Hilton wins US$24million damages from MP Sun Siyam
Ruling coalition MP and tourism tycoon Ahmed Siyam’s Sun Travel and Tours has been ordered to pay US$24million in damages for the abrupt termination of a tourism contract with Hilton International, the Maldives Independent has learned.
28 Jan 2016, 9:00 AM
Ruling coalition MP and tourism tycoon Ahmed Siyam’s Sun Travel and Tours has been ordered to pay US$24million in damages for the abrupt termination of a tourism contract with Hilton International, the Maldives Independent has learned.
Hilton International is seeking to enforce a Singaporean tribunal’s ruling through the Maldives civil court. A hearing was scheduled for 2pm today, but cancelled at the last minute, according to the court’s schedule.
Siyam’s company evicted Hilton International from the Irufushi resort in May 2013. The 221-bed luxury resort was leased to the international hotel chain in 2009.
At the time, Hilton said it had been forced to stop its operations on Irufushi “due to events beyond our control.” Their eviction resulted in several booking cancellations. Staff members said that Siyam had informed Hilton of the abrupt termination on April 30 and ordered the management to leave within 24 hours.
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