Guesthouse pricing should begin with real costs, realistic occupancy, commissions, replacement reserves and profit—not competitor rates. Calculate the required base rate, distinguish margin from markup, add taxes correctly, and treat break-even as a boundary.
AI travel agents are becoming a new gateway to tourism. Operators must measure whether AI understands, recommends and describes them accurately, using visibility scorecards to...
June did not confirm a recovery trend. Tourist arrivals were lower than June 2025, and the second-half run-rate required to reach the 2.5 million target is now almost twice...
Operators must treat digital visibility as core infrastructure, because bookings now depend on search ranking, reviews, pricing, content quality, and OTA conversion funnels.
The Maldives Guesthouse Decision Navigator helps entrepreneurs test whether an idea can survive real tourism conditions: occupancy, pricing, ancillary income, costs, debt,...
A liveaboard mirror-cutting problem showed how AI can turn material waste decisions into clear options, helping entrepreneurs save cost through small adjustments, better...
A walk on a beach becomes a reflection on memory, public space, and how Maldives can measure and protect Maldivians’ right to freely access their beaches.