EIB to lend €20 million towards sustaining SMEs in tourism industry

The loan is a part of Team Europe efforts to speed up the post-COVID-19 economic recovery of the Maldives, improve access to finance and reinforce the local banking sector. The first COVID-19 recovery support activity in Asia supports the two sectors contributing up to 40% of the Maldives’ GDP. The European Investment Bank (EIB) has […]

Spa by PHYTOMER

Natural skin care; from the ocean to the skinOnly at Pullman Maldives Maamutaa Pullman Maldives Maamutaa Resort partners with transformational French brand PHYTOMER to introduce Pullman Spa by PHYTOMER, an innovative brand with the Ocean at its core and intertwined in everything they do – leading the way in revolutionary skincare. PHYTOMER scientists are the […]

Sheraton Maldives Wins Three Awards

Sheraton Maldives Full Moon Resort & Spa has been crowned the Regal winner of ‘World Class Family Resort’ and “World Class Island Resort” as well as the Royal winner of “World Class Private Island Resort” by 2020 MUSE Hotel Awards. Fending off stiff competition from across the globe, Sheraton Maldives Full Moon Resort & Spa […]

Reopening the Maldives, what it means for hoteliers

The Maldives Ministry of Tourism recently announced that the country will begin in July a phased reopening of the country’s borders to international visitors. For hoteliers, that means the race to regain market share shrunken by COVID-19 is about to begin.  In the pre-pandemic world, Maldives was one of the top global markets for generation […]

Reinvent Introduces Victory Electrostatic Sprayers in Maldives

Reinvent Maldives, is a sister company of Luxrica Pte Ltd, Singapore, established in 2019. The company has found itself at the forefront of disinfection services in the wake of COVID-19. The biggest demand at the moment for Reinvent in supplying their services is in the corporate and hotel sector as they are eager to get […]

Grand Park Kodhipparu, Maldives celebrates three years

The Park Hotel Group’s first luxury resort turned three this year on the 8th of June 2020. Grand Park Kodhipparu is a ‘one-island-one-resort’ destination in the Indian Ocean where sophisticated travelers can embrace a truly Maldivian journey and experiences of a lifetime in affordable luxury with safe comfort. Located in North Malé Atoll, a mere […]

Maldives Resilient Reefs Project launches new campaign

The Maldives Resilient Reefs project has launched a new campaign;  #FishForTomorrow, on the World Oceans Day, 8th June 2020. The campaign aims to familiarise Maldivian people with species vulnerable to overexploitation found on coral reefs and educate citizens on how to fish responsibly – to make sure we all have ‘fish for tomorrow’. This campaign […]

Mookai Hotel Celebrates 18th Anniversary

Mookai Hotel, a Male’ city landmark, celebrated its 18th anniversary on Wednesday.  Among the first city hotels in the capital, Mookai Hotel opened its doors on 3 June 2002.  Conveniently located just 100 meters from the airport ferry terminal, the hotel typically enjoys high occupancy with lots of repeater guests. It is especially popular among […]

NSURE: Changing The Maldives’ Hospitality Industry With Online Education Courses

As the world adjusts to a new normal during the coronavirus pandemic, many companies have realized that they must innovate in order to stay relevant. One business that’s taking this dynamic attitude to heart is NSURE, the first food safety company in the Maldives to provide online education courses in food safety during lockdown. Instead […]

Cash-stressed Maldives hotel sector set to evaluate over reliance on wholesalers

Hotel owners and operators in the Maldives are learning the hard way how quickly disruption can turn cash flow negative. One key trend in global leisure destinations is a severe liquidity crunch of wholesalers and travel intermediaries, which in turn has created a domino impact on hotels. This has created difficulties for the tourism dependent […]

Top 6 key tools to step up your social media today

When it comes to content marketing, any social media manager would say that the biggest challenge is primarily one: content creation. How to create content that resonates with their audience, engages them and entices them to participate in a meaningful digital conversation over the posts?  In the last few years, the role of a ‘content […]

Three Issues Maldives owners raise with prospective operators

When an HMA deal is negotiated, one would very early on see the divergence in goals desired by the owner and the operator. Challenge is in bringing the parties with varying agendas to the table, engage in a mutually beneficial dialogue, and leave with a feeling of win-win for both parties, and celebrating that outcome […]

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