Hotelier Maldives Awards 2026 to honour resort talent tonight
Hotelier Maldives will host the Hotelier Maldives Awards 2026 tonight at NIVA Kurumba Maldives, bringing together the country’s tourism and hospitality sector to recognise the people working across resort operations.
Now in its third edition, the Hotelier Maldives Awards is the only awards platform in the Maldives dedicated to recognising resort employees. The annual event celebrates individuals and teams whose work supports service delivery, operational standards and guest experience across the country’s resort industry.
This year’s awards will recognise winners across 23 individual categories and 12 team categories, covering a wide range of operational and service roles within resorts. In addition, Hotelier Maldives will confer four Dedicated Service Awards to honour individuals who have made long-standing contributions to the Maldivian tourism industry.
The Hotelier Maldives Awards 2026 is presented by Bestbuy Maldives (BBM) as Title Sponsor. Other sponsors and partners include Dhiraagu, STO Energy and Maldives Airports Company Limited (MACL) as Platinum Sponsors; Bank of Maldives (BML) as Banking Partner; Male’ Aerated Water Company (MAWC) as Beverage Partner; ALIA and Metalsigns as Associate Sponsors; Souvenir Marine as Transport Partner; Storm Events as Organising Partner; SESSION by OOFI, Lightsout Studios, Blue N White and Maldives Insider as Associate Partners; and Maldives TV as Broadcast Partner.
The gala is expected to be attended by resort representatives, nominees, sponsors, partners and industry stakeholders. The winners will be announced during the ceremony tonight.
