A digest of news and opinion from the Maldives.
Crown and Champa Resorts has appointed Mr Martin Vossen as the new Chief Executive Officer of the company. Mr Vossen will be succeeding current CEO Mr David Feinberg who will be retiring at the end of October 2017. Mr Feinberg, the outgoing CEO stated that a careful succession planning process is important, as it emphasises on […]
One of the biggest travel awards held in the region, South Asian Travel Awards (SATA) is expected to bring top travel brands to the host city in Maldives. Top brands in the industry will be competing for a spot in this prestigious awards. According to event organiser High Rise Pvt Ltd, top travel brands from […]
Luxury resort Kanuhura Maldives rolls out its festive program, which includes bespoke festive options for luxury travellers. Highlights of the Christmas and New Year high season include gourmet dining across its eight restaurants and bars culminating in a stunning poolside Christmas Eve gala dinner and a Great Gatsby-themed New Year’s Eve party on the beach […]
The Maldives Inland Revenue Authority has published a Tax Ruling (Number TR-2017/G42) on 9 October 2017 which amends Section 54 of the Goods and Services Tax Regulation to allow complimentary supplies without any imposition of GST for a period of 7 days. Prior to this amendment, GST was not imposed on goods or services supplied […]
Laniakea Tech has introduced Maldives Butler, which will be the future of Customer Experience & Reputation Management in Hotel Industry of Maldives. “Currently over 2000 beds across the country use Maldives Butler & we expect it to reach over 20,000 beds by 2020 catering to over a million hotel guests,” said Ali Akhthar, CEO of Laniakea Tech. […]
Maldives Association of Travel Agents and Tour Operators (MATATO) has opened up voting for the Maldives Travel Awards – Guesthouse Edition. Voting lines have been opened up from 00:00 hours on the 28th of September 2017 with over 90 nominations within categories and more than 60 nominations property wise. The chance to nominate these brands […]
“Let’s Go Maldives” receives the most prestigious tourism award “Seven Star Luxury Hospitality and Lifestyle Award”. This award was received by Managing Director of the company Mohamed Riyaz in a ceremony held in Athens, Greece on the 23rd of September. In an interview, Mr Riyaz said that receiving this award is an honour to both […]
Saturday coverage of the New York Times Travel Show.(Photo by Sandy Huffaker) New York Times Travel Show 2018 Edition set to be the largest travel trade and consumer convention in North America, marks its 15th year in 2018. The largest and the longest-running trade and consumer show in the North America, The New York Times […]
The privately owned beach house, Veli Vilaa was inaugurated on the 23rd of September at K. Diffushi. Among the invitees were foreign and local travel agents, media personals, bloggers and PR companies. The ceremony began with the recitation of the Holy Qur’an and an introduction by Mr Fraath Mohamed, Manager PR and Events from Maldives […]