Sun Siyam Iru Fushi among most popular hotels for Chinese travelers

Sun Siyam Iru Fushi has received the coveted Readers' Favorite Overseas Hotel accolade in Travel and Leisure China Travel Awards 2024.

The Travel and Leisure China's Travel Awards is an annual industry excellence award that recognizes exceptional properties and destinations in global tourism.

The winning recipients are decided by popular user votes, expert surveys, and other assessments.

The top hotels chosen for the awards are the best in hospitality and tourism with exceptional service standards, amenities, and features for guests.

This accolade for Iru Fushi is testament to the property's pristine qualities, services and its embodiment of culture and heritage, and exceptional hospitality.

The property's Resort Manager Abdulla Atham highlighted the Chinese market's importance to the Maldives tourism, and noted the resort was honored to receive this recogntion.

Atham affirmed Iru Fushi will remain dedicated in providing exceptional services to Chinese travelers in the future as well.

The Resort Manager further assured the property will maintain its friendly and welcoming atmosphere for tourists who speak all languages, and said Iru Fushi will sustain its respect and for the Chinese tourists who visit the island and their culture.

Sun Siyam Iru Fushi, a five-star property in Noonu atoll features multiple categories of accommodation including overwater and beach villas and VIP retreats.

Some highlights include a snorkeling expedition to the neighboring Thanburudhoo with lunch provided for participants from the resident island.

Iru Fushi has been recipient of multiple global accolades in the past, including Luxury Beach Resort Global Award from World Luxury Hotel Awards, and multiple accolades from South Asian Travel Awards (SATA) for several years.

Sun Siyam Resorts, a subsidiary of Sun Siyam Group operates five luxury-tier resorts in the Maldives that include Iru Fushi, Siyam World Maldives, Vilu Reef, Iru Veli, and Olhuveli along with a property in Sri Lanka; the Sun Siyam Pasikudah.

The group, founded by its Chairman and Managing Director Ahmed Siyam Mohamed - the current Meedhoo constituency MP as well - celebrated its 35th anniversary last Thursday.

Besides Iru Fushi, other properties under the Sun Siyam Resorts portfolio have been recipients of several global accolades while Siyam World was recently listed as the fourth most popular hotel in Asia's "Best of the Best Hotels" category of TripAdvisor's Travellers' Choice Awards.

The resort is also ranked first in the Maldives-exclusive ranking by TripAdvisor as the best hotel.