Honeymooners have been flocking here for decades, we’ve landed on world’s top dive spot lists a dozen times over. We also seem to be popular with chill-outers and surfers. But, how about the Maldives as a wellness destination? That’s what we are…
Digital Trends of 2018 As for now, there’s no record of a tourist ever teleporting to a destination and no one has ever dined at a restaurant in Mars. But as we explore the digital trends that will possibly take shape in…
This time, Hotel Insider meets up with Michael Wieser, an experienced Austrian with three decades of hospitality behind him. He’s no stranger to luxury, having managed Sheraton Hotels and Le Meridian properties in the late 90s and early 2000s. He’s also spent…
Welcome to Hotel Insider’s inaugural Back of the Haus feature, where we peer into a world that exists parallel to that of the guests, one which they rarely, if ever, encounter. In this edition, we take a tour of Mercure Kooddoo’s laundry.…
If you want the year’s most romantic holiday to be truly exceptional, we don’t think you can do much better than heading over to Niyama. For those who don’t know, the Dhaalu Atoll property is spread over two islands dubbed ‘Play’ and…
Fushifaru Maldives hosted five students pursuing studies in travel and tourism at the LHAEC (Lhaviyani Atoll Eduation Center) to experience work at the property last Saturday. They were attached to resort staff in various departments including F&B, housekeeping, business development and front…
It used to be that resorts in the Maldives had switch networks with legacy systems that required a lot of maintenance, incurring huge costs for properties. This article first appeared in our print Issue No. 3. That was the case at OBLU Helengeli…
On the tiny island of Olhahali, about an hour north of Male, sits Mauritian hospitality brand LUX*’s newest bauble in the Indian Ocean. This time, the concept is a boutique island resort with large penthouse villas inspired by the curves and lines…
Group Spa Director & Co-Owner, Duniye Spa With Duniye Spa’s group spa director & co-owner Renate Hermes we explore topics such as the hype surrounding wellness these days, what it means to really go beyond the traditional spa concept, and the possibility…