ILAA Maldives Pvt Ltd Celebrates 30 Years of Service
ILAA Maldives Pvt Ltd, a one-stop engineering solution provider for resorts, celebrated its 30th anniversary on 22 August 2021. Along with a joyous staff party to mark the occasion, ILAA also carried out social media giveaways and collaborated with Maldives Blood Services to conduct a blood donation camp. Throughout the past three decades, ILAA has […]
Maldives Association of Tourism Industry (MATI) Holds 31st Annual General Meeting
The Maldives Association of Tourism Industry (MATI) has held its 31st Annual General Meeting virtually. A total of 78 members participated in the AGM. The Chairman of MATI, Hon. Mohamed Umar Maniku initiated the AGM by giving the official opening remarks, followed by a statement from the Secretary General of MATI, Hon. Ahmed Nazeer. Mr. […]
New Appointments in the Hospitality Industry
Featured Image: Elise Rimbaud, Director of Spa and Wellness, OZEN Reserve Bolifushi Maldives hotel industry has seen some exciting new movements this week. Hotelier Maldives brings you a round-up of the latest appointments. Elise Rimbaud, Director of Spa and Wellness, OZEN Reserve Bolifushi OZEN Resevre Bolifushi has recently appointed Elise Rimbaud as the director of […]
Women in Hospitality: Laurean Sahilices
Laurean Sahilices is the Cluster Assistant Director of Marketing at Pullman and Mercure Maldives. As cluster assistant director of marketing at Accor Maldives for the Pullman Maldives Maamutaa and Mercure Maldives Kooddoo, Laurean Sahilices is an expert in hotel marketing, particularly digital, as well as a champion of women in marketing and women in hospitality. […]
Ocean Group Maldives- Taking Water Sports to the Next Level
Founded by a strong passion for the ocean and its sports, Ocean Group Maldives is a leading dive and water sports operator. Over a period of twenty years, the company has introduced many innovative products to the destination and partners with luxury resorts to curate once in a lifetime immersive experiences. Hotelier Maldives interviews the […]
Jumeirah Group Announces Opening of New Property in Maldives
Jumeirah Group has revealed the opening of its new address in Maldives. Located in North Male’ Atoll, the 67-villa property is set to welcome its first guests from 1 October 2021. Jumeirah Maldives’ surprising panoramic architecture and calming interiors are the work of sophisticated Singaporean design studio, Miaja, who have created an elegant contemporary ethos […]
Bestbuy Maldives Pvt Ltd, Silver Sponsor, GM Forum 2021
Bestbuy Maldives Pvt Ltd (BBM) has partnered with Hotelier Maldives as a Silver Sponsor of GM Forum 2021. BBM is a leading supplier of food, bakery, cooking ingredients and non-food offerings to resorts, HORECA, and the mainstream consumer market. The company is the choice distributor of some of the world’s leading brands such as Unilever, […]
Marc Van Bergen, Managing Director of Heilbron Hospitality Talks about Butler Training
Grand Park Kodhipparu in the Maldives began their butler training programme in 2019 for the lifestyle hosts with follow up trainings in 2020. However, due to the pandemic, this was delayed for a year. Now things are back on track and, Heilbron Hospitality is assisting the team with restarting and reviving their energy after the […]
Maldivian Sushi Chefs, Yes They Do Exist!
The Maldives is a natural paradise, its azure waters home to vibrant sea life interwoven with enticing white strips of sand, which have spawned a flourishing tourism industry that even the pandemic couldn’t dampen. New resorts are opening on a seemingly continuous basis. Each with the aim of wowing their discerning audience. Japanese cuisine is […]
Vistara Resumes Flights to Maldives from India
Vistara, an Indian full-service career and a joint venture of Tata group and Singapore Airlines (SIA), has resumed flights to Velana International Airport from 2 September 2021. The airline had initially resumed operations on 3 March 2021 with non-stop flights between Mumbai, India and Malé. The airline operated flights three times a week on the […]
Octopus Systems, Technology Partner, GM Forum 2021
Octopus Systems has partnered with Hotelier Maldives as the Technology Partner of GM Forum 2021. Octopus Systems is a Hospitality System Integrator based in Maldives with a sound focus on efficient networks and systems that are fully integrated and work seamlessly. Services provided by Octopus include system design and consultancy, Campus Ethernet, Secure Managed Wi-Fi, […]
Tourism Updates from the Maldives – August 2021
Maldives marked the 700,000th arrival of the year during August. At the end of the month, there were a total of 755,966 arrivals while twenty-six international scheduled and chartered airlines were operating to the country. 849 accommodation facilities have resumed operations from a total of 1053 registered facilities. Tourist arrivals have begun increasing after a […]
