International Workers’ Day May 1st, the world gears up to commemorate International Workers’ Day, a day deeply rooted in the history of labor movements and the fight for workers’ rights. From its origins in the late 19th century to its significance in the present day, May Day serves as a reminder of the struggles, triumphs, […]
Recently we saw a few resorts in the Maldives change their grooming policy to allow for staff to keep facial hair while on duty. Sun Siyam Resorts brought the change to their chain of resorts in early April while Dusit Thai and InterContinental Maldives also implemented this change on 1st May coinciding with Labour Day. […]
Mohamed Azil, appointed as Director of Rooms The well-known luxury property Velaa Private Island has promoted Mohamed Azil from Director of housekeeping to Director of Rooms. Azil has started with Four Seasons and moved through multiple roles in the housekeeping department, joining Velaa Private Island in 2014 as an Assistant Executive Housekeeper and moving up […]
Every year on 1st May we mark Labour day – better known as International Workers Day to celebrate the contributions of the working class. As workers, it is important for us to understand the significance of this day and know that the many benefits and the working conditions that we see and enjoy today are […]
To what extent can an employer, especially a resort employer inhibit the freedom of the employee? Can the resort tell the staff, your meal times are from this hour to this for breakfast, lunch and dinner? Can they ask you to stay within the staff accommodation at all times? Can they request that you stay […]
Service charge – a wonderful additional income for the hospitality industry. While guests do pay a 10% service charge at resorts which is distributed to staff, what other issues are there with this process? The number one issue is a lack of transparency. While there are resorts that have over time and pressure from staff […]
Marriott International to start an apprenticeship program for locals. With an agreement signed between the Ministry of Youth, Sports, and Community Empowerment, Maldives Institute of Technology and Marriott International who are representating their seven resorts in the maldives, Marriot will begin an apprenticeship program training approximately 50 locals in various aspects of the tourism industry […]
05 March 2023 – Ali Alimaas, appointed as Director of Rooms at Vakkaru Maldives. Ali Alimaas has been with Vakkaru since March 2019 – Starting at Vakkaru as a Duty manager and moving on to the roles of Assistant Front Office Manager, Front Office Manager and now Rooms Division Manager. Incredible achievement from Ali Alimaas […]
Challenges faced by Women in Tourism Today as we mark women’s day, resorts across the Maldives are on social media posting about the women in the resort and trying to promote how they are supportive and inclusive of women. Is this really the case? Or are resorts just cherry picking and highlighting the one female […]
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