Tourism & Hospitality

Practices

We assist international hotel chains and developers at all stages of development and operations: from securing the best islands for their tourism investment, prepare documentation for approval for developments, obtaining licenses and permits to tax structuring. Our clients also turn to us for assistance and counsel on the formation and structuring of various foreign investment vehicles.

Our particular in aspects of tourism and real estate includes:

Facilitation of tourist resort and hotel sales and acquisitions
Lease, operation or management of tourist resorts and hotels
Foreign investments registrations and establishment of Maldives operations
Reviewing of lease agreements
Reviewing and drafting of island head lease and sublease agreements
Employment issues in the hospitality industry
Conduct legal due diligence for potential investors in acquisitions or transfer of rights
Reviewing of financial feasibility of intended acquisition
Tax planning inherent in the ownership, transfer rights and property