December 18, 2020
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The travel industry was one of the first to feel the crushing financial blow of Covid-19 and continues to be one of the hardest hit sectors, with the World Travel and Tourism Council warning in June that 197 million jobs could be lost by the end of 2020.
While the vaccine brings the promise of a brighter future, it’s still hard to know how many businesses may be able to recover, how long it’s all going to take and how many livelihoods might be lost along the way.
Grounded, subject to often drastic quarantine measures and with no idea when they might be able to travel freely again, people might feel as though there’s little they can do to help. This holiday season, however, provides an opportunity to support the travel industry while cheering ourselves up in the process.
Jesper Soerensen has been appointed General Manager at The Standard, Huruvalhi Maldives in Huruvalhi Island hospitalitynet.org - get the latest breaking news, showbiz & celebrity photos, sport news & rumours, viral videos and top stories from hospitalitynet.org Daily Mail and Mail on Sunday newspapers.
(19 Dec 2020) The Standard, Huruvalhi Maldives has appointed Jesper Soerensen as General Manager.
A Danish national fluent in English, Danish and German, Jesper has more than 20 years of experience in the hospitality industry.
Jesper moves to The Standard, Huruvalhi Maldives from his role as GM of Six Senses Hotels and Resorts in Singapore where he was a task force leader for the opening, branding, and management of the two five-star wellness properties, Duxton and Maxwell.
Prior to that, Jesper was promoted from Hotel Manager to General Manager at the Shore Club beachside resort under the Morgans Hotel Group in Miami Beach, and before moving to Miami served as Director of Rooms for St Martins Lane, a Morgans