Jumeirah Vittaveli is
proud to announce that its General Manager, Amit Majumder, has been appointed
as Vice President, Boutique Resorts, for Jumeirah Hotels & Resorts. Mr
Majumder will start his new role effective August 15th, 2019, and be
based in Dubai at Jumeirahs headquarter. His new mandate will include
oversight of Jumeirah Vittaveli, as well as the development of expansion plans
for high end luxury boutique resorts within the Jumeirah brand.
Amit Majumder, General Manager,
Jumeirah Vittaveli, said: "I am very excited to start my new role with Jumeirah
Hotels & Resorts. This is such an inspirational brand, with a comprehensive
and admirable 360-degree philosophy, not just about how we continuously aim to
exceed our guests expectations, but how we take care of our colleagues and
make sure they feel right at home with us while having a clear path into their
future ahead of them. I look back at my time at Jumeirah Vittaveli with fond
memories - we have continuously pushed the envelope with our innovations and
projects, and I could not be more thankful to have had such a strong team to
support me. It is not a farewell but only a until I see you again as I will
still be intricately involved in our framework of strategies for Jumeirah
Vittaveli. In my new capacity as Vice President of Boutique Resorts, I look
forward to using the insights and experience I have gathered working with small
luxury resorts and apply these to locations in a global setting."
Amit Majumder has led Jumeirah Vittaveli as General
Manager since July 2016, a time during which he achieved commercial success as
well as milestones in the resorts positioning, such as the opening of the
lavish 3,500 square meter five-bedroom Royal Residence, complete with private
beach, 2 swimming pools, its own restaurant, spa, gym, and resident butler
service in 2017. Last year, he launched the destinations first ice rink the
ecologically sustainable Ice Ice Maybe open-air ice rink on the beach,
manufactured from a novel synthetic material from Switzerland that does not
need cooling down. He also expanded the Food & Beverage offerings of the
island from previously 4 restaurants and 2 bars, to currently 10 venues,
including a wine library, whisky & chocolate salon, a cigar lounge, and
more. This year, he launched the completely refurbished Private Ocean Retreats
with Slides and Infinity Pool Ocean Villas (9 of which also come with a water
slide) these new villa categories have proven to be extremely popular with
guests and villas with slides were fully booked for the entire summer. Prior to
his appointment as General Manager, Mr Majumder served as Resident and then
Resort Manager at Jumeirah Vittaveli, and, amongst others, his contribution was
instrumental in developing the resorts signature restaurant Swarna, a majestic
venue in the midst of a lush resort garden with infinite lagoon views. Swarna
has been named Best Indian cuisine in Asia for 4 years in a row by the World
Luxury Restaurant Awards.
Originally from India, Amit holds a hotel management degree from the Institute of Hotel Management in Kolkata. He started his hospitality career with Oberoi in India and first joined Jumeirah in 2002, where he contributed to successful operations at Burj al Arab by Jumeirah and Madinat Jumeirah. From Dubai, he went on to work for Mandarin Oriental and One & Only before returning to Jumeirah in the Maldives in 2012.
Jumeirah Vittaveli offers romantic escapes as well as exhilarating family holidays. Land and water-based activities include the destinations first ice rink, a PADI Dive base, water sports centre, Talise Spa, six restaurants and bars, a wine library, an overwater lounge, an underground whisky and chocolate salon and a cigar lounge. With its focus on cultural connection and organic experiences in a luxurious setting, Jumeirah Vittaveli offers guests a true Maldivian island experience.
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