Shriharan Balan

Sriharan Balan (Shri) from Madura Travel Service Pvt Ltd, heads a 37-year-old company based in Chennai, India specialising in handling VVIP clients. The business, founded by his father, grew from modest beginnings as a ticketing office in the 80's and now has…

Ahmed  Rafiu

Hotel Insider has a chat with Ahmed Rafiu, chairman of Salzmen Private Limited. They are known for their work in coastal protection and are currently engaged in a project on Zuha Island, from The World Islands in Dubai. We touch on this…

Ibrahim Anwar

Mr. Ibrahim Anwar, Managing Director of Island Beverages Maldives Pvt Ltd, speaks with Hotel Insider about the company’s goal of providing safe and high-quality drinking water to the Maldives. The interview highlights the company’s strengths and key areas of focus in the…

Hussain Niyaz

Hotel Insider talks with Ooredoo’s chief commercial officer Hussain Niyaz on different topics ranging from exciting new products for the hospitality industry to how Covid is continuing to change the way business is done.    Hotel Insider: Can you tell us about some…

Mohamed Rafiu

Hotel Insider sits down with Mohamed Rafiu, the managing director of Ostrava Pvt Ltd, a company dedicated to providing workwear and Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) to the construction and hospitality industries. Ostrava is also the sole distributor of several renowned brands, supplying…

Husen Amru Mohamed Rashad

STO is the largest trading organisation in the country, and it’s slowly backing out of retailing. The company’s CEO and MD Husen Amru revealed a project that we think would be of great interest to resorts and potential investors: they are planning…

Ihsan A. Naseer

Hotel Insider talks with Ihsan Naseer CEO of Raisecrown Group, a company that’s embarking on a project the likes of which the Maldives hasn’t seen. To say that the project is ambitious is a bit like saying the hydrogen bomb is destructive.…

Hussain Zahid

We sat down with a company that’s been around for over two decades – Ocean Group, led by the charismatic Hussain Zahid (CEO). He made headlines as a national windsurfing champion and brought that passion and drive to his business. We talk…

Ali Ihusaan

This time, Hotel Insider speaks with Ali Ihusaan, CEO of Happy Market, one of the country’s few major F&B specialists. Ihusaan talks about opportunities that cropped up early on and how the company capitalised on them. He outlines the company’s key areas…