A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
GM of Villa Hotels Group, Mr Qaisar Naseem has been named as the Best General Manager of the world. He was awarded this prestigious title at the 2017 World Luxury Hotel Awards gala held on 2nd December at the Klum Hotel St Moritz in Switzerland. The award was received by Mr Qaisar, as the General […]
Maldives Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators, MATATO, in partnership with McQuire Rens & Jones, is bringing another series of training programs targeted for the hospitality industry. Two separate training programs are scheduled for 13th and 14th December respectively. McQuire Rens & Jones is a leading training institute based in Sri Lanka, featuring a […]
Dhiraagu has begun selling Apple’s latest iPhone: iPhone X at a colourful ceremony on the 1st of December 2017 at the Dhiraagu Head Office. The special ceremony also marks the launch of iPhone X in the Maldives as dictated by Apple. During the ceremony, those Dhiraagu customers who pre-ordered the phones were handed over to […]
According to the organizers of the first-ever, Customer Experience (CX) Conference to be held in Maldives, an expert from Barclays will be providing information to attendees during the conference. Customer Experience Foundation Maldives, the organizers of the event stated that several expert professionals will be providing information at the event. Among them is Barclays Digital […]
Ms Aminath Shaayan Shahid, Deputy Managing Director of PSM Media of the Maldives has been confirmed as an eminent speaker at the Economic Times Asian Business Leaders Conclave (ABLC). ABLC 2017 is expected to uncap opportunities to boost trade and cultural exchanges across Asia, ASEAN and the Middle East. Asia’s most influential and promising business leaders […]
With over 100 properties, 420 nominations and over 100,000 votes, the Maldives Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators held the Annual Gala of the Maldives Travel Awards on Thursday, 23 November 2017 at Adaaran Select Hudhuranfushi. The year marked a landmark milestone for the sixth year of the annual awards, as the Maldives Travel […]
Ministry of Economic Development (MED) under its Enterprise Development initiative has been organising a set of Regional SME Finance Forum throughout Maldives. The 3rd Regional SME Finance Forum held for the businesses of Haa Dhaalu Atoll commenced on 25 November in Kulhudhuffushi. The forum was attended by 150 participants from all the islands of Haa […]
Maldives Travel Conference 2017, organised by Maldives Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators (MATATO) together with TripAdvisor and hosted by Bandos Maldives was held on 23 November. The invitation-only conference kicked off at 11 am, with welcome and introduction to the event by Hostess of the conference Shafiyya Steinhilber. A speech by the president […]
When the voting for Maldives Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators (MATATO) Travel Award Gala Edition closed, more than 100000 votes were received. Voting for the Gala Edition of most prestigious travel awards presented in Maldives was opened on 20 October 2017 and closed at midnight on 21 November 2017. According to MATATO, 230 […]