News | February 8, 2026
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Villa Hotels & Resorts has welcomed Murad Hassan as its new Director of Business Development.
Murad is a successful professional with over 17 years’ experience in tourism marketing in Maldives with management experience in sales, revenue, and marketing. His specialties include hotel/resort contracting, destination marketing and promotion, online sales and marketing strategy, and business development for online travel marketing consultancy.
Prior to his move to Villa Hotels and Resorts, he was most recently working as the Director for market management at Agoda for Malaysia and Maldives. He has been with Agoda for over 9 years. Murad has previously worked for Bandos Island Resort and the Maldives Tourism Promotion Board.
Villa Hotels & Resorts is one of the leading resort chains in the Maldives, operating five exclusive island resorts: Paradise Island Resort, Sun Island Resort, Royal Island Resort, Holiday Island Resort and Fun Island Resort.