With proper planning and integration of strong gender perspectives tourism can help promote equality on a local, national and global scale. This article looks at the challenges to women’s participation in the tourism sector and how we could increase their contribution. Over…
The Sun Siyam Iru Fushi is a striking island with a luxurious stretch of white sand encircling it. Its lagoon is clear as Listerine, a captivating sight as the seaplane descends. The plane docks by the jetty and I disembark, tired from…
Sustainability must be at the heart of any contemporary tourism endeavour. Based on the paper wirtten by J. Purandare from the School of Landscape Architecture, Edinburgh College of Art, Edinburgh. The paper titled “Sustainable Resort Developments in Sensitive Environments – How can…
Aishath Shifaza (Shifa) has been working in hospitality for eight years. Today, she’s the assistant human resource manager at The Sun Siyam Iru Fushi.…
The past decade has witnessed the decline of traditional travel agencies on the back of the meteoric rise of online travel agencies (OTAs) such as Agoda and Expedia. Old school travel agents seemed to be on their last breath. But in the…
A native of Sri Lanka’s hilltop capital, Kandy, Hirani is a young accountant at Cocoon Maldives. She has a background in business management from the University of Kelaniya, Sri Lanka. Hotel Insider sits down with her and talks, among other things, about…
Hotel Insider sits down with Jesus Perez, the new general manager of Mercure Kooddoo. JP, as he likes to go by, was into hospitality from a young age and 2018 marks his 18th year in the field. He studied tourism extensively but…
Set in Medhufaru in Noonu Atoll, in a stunning 5.6km lagoon, Soneva Jani has just 25 villas with only one on land. It’s one of the lowest density resorts in the world and arguably the pinnacle of luxury boutique islands. If privacy…
Nika Island Resort & Spa is a milestone of the hospitality industry of the country. The resort has been pioneering the concept of tourism for more than 30 years, instilling and spreading Italian culture in Ari Atoll. …
