ONYX Hospitality Group enhances hygiene and safety across every step of the guest journey with “ONYX Clean”
In preparation to welcome travellers back to its hotels, resorts and serviced apartments across the Asia-Pacific and to reassure guests who are currently in residence, ONYX Hospitality Group has announced enhanced operational hygiene and safety standards as part of a brand-new “ONYX Clean” initiative that will be implemented across its full portfolio that includes brands […]
How To Increase Hotel Revenue in Low Season
Hotel low season revenue has long been considered to simply be an unfortunate fact of the industry. It brings less demand and, therefore, lower revenues too. But the industry has changed so much in such a short space of time, and hotels no longer have to accept that low season automatically means slow business. By […]
Asia Pacific hotels continue to weather the COVID-19 storm
The Asia Pacific hotel industry was riding high in 2019. Tourism from both the business and leisure travel segment was firing on all cylinders. The continued growth in outbound China tourism had created numerous large revenue streams. And there were strong expectations for the robust momentum in MICE sector through events like the Singapore Airshow […]
Cleantech, Disinfection Services During COVID-19
Originally established in 2016, Cleantech is specialised in chemical-free disinfection and deep cleaning. However, following the COVID-19 outbreak, the company has scaled up to cater for industrial grade disinfection and deep cleaning of kitchens, offices, resorts, gyms, medical facilities and even aircraft. Cleantech’s team of Maldivian staff are highly experienced and perform under the strict […]
MMPRC to host webinar for tourism marketeers on solutions to the COVID-19 crisis
Maldives Marketing & Public Relations Corporation (MMPRC) in association with Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) and Tripadvisor will be hosting a special webinar designed exclusively for the Maldives Tourism Marketeers on Monday 27th April 2020. The webinar titled “React, Rethink, Recover: Solutions to the COVID-19 Crisis & the Maldivian Tourism Industry” The 90-minute webinar will […]
Influencer Marketing Isn’t What it Used to Be: 5 Tips For Creating Meaningful Partnerships & Realising ROI
Over time audiences have grown tired of hyper-polished content style costantly posted by social media influencers and developed an acute spirit of ‘selection’ on what lands on their digital spaces. This has affected the way hotels and resorts are now working with this legion of digital media experts and content creator. To get an actual […]
Dan Drebing Appointed Director of Food & Beverage at The Ritz-Carlton Maldives, Fari Islands
Originally from Germany, Dan is a passionate and self-driven professional with nearly 13 years of experience in the hospitality industry, specialising in food and beverage. He begins his new assignment with Ritz-Carlton Maldives on 15th April, 2020. Prior to joining The Ritz-Carlton Maldives, Dan was the Director of Food and Beverage at W Maldives. In this […]
Young Hotelier: Aminath Hameed, Commis One Pastry Chef at Waldorf Astoria Maldives Ithaafushi
Hotelier Maldives: What inspired you to become a pastry chef? What initially attracted you to work in hospitality? Aminath Hameed: Back in 2012, just out of interest I decided to take cake decorating classes, while I was working as a corporate sales officer in Ooredoo Maldives. Slowly it became an online cake shop and I […]
20th Four Seasons Maldives Apprenticeship Graduation Ceremony Highlights Ongoing Dedication to Social Investment
54 graduates (18 from Kuda Huraa and 36 from Landaa Giraavaru) raised their diplomas during a graduation ceremony held at Four Seasons Kuda Huraa and Four Seasons Landaa Giraavaru respectively, ready to launch into a hospitality career. These 54 rising stars of the Maldivian hospitality industry take the total number of graduates to 651 since the program’s inception in […]
Maldives Capital on Lockdown
The government of Maldives has imposed a 14-day lockdown in Male’ City area which includes Male’ City, Hulhumale’ and Vilimale’. Initially a 24 hour lockdown was imposed on Wednesday, 15th april 2020, following the first positive case of COVID-19 identified in Male’. The lockdown was extended for another 24 hours on Thursday and then for […]
Cabinet deliberates on additional measures to tackle COVID-19
President Ibrahim Mohamed Solih has met with his cabinet on 13 April 2020, Monday, at his official residence Mulee’aage to deliberate on the response and recovery measures implemented by the government of the Maldives with regard to the global pandemic COVID-19. According to the President’s official website, the discussions centred on the interventions in place […]
Automating hospitality in times of social distancing
The global COVID-19 pandemic has brought the travel and hospitality sectors to a halt. The calls to enact social distancing measures mean no more travelling or meeting friends at pubs or restaurants. The consequences are devastating for airlines, hotels, events, restaurants etc. and result in closures and job loss around the world. Although governments have […]
