Resorts allowing staff to keep beards

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

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 […]

W Maldives announces multiple promotions

W Maldives announces multiple promotions W Maldives has promoted Ali Hussain, as Rooms Division Manager. Along with Ahmed Zahir moving into the role of Welcome Manager and Ahmed Anees to Assistant Welcome Manager. These promotions show a commitment to the internal growth and progress of employees and we commended the employees for their efforts and […]

MAHRP hosts HR Convention and EXPO

The Maldives Association of Human Resources Professionals (MAHRP) has concluded its HR Convention and EXPO 2023 – joined by many HR professionals in the tourism industry this was the 3rd such event that has taken place centered around the topic of creating value and leading organization. Vice President Faisal Naseem attended the closing ceremony of […]

Mohamed Shihab, appointed as HR Cluster Director 

01 March 2023 – Mohamed Shihab, has been promoted from Director of HR at InterContinental Maldives to Cluster HR director for InterContinental Maldives and Holiday Inn Kandooma. Both properties are part of the InterContinental Hotel Group (IHG) a large international hospitality chain. Shihab has collected experiences from around the globe in an 11 year career […]