrison from the latest series of ITV’s Love Island will join […]
Maldives Investment Forum 2017 to take place in December
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The fourth edition of the Maldives Investment Forum (MIF), the premier investment promotion event of the Government of Maldives, is due to take place in Dubai, UAE, on December 18 at the Dubai Trade Centre. More than 400 visitors from across the globe are expected to attend MIF this year, including international and local investors, government […]
Fifth “flying turtle” flies off from Four Seasons Landaa to St. Petersburg
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Elsa, a female juvenile olive ridley turtle estimated under 20 years of age, has become the fifth “flying turtle” to travel from the Maldives by plane to begin a new life overseas. Donated to St. Petersburg’s Planeta-Neptun, Russia’s first Oceanarium, Elsa follows in the pioneering flipper-steps of her olive ridley cousins – Kerry, Zahiya, La […]
Exclusive: Mevan Gunatilleke, Executive Director of Sanken Overseas Pvt Ltd
Hotelier Maldives sits down with Mevan Gunatilleke, executive director of Sanken Overseas Pvt Ltd, Sri Lanka’s largest construction firm. We talk a bit about the company, the construction of Amari Havodda, which was completed in a record 14 months, the interplay between construction and tourism industries, and the future of construction in the Maldives. […]
Qatar Airways launches ‘two seats, one great offer’ campaign
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Qatar Airways is inviting passengers to take advantage of its latest “two seats, one great offer” sales campaign, providing First and Business Class passengers a special discount when booking two seats together. This exciting new promotion will allow both leisure and business travellers to plan their next trip with family, friends or colleagues to any […]
Finolhu takes #fitnessgoals to next level with UFC Gym partnership
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Finolhu has partnered with the renowned UFC GYM, the elite fitness concept from global phenomenon Ultimate Fighting Championship®. A UFC GYM Master Trainer will be based on island at Finolhu’s The Cove Club from October 1, offering a blend of traditional workout facilities and mixed martial arts to enhance the fitness levels of guests with […]
Oktoberfest with a tropical spin at Jumeirah Vittaveli
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Jumeirah Vittaveli is celebrating Oktoberfest, Munich’s most iconic festival, with a tropical spin. Set to the backdrop of the turquoise waters of the Indian Ocean guests can experience the festival like never before, says Jumeirah Vittaveli in a statement. Jumeirah Vittaveli is collaborating with an authentic Bavarian costume designer – Daniel Fendler has been designing […]
Three parties awarded under Baresdhoo Integrated Guesthouse Island Project
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Three parties have been awarded under the Baresdhoo Integrated Guesthouse Island Project. According to Maldives Integrated Tourism Development Corporation (MITDC), guesthouses were awarded to one party which expressed interest in operating a 10,000 sq ft guesthouse, and two parties which applied for 5,000 sq ft guesthouses. “The three parties were awarded upon receiving 100% after […]
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 […]
Orapi Applied: Hygiene is life
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Orapi Applied is a world-leading supplier of specialist chemicals, focused on delivering innovative product technology and service excellence to customers across a diverse range of industry sectors. Now part of the French-based Orapi Group, the worldwide renowned Orapi Applied brand has been retained and with more than sixty years’ experience, investment in innovation and expertise […]
