Hospitality development, built from the Maldives
AKHA is a Maldives-born hospitality development platform.
We work with owners, developers, founders, investors, brands and operators to turn hospitality opportunities into clear, commercially relevant projects.
Our work can begin with an idea, an existing business, a development opportunity or a market-entry requirement.
What we work on
Hotels, resorts and independent stays shaped through concept, positioning, brand, guest experience and commercial direction.
F&B concepts developed from opportunity and positioning through brand, experience, commercial direction and launch.
Wellness, tourism and experience-led concepts developed around customer demand, strong positioning and viable delivery.
New brands and business ideas developed from early opportunity through positioning, identity, partnerships and market readiness.
Hospitality projects supported through concept alignment, development direction, commercial planning and opening readiness.
Partnerships and brand-led experiences that create new opportunities and expand market reach.
When to bringAKHA in
Bring AKHA in early when the concept, positioning, brand, operator strategy and customer experience still need to be shaped around one clear commercial direction.
We help identify what should remain, what needs to change and how an existing property or brand can become more relevant, distinctive and competitive.
We connect the idea, brand, offer, experience, digital presence and launch so customers experience one coherent concept rather than separate pieces.
AKHA can help identify and connect the right expertise around a project through its international network, from hospitality operators and specialist partners to relevant strategic and investment relationships.
Our role is to help create the right structure and introductions around the project, not to act as the operator, investor or financing institution.
We help adapt the concept, positioning and market approach without losing what makes the brand distinctive, while considering local customers, partners and commercial realities.
Built aroundhospitality experience
AKHA Studio was founded by Thompey Faiz, bringing more than 25 years of practical experience across hospitality, tourism, guest experience, learning and development, branding, marketing and business development.
That experience shapes how AKHA approaches projects: commercially, operationally and from the customer's point of view.
Connected beyond the Maldives
AKHA works through an international network of hospitality specialists, operators, developers, investors, business partners and market relationships.