Hotel Asia Exhibition & International Culinary Challenge 2016 comes to a close
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The 12th Hotel Asia Exhibition & International Culinary Challenge has concluded last evening after 3 days of product displays, seminars and networking, and a 4-day long culinary competition dubbed the ‘competition of culinary excellence.’ The event took place at Dharubaaruge, Male’, and was organised by the Maldives Exhibition and Conference Services (MECS) together with the […]
Food safety: how to tell if the food you serve your clients are healthy
The food safety seminar held at the Hotel Asia Exhibition and International Culinary Challenge yesterday saw Prabath Samarasinghe discuss serving safer food and beverages.
Maldives named World’s Best Spa Destination at World Spa Awards
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Maldives has won the award for World’s Best Spa Destination at the World Spa Awards held on Sunday (4 September) at Forte Village Resort in Sardinia, Italy. The Maldives was also named the Best Spa Destination in the Indian Ocean category. Launched by the World Travel Awards in 2015, the World Spa Awards aims […]
DAMAS Real Estate launches ‘One Avenue’, a residential development project in Hulhumale’
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]DAMAS Real Estate Pvt Ltd has launched ‘One Avenue’, the company’s premiere residential development project in Hulhumale’. The project was launched at a ceremony held at Hotel Jen yesterday. One Avenue is due to be completed and delivered by the end of 2018, and will be built upon a plot of land measuring approximately 25,000 […]
The 12th Hotel Asia Exhibition & International Culinary Challenge kicks off at Dharubaaruge
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The 12th edition of Hotel Asia Exhibition & International Culinary Challenge has officially opened this morning with an inauguration ceremony held at Hiriyaa Maalam, Dharubaaruge’. The three-day event taking place at Dharubaaruge’, Male’, is organised by the Maldives Exhibition and Conference Services (MECS) together with the event’s long-standing partner and main sponsor Bestbuy Maldives Pvt […]
7 must-read books for hospitality professionals
We’ve compiled a selection of books that can inspire and entertain those in the hospitality business no matter the stage they are at. Our list below includes inspirational stories from renowned hoteliers, secrets of customer satisfaction, new marketing perspectives, and ways of dealing with the new-age tech savvy traveler.
Hotel Review: Adaaran Select Meedhupparu Maldives Resort
The first resort in Raa Atoll is a title that Adaaran Meedhupparu holds comfortably; it has withstood the test of time to a certain degree, having been in business for over a decade.
Moody’s assigns first sovereign credit rating to Maldives
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The global credit ratings agency Moody’s has assigned a first-time local and foreign currency issuer rating of B2 with a stable investment outlook to the Maldives. According to the agency, with its sovereign credit rating, Maldives became the fifth smallest nation by GDP that the agency’s Investor Service rates. Maldives is also one of the […]
Hotelier Maldives partners with Asia Hotel and Tourism Investment Conference
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Hotelier Maldives has become the media partner for the first Asia Hotel and Tourism Investment Conference (AHTIC) to be held at the Hilton Colombo in Sri Lanka from 27-29 November 2016. The conference, organised by Bench Events in partnership with the Sri Lanka Tourism Club (SLTC), will attract an international audience of senior figures and decision-makers […]
Hulhule Island Hotel celebrates Best Culinary Establishment award
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]The Hulhule Island Hotel (HIH) has won the Best Culinary Establishment award at the recently concluded Food & Hospitality Asia Maldives Culinary Challenge. The hotel also won several awards in various categories including 4 Top Honours’ trophies, 5 gold medals, 9 silver medals and 18 bronze medals. “This being the seventh time Hulhule Island Hotel […]
BBM and Hotel Asia hosts culinary masterclass with chef Gert Klötzke
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]A culinary masterclass with veteran Swedish chef Gert Klötzke took place at the Hulhule Island Hotel on Thursday, 1 September ahead of the upcoming Hotel Asia Exhibition and Culinary Challenge. Over 120 chefs from 42 resorts attended the class, which began with a briefing session by veteran chef and project director of the Hotel Asia […]
LUX* South Ari Atoll: now in beach house chic
The multi-award winning property of LUX* Resorts & Hotels has opened its doors for guests on the 1st of September after a complete refurbishment of its flagship property in Maldives, LUX* South Ari Atoll, “entirely reimagined in stunning beach house chic”.
