Mandarin Oriental Hotel Group today announced that it has signed a management agreement for an exclusive luxury resort currently under development on a pristine, private island in The Maldives. This exceptional retreat is scheduled to open in the next 12 months.
With over 24 years in the industry, crossing over several continents and receiving fantastic achievements along the way; David lands back in the Maldives to oversee the two award-winning Starwood properties. In Australia, David started his hospitality career in Food & Beverage and quickly worked his way into management roles from Sydney, to Darwin and the Sunshine Coast. His love of travel took him overseas starting in Singapore and beyond. David spent 6 years in Vanuatu at the Le Meridien Port Vila Resort & Casino holding Executive Assistant Manager and Director of Sales and Marketing roles, before being appointed General Manager in his last two years.
The first Holiday Inn resort in the Maldives opens today in Kandooma Island on the South Malé atoll. Holiday Inn Resort Kandooma Maldives lies 35 kilometres south of the Malé International Airport, and is a convenient 40 minute speedboat ride away. The 160-room resort features all the new Holiday Inn brand hallmarks such as comfort bedding and showers to the commitment to provide genuine, personalised service from arrival to departure.
IHG (InterContinental Hotels Group) today announced that it has signed an agreement with Leisure Holidays Private Limited (LHPL), a Hotel Properties Limited (HPL) Group company, to takeover on 1 November 2009 and re-brand Kandooma Maldives to Holiday Inn Resort Kandooma
Brett Wilson, former General Manager of the award-winning Crowne Plaza Queenstown, New Zealand, has taken the top post at the 117-room property, with a mandate to set new benchmarks in hospitality on the capital island. Brett’s success at the upscale Crowne Plaza in the trendy Queenstown location, and a track record of more than 20 years in the hotel industry, provides a strong platform for the high- performance Maldives environment. Just a short, five-minute speedboat ride from the international airport, Holiday Inn Malé offers world-class meetings and conference facilities, food and beverage outlets, extensive recreation and leading-edge communication facilities.
Nabeel Abdulla has ten years experience in various roles at five-star resort properties throughout the country. Before joining Holiday Inn Malé, Nabeel was Sales and Marketing Manager at the highly acclaimed Huvafen Fushi where he promoted the resort in international markets and was responsible for delivering record-breaking financial results over the past two years. Just a short, five-minute speedboat ride from the international airport, Holiday Inn Malé offers world-class meetings and conference facilities, food and beverage outlets, extensive recreation and leading-edge communication facilities.
The Maldives will see the opening of the first international-class hotel for its capital city, Malé. The 117-room Holiday Inn Malé will open on 1 September 2009. At 15 storeys, Holiday Inn Malé is the city's newest and tallest hotel in the Maldives and in a 750-kilometre radius, commanding an unrivalled view of the harbour and beyond.
Shangri-La's Villingili Resort and Spa, Maldives welcomed its first guests yesterday, marking it as the first international luxury resort on the southern-most tip of Addu Atoll, one of the least spoilt areas in the world.
Asia Pacific’s leading luxury hotel group, Shangri-La Hotels and Resorts, will open Shangri-La’s Villingili Resort and Spa, Maldives, the first luxury resort south of the equator in the Maldives, on 26 July 2009. The resort will offer guests a stylish experience in a spacious, boutique-style environment. Located on Addu Atoll, the resort will encompass over six kilometres of coastline and nearly two kilometres of breathtaking white sandy beach.
Anita will manage the Maldives’ only Destination Spa Retreat, an Over-Water Spa with glass-floored treatment rooms and an Ice-Cream Spa for younger guests. Anita brings a wealth of global experience from luxury day spas such as the Aveda Concept Spa at Harvey Nichols in London, the Spa de Serville in New Zealand and the leading Langham Hotel Chuan Spa chain.
Hilton Hotels Corporation today announced its first Waldorf Astoria Collection property in Asia Pacific – The Beach House. Located at the northern tip of the Maldives, The Beach House is scheduled to join the Waldorf Astoria Collection on 1 November, 2009.