Industry News Q1 2020
July 22, 2020
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- a) Soneva Launches its Namoona Baa Initiative: Maalhos Becomes the First Maldivian Island to Stop Open Burning and First Eco-Centro Complex Outside of Soneva Fushi is Unveiled
Parliamentary Speaker Mohamed Nasheed and Indian cricketer Harbhajan Singh took part in a friendly cricket match to inaugurate the occasion
Q1, 2020 (05th February 2020)
Soneva, the world-leading resort operator, announces the official launch of its Namoona Baa initiative with the unveiling of the ‘eco-centro’ complex on the island of Maalhos, Maldives. Namoona Baa sees the islands of Maalhos, Dharavandhoo, and Kihaadhoo in the Baa Atoll pledging to end the open burning of island waste, in a radical shift towards eco-friendly waste management. The pledge was made by the Presidents of Maalhos, Dharavandhoo, and Kihaadhoo island councils, during a workshop on waste held at Soneva Fushi on January 5-8, 2019.
To end the practice of the open burning of waste, which poses a health and environmental hazard and damages tourism, each island will create an ‘eco-centro’ waste-to-wealth centre that will sort, recycle and reuse island waste. The eco-centro model was pioneered at Soneva Fushi, which is located close to Maalhos. At the resort, food and organic waste, metals, and bottles are chipped, ground down or composted, and turned into things of economic value, such as concrete building blocks and fertilizer. Plastic waste is either recycled or used to create useful new objects…..
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- b) Sun Resorts: Kanuhura Maldives achieves Forbes Travel Guide 5 star Award
Q1, 2020 (20th February 2020)
Sun Resorts is proud to announce that Kanuhura Maldives receives the “Forbes Travel Guide 5 Star Award”. This award is the highest recognition of our dedication to service excellence, commitment and a true sense of hospitality. Kanuhura Maldives is acclaimed for its “bohemian feel with whitewashed villas adorned with funky art and Iru bar’s beaded swings and beach teepee”. The Maldives made a splashy debut on the list, picking up six of the highest awards. Kanuhura Maldives is listed alongside Four Seasons Resort Maldives at Kuda Huraa and St. Regis Maldives Vommuli Resort in the Maldives.
To uncover the most outstanding properties, Forbes Travel Guide’s incognito inspectors check into a hotel for a minimum of two nights, posing as ordinary guests and paying their own way. The ratings tabulate 75 percent of a hotel’s score based on its service, while the remaining 25 percent is determined by the quality of its facilities. The inspectors’ main highlights for Kanuhura Maldives include Kanuhura’s wide range of activities like the Maldivian Warrior Workout, scuba diving or night fishing. He has also appreciated the Kokaa Wellness Retreat and Spa, with its five signature services and multi-day wellness journeys as well as the sandy white shores of Masleggihura all to yourself (the smallest of the three islands of Kanuhura) for a picnic or private day at the beach…
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- c) Lily Hotels announce new Group Director of Sales and Marketing
Q1, 2020 (19th March 2020)
Lily Hotels Pvt Ltd. – Maldives is pleased to announce the appointment of Imroz Uddin as Group Director Sales & Marketing to oversee the Maldives – Based Leading Hospitality company’s commercial division. In his new role, Imroz will lead and formulate the group’s sales and marketing strategies to maximize profitable revenue globally across Group Sales, Branding & Communications, Partnership & Loyalty, Digital Marketing, Revenue Management & Distribution.
Educated in Las Vegas, U.S.A and Hotel Management graduate from the Community College of Southern Nevada, Imroz continues to build an impressive career with luxury brands including corporate and property-level roles with Marriott International, Kempinski, Starwood Hotels and Resorts & CapitaLand in across 3 different continents Middle East & Africa, Asia Pacific & Europe, where his stints involved leading international delegations, Leisure luxury selling, cultivating corporate account relationships and enhancing guest experience.
Prior to joining Lily Hotels, Imroz held the position of Group Director of Sales & Marketing at MerPerle Hotels & Resorts, based in Ho Chi Minh, Vietnam. During the company’s high growth period, he established a high performing sales culture and oversaw the group’s sales and marketing function for the existing portfolio of 5 properties and 1,500 keys inventory and new hotels across Vietnam.
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https://www.lilybeachmaldives.com/news/group-director-sales-marketing/
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