Monthly Archives: December 2015

Tourism and local communities 

Posted on December 19, 2015 by Hassan Saeed

I do not want my recent post on Maldives tourism to be misinterpreted as my rejection of the model and concept of the Maldives tourism product as it is today – my intention has always been to point out the … Continue reading →

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5 Things hotels need to get right!

Posted on December 18, 2015 by Hassan Saeed

Of course, by hotels I mean the people who work at these places and people who manage them.  1. Treat the hotel room as a perishable product    Back when we went to hotel school, our teacher Miss Lumsden would … Continue reading →

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Brand Maldives: the paradox.

Posted on December 3, 2015 by Hassan Saeed

“Deep in brand Maldives lies a fundamental paradox. Travellers almost exclusively stay on their luxury islands. Barely encouraged or even educated that there is a world outside the postage stamp island the tourists call home during their stay.” ~ David … Continue reading →

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