Interviews

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Marie Laura Sindy Lagare (Sindy), is the Wellness and Spa Manager at LUX* South Ari Atoll. Originally from Mauritius, Sindy delved into the hospitality industry as a secretary, and her fascination and intrigue into the abundance of cultures she was exposed to, led to a long career in the industry. She notes that it was […]

Hotelier Maldives sits down with the Minister of Tourism Moosa Zameer, to have a chat about sustainable tourism and its different facets. Zameer believes the Maldivian tourism industry has set a global benchmark in terms of sustainable practices. The key to its success, Zameer notes, is that it has always operated within the bounds of […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]David Feinberg has been the Chief Executive Officer of Crown & Champa Resorts (CCR) for the past 17 years. With seven resorts and one city hotel, Crown & Champa Resorts is one of the largest hospitality companies in the country. A true veteran of the hospitality field, Feinberg describes himself as an hotelier and has […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Executive Chef at the lauded Velaa Private Island and a native to Sri Lanka – Gaushan De Silva is steadily rising to the top of the culinary world with his innovative and flavoursome creations. Chef Gaushan has been nothing short of inspiring to the Maldivian hotel industry – his first stint as the head […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Hotelier Maldives sits down with Mohamed Ali Janah, the chairman of Hotels and Resort Construction (HRC), a leading construction firm in the Maldives. We talk about HRC’s history, what was instrumental to its growth, the company’s key projects, the sustainability of tourism development and the role of banks in the progress and development of the […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Amin Construction Pvt Ltd—established 1984—is led by managing director Abdulla Mohamed. It was registered as a limited liability company involved in civil construction, carpentry works and the wholesale trading business. Hotelier Maldives sits down with Abdulla Mohamed to speak about the company’s role in the future of the country’s construction sector. Hotelier Maldives: When did […]

Hussain Waheed, a tall, broad-shouldered man in his early forties, is in an immaculate white shirt with his resort’s silver logo buttoned above the breast pocket. He greets me enthusiastically and we enter Shell Beans where he walks up to the counter and starts talking to the waiter, Moustafa. It’s as though Moustafa is a […]

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.   […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Abdul Majeed, the managing director and CEO of Bison Maldives Pvt Ltd, has been actively engaged in the construction industry for over 30 years. Bison is operating in a wide range of businesses ranging from building construction, aluminium and glass fabrication and hardware retail, in addition to fashion and travel & hotel operations. Hotelier Maldives […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Alessandro ‘Alex’ Azzola, the Managing Director of Cocoon Investment Pvt Ltd, comes from a family of hospitality professionals, and his life has been entwined with serving guests for over 30 years. It was in 1981 when Alex first came to the Maldives, which left him with an inexplicable drive to one day be a part […]

How would you describe your role at Addu International Airport? I joined Addu International Airport in May 2014, at a time when the company had undertaken an immense project for restoration and expansion of Gan International Airport runway. My priority was to ensure that we were able to put together the financing arrangement required for […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Mohamed Hamy is a musician-turned-3D artist. After years of perfecting the art of music, his talented fingers, which once fluently worked the piano keys are now working their magic in the world of visualisation. It was an insatiable passion for digital art that drove him towards the foundation of Vizarc Studio; a visualisation company that […]