Women in Hospitality: Anuradha Abeywickramasinge
Anuradha Abeywickramasinge is the corporate purchasing manager for Cocoon Maldives and You and Me by Cocoon. Hailing from Sri Lanka, she has been in the industry for 20 years, bringing passion to her profession along with her significant international background working for the hospitality industry in Asia and Africa. She has held various positions in sales […]
Women in Hospitality: Zainab Hussain Shihab
Zainab Hussain Shihab is the Marketing Communications Manager at Patina Maldives, Fari Islands. Patina Maldives Fari Islands, opened on 18th May 2021, is the first property for Patina Hotels and Resorts in the world. Located in North Male, three world-class hotels straddle a trio of islands that include the Ritz Carlton, Capella Maldives and Patina. […]
Women in Hospitality: Aminath Maeysha, Sales Manager at Mirihi Island resort
As the recently appointed Sales Manager at Mirihi, Aminath Maeysha is a great example of how hotels can achieve great things when they invest in their staff. Having worked with Crown & Champa Resorts for eight years across four different properties in the Maldives, the former Front Office Manager has a wealth of experience in the hospitality industry […]
Shidha Hussain, Reservations Manager at W Maldives
Hotelier Maldives: Can you tell us more about your first role in the luxury hospitality industry? Shidha Hussain: I was first introduced to the world of hospitality when I joined the COCO Collection part of Sunland Hotels Pvt LTd in 2010 as a Cluster Reservation Agent. It was there that I learnt how to assist […]
Aishath Shimani, the Planning Director of Sun Siyam Resorts and an award winning, innovative Interior Designer
Ms. Shimani started her exciting career journey from humble beginnings – as a freshly graduated highschool student. Confused and with little idea of what she wanted to do as a future career, she sought advice from her parents who encouraged her to pursue a field that would utilize her strengths, and most importantly a profession […]
Luh ‘Luhadi’ Ramiadi, Director of Spa and Wellness at Furaveri Maldives
Wellness Village at Furaveri Maldives is built around a unique local village concept. The traditional Asian holistic health care offered stimulates to create a balance for the body, mind and spirit; resulting in achieving one’s highest potential of health and well-being. The wellness village is set amidst gentle white shores, tropical life and nature. Surrounded […]
Eka Yuniari, Spa Manager, Coco Palm Dhuni Kolhu
Ni Putu Eka ‘ Eka ‘ Yuniari – Spa Manager at Coco Palm Dhuni Kolhu comes from the world-renowned island for wellness and spa: Bali, Indonesia. Though Eka is an experienced Spa Manager, today; she did not begin her career as a spa specialist. Instead, her hospitality journey began in F&B. On pursuing a hospitality […]
Want to step up your expertise in hospitality sales and marketing? …Judy Ong shares it all!
In a friendly-interview with Hotelier Maldives; Judy Ong, The Director of Sales and Marketing – Maldives at Banyan Tree Hotels & Resorts, Singapore; expresses about her career and experiences in the hospitality industry for over 16 years. Judy is a strong professional, passionate about training her peers and working towards achieving their goal as a […]
Shihalini Rajaratnam, Manager – Front Office, Amari Havodda Maldives
Stelliers Awards is one of the most prestigious hotelier awards in Asia and South Asia region, celebrating the stars of the industry. This platform is dedicated to distinguishing the most hardworking and outstanding hoteliers. Stelliers Awards also aims to inspire the young generation into the hospitality industry by sharing the success stories of these top […]
Women in Hospitality: Nasreena Ali – From a small business owner to a sous chef
The woman who has earned it all, Nasreena ‘Natti’ Ali is someone who came from humble beginnings to reach the top. As the Sous Chef at Dhigali Maldives, Nasreena has quashed the beliefs and stereotypes that surround the hospitality industry and has proven that women can be as successful both professionally and personally. Nasreena Ali, who […]
The Soneva-YCI partnership: Building blocks for women empowerment
Contributing only around four per cent of the total workforce in the Maldives’ tourism industry, local women are the least employed demographic in an industry that covers over 40 per cent of the country’s economy. Despite the fact, Soneva has been instrumental in the efforts to promote women employment in the industry, seeking to achieve […]
Women in Hospitality: Marife Tolentino Bien, Wellness Manager, Fairmont Maldives Sirru Fenfushi
[vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]Marife Tolentino Bien, the woman behind the first ever Willow Stream Spa in the Indian Ocean, is the shining example of the heights women can reach in the hospitality industry. A firm believer of where there are challenges, there is also an opportunity, Marife was ecstatic in narrating to us at Hotelier Maldives, her wonderful […]
