Minor Hotels has named Magdalena Martorell as general manager of Avani+ Fares Maldives Resort. She transfers from Anantara Uluwatu Bali Resort, where she has served as general manager since February 2025.
A career across Asia
Martorell brings more than a decade of hospitality leadership experience in Asia. Her international career spans Spain, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam and China.
Before joining Minor Hotels she spent nearly four years as general manager of Meliá Phuket Mai Khao in Thailand. She led that property's pre-opening and its launch in November 2021, then ran its operations.
Her earlier general manager roles include Meliá Shanghai Parkside in China and SOL by Meliá Phu Quoc in Vietnam, both on pre-opening assignments. She served as hotel manager at Meliá Bali, including a year as acting general manager, after hotel leadership positions in Spain.
At Anantara Uluwatu
Martorell led the resort's operations and strategic direction. Her work there covered guest experience in wellness, culture, dining and destination discovery. The resort ranked eighth among resorts in Indonesia in the Condé Nast Traveler Readers' Choice Awards 2025 during her tenure.
The mandate at Avani+ Fares
Martorell plans to build on the resort's existing guest experiences through collaborations with artists, wellness and fitness specialists and sports professionals. Her priorities cover service culture, team development and experiences that use the Maldives' natural environment.
She said: “My focus is to continue bringing life and personality to the resort through meaningful collaborations, creating experiences that guests can genuinely connect with. From padel and football camps to fitness, wellness and marine life experiences, I see a great opportunity to make the island a place of discovery, energy and connection.”
Training
Martorell studied hotel management at E.S.T.B., University of Tourism in Mallorca, Spain. She holds a Certificate in Executive Leadership from Cornell University, where she also studied hotel real estate and investment.
The announcement names no effective date and no predecessor at the resort.