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Tourism and local communitiesÂ
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
Posted in Personal opinion, Thoughts, Tourism, Guesthouses, Uncategorized
Tagged community, CSR, maldives, Tourism
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5 Things hotels need to get right!
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
Posted in Personal opinion, Thoughts, Tourism, Guesthouses, Training & Development
Tagged hotels, resorts, service
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“Tourism is not a dirty business, neither is it a dirty word”
One of the things I remember most about Michael Jay, my principal and English language teacher at the hotel school is two very important points he always tried to make to the Maldivian public. Whenever he got the opportunity to … Continue reading
This festive season, don’t “sell” champagne to your guests, “give” them happy memories…
Every festive season is special to us as hoteliers. We work very hard to create memories for our guests and here are some thoughts that might help make this season a little brighter.. Learning basic facts and figures about the … Continue reading
Some more thoughts on guesthouses and community integrated tourism
Whenever I come to Fuvahmulah, I cannot help but wonder how we can develop a viable model of community integrated tourism. As hosts, tourism to us is about inviting visitors to our beautiful and unique island. I have always maintained … Continue reading
Tourism to the people – a great idea but are we ready for the challenges?
Equity in wealth distribution is a vital component of a happy, peaceful and vibrant society. The perceived disparity, between those who own land/buildings/businesses in Male and the average Maldivian, especially those living in the islands, is huge. For over three … Continue reading
Posted in Tourism, Guesthouses
Tagged destination management, Fuvahmulah, Fuvahmulak, guest houses, local tourism, maldives, Tourism
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