HOTELS

Meena Bhatia, Vice President & General Manager, Le Meridien, New Delhi, talks about the challenges she faced as woman leader during the pandemic and the hotel’s future plans to promote women. Janice Alyosius As the travel industry attempts to recover from the impact of COVID-19, it’s time to shift the …

Right spirit, supporting staff and managing finances well, helped Waxpol Hotels & Resorts sail through the last two years affected by the pandemic, and now they are set to expand in Kanha National Park, as well as in Eastern India. Nisha Verma Akanksha Garg, Director & CEO, Waxpol Hotels & …

FHRAI has urged FM to waive off secondary conditions with regard to average forex earnings under the EPCG scheme. Hazel Jain The Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI) has written to Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharamn to bring to her notice that many of its hotel members who …

Unlike many other hospitality chains, Sarovar Hotels took difficult decisions during COVID-19, and also learnt from them. The hotel chain is eyeing to breach 100-hotel mark this year by opening more properties across India. Nisha Verma While the pandemic hit almost every hospitality chain, many of them had to take …

Hospitality industry was among the hardest hit by the pandemic. However, the industry is gradually adjusting to the new normal, as hotels are now more vigilant about guest and employee safety and focusing on development to gain lost ground as soon as possible. Janice Alyosius COVID-19 affected almost every sector …

Not-for-profit online platform, The Sigmund Project is open to those people who have an idea to advance global tourism industry. As 2022 begins, Sigmund has received more than 100 ideas.  Since its launch, online platform has received over 18,000 unique visitors to its site from as many as 108 countries. …

KB Kachru, a veteran in hospitality industry, says Union Budget was a letdown, but Hotel Association of India (HAI) will continue with its demand from government for industry and infrastructure status. Nisha Verma The Union Budget 2023 has “disappointed” the hospitality industry. KB Kachru, Chairman Emeritus & Principal Advisor, South …

Sanjay Wadhawan, Co-founder, The Earthaa Escapes, and Sehar Shamim, Director, Sales & Marketing, The Earthaa Escapes, share what makes their fully-serviced homestay facilities unique and provide an experience that is ‘a must for travellers looking for privacy and comfort’. Nisha Verma After running hotels and luxury trains for years, Sanjay …

The Classic Hotel Imphal, part of Classic Group of Hotels, recently raised the bar on hospitality by modernising its 52-room property on a sprawling three-plus acres of land in Imphal with an aim to attract more tourists not just to the state of Manipur but the entire North East region. …

The Westin Hyderabad Mindspace recently played host to Shaadi by Marriott, the signature wedding event of the Mariott group, which saw in attendance K Chandrasekhar Rao, Minister of Prohibition & Excise, Sports & Youth Services, Tourism & Culture, and Archaeology of Telangana state, along with the who’s who of Hyderabad. …