Interviews

[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 […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Imagine a Maldives, seldom heard of, barely touched, and truly a luxury to be able to visit. Such a place on earth was even unimaginable to the vast majority of the world, until the iconic image of the perfectly round island, immersed in the endless hues of blues, glistening white beach engulfing a lush tropical […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]30 years ago, a very young and ambitious Mohamed Firaq joined the tourism industry as an airport representative. Driven by a strong sense of determination, Firaq founded and is now the Managing Director of some of the leading tour brands in the country; Inner Maldives, Ace Aviation, Ace Travels and Spence Maldives. He is also […]

[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Hotelier Maldives sat down with Yoosuf Riffath, CEO of Capital Travel & Tours to learn more about his 35-year long career in the Maldivian hospitality sector. Capital Travel & Tours was founded by Riffath in 1990, and under his guidance, the company has now become one of the leading tour operators in the country. Apart […]

National Carrier Maldivian is owned and operated by Island Aviation Services Ltd and is the leading domestic carrier of the country. Graduating from its role as the dominant domestic carrier in the country; Maldivian commenced its first regional operations on 25th January 2008 with the first flight to Trivandrum, India. Today, Maldivian the nation’s carrier operates […]