Ruling coalition MP and tourism tycoon Ahmed Siyam has announced plans to build a 600-room resort on the island of Dhigurah in northern Noonu Atoll.
“On completion, the resort will be the largest tourism offering in the Maldives, creating more than 2,500 jobs for the local Maldivian community,” the MP’s company, Sun Siyam, said.
The resort on Dhigurah will have 14 different room categories, 15 food and beverage outlets as well as an underwater restaurant.
Siyam is also to open a second resort in Sri Lanka’s Kalpitiya.
“The Maldives has a form of home-grown service culture and industry know-how that is currently not being fully utilised to its full potential domestically, and certainly not on the international stage. Just like the well-known Swiss, Indian and Thai forms of hospitality, Maldivian hospitality can create desire and demand in any region,” he said.
Siyam also sits on the board of the Maldives Association of Tourism Industry.
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