Top Hospitality & Hotel Trends in 2021 & 2020
Fundamentally it has been a completely different year from any other – many referring to a “new normal” – bringing a plethora of contrasts to the industry when comparing hospitality to pre-covid times. This urges the need to review what trends have come and go, and put any concerns into perspective. Of course, Covid-19 has […]
GM’s View: Kurumba’s General Manager Andrew Jansson on the reopening of the Maldives first resort.
Kurumba was the very first resort to be established in the Maldives opening in 1972, welcoming the first tourists who started to travel to the archipelago for holidays. Yet like many resorts in the Indian Ocean, it had to close at the start of the Covid-19 pandemic in March. But now, after an eight-month break, […]
Sketches from Sun Island
(With additional writing by Balsam Iyaz) Colin and Margaret Dale’s 30th Visit to Sun Island Resort & Spa Earlier this year, just before the country closed its borders to travellers, a British couple with a passion for travel clocked up their 30th visit to their favorite holiday spot; Sun Island Resort & Spa, on Nalaguraidhoo […]
Vamoos, Contactless Hospitality and the ‘New Normal’
The COVID-19 crisis has fundamentally changed how our society runs, resulting in unprecedented challenges in the way we interact and go about our daily lives. In the travel and tourism sector, social distancing restrictions pose a unique problem for hoteliers and accommodation providers, who must now adapt to this new reality while ensuring the health […]
Private jet industry set for quicker recovery
The private jet industry felt similar shockwaves to the rest of the aviation sector at the start of the COVID-19 pandemic. However, a promising rebound in recent months looks set to recover some of those losses as wealthy leisure passengers switch to private flights to reduce the risk of contracting COVID-19, says GlobalData, a leading […]
Noku Maldives Appoints New GM
Noku Maldives has appointed Manoharan Mannarlingam (Mano) as the new General Manager. Born and raised in Singapore, Mano’s hospitality career started when he began working part-time in Boulevard Hotel during his school holidays. He enjoyed his time engaging with locals and sharing his knowledge about Singapore with foreign guests. Later on, Mano also enrolled himself […]
Scuba Schools International (SSI) to support certification of Maldivian divers
SSI will be conducting programs in Dhivehi to support the training and certification of Maldivian divers With the recent updated government rule that requires all fishermen and anyone else who scuba dives for work to have a diving certification, Scuba Schools International (SSI) is supporting the SSI dive centers and instructors in the Maldives in […]
Stanislaw Pajdzinski appointed General Manager of Mövenpick Resort Kuredhivaru Maldives
Mövenpick Resort Kuredhivaru Maldives has announced the appointment of Stanislaw Pajdzinski as General Manager. Hailing from Gdansk, Poland, Stanislaw brings over 20 years of hospitality experience to The Maldives, including 16 years with Accor Hotels & Resorts, in exciting destinations in Europe and Asia as diverse as Katowice, Warsaw, Bali and Jakarta. A specialist in […]
Minor Hotels Reopens Five Maldives Resorts
Minor Hotels announces the reopening of its portfolio of five island resorts in the Maldives. Having closed their doors back in April due to the global pandemic, the properties are once again welcoming guests, introducing a range of new facilities and experiences as well as enhancements to ensure the health and wellbeing of all guests. […]
Ooredoo Maldives Installs Digital Kiosk for Tourists at Velana International Airport
Ooredoo Maldives today inaugurated a Digital Kiosk especially for tourists at Velana International Airport (VIA). The 24-hour self-service Digital Kiosk enables contactless registration, payments and instant dispatching of tourist SIMs. The company believes that providing contactless and fast services is crucial under the current circumstances to ensure safety for its customers as well as its […]
Qatar Airways Offers 100 Days Of Free High-Speed Broadband Connectivity To Passengers
Complimentary on-board Super Wi-Fi broadband internet is now available to all passengers for the next 100 days, in celebration of more than 100 aircraft being fitted with high-speed connectivity The airline continues to roll out its Super Wi-Fi service across its young fleet of modern, fuel-efficient aircraft, and now offers the largest number of aircraft […]
SITA partners with Safety Line to make flights more sustainable
Saving aircraft fuel during the climb and cruise phases of a flight is a major opportunity to reduce aviation CO2 emissions SITA, the global IT provider for the air transport industry, is partnering with start-up Safety Line to help pilots and airlines limit carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions and operational costs by reducing fuel consumption of […]
