Hyatt to host India Travel Awards

Hyatt Regency New Delhi is making sure to grab people’s attention by not only offering new cuisines and tastes through their Food & Beverage outlets, but also hosting various events at its premises, including G20 and SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation) meetings.

Nisha Verma

Hyatt Regency New Delhi recently hosted an exclusive Mediterranean lunch at its specialty restaurant Syrah, curated by Chef Mohamed Kassem and Chef Karim. The hotel has been organizing special events around F&B to celebrate its 40 years in India. Speaking on the same, Barun Gupta, Director, Sales & Marketing – Hyatt Regency Delhi, says, “Hyatt Regency Delhi is one of the iconic hotels in India celebrating 40 years. This is a big milestone for the hotel this year. In fact, the entire year’s celebration, which has just started, have got some unique dining options, which are coming in. We just finished with Michelin star Chef Gaggan Anand’s residency, which was the talk of the town. Syrah, which is the new addition in terms of our F&B space, is one of the fine dining Middle Eastern restaurants. I would request everyone to come and explore the food from Chef Kassem.”

Travel trade

While F&B is popular at the Hyatt Regency Delhi, the hotel is leaving no stone unturned to boost its business in other ways too. When asked about the relationship with the trade, Gupta claimed, “Travel trade is one of our most integral arms. In terms of our customer relationships, they are one of the biggest contributors to our revenue. As a hotel, we are supporting each other and looking forward to 2024 as a great year for inbound, where I see the recovery to start happening now.”

G20 a blessing

Claiming that G20 is an international event, which would boost the business for Indian hotels, he said, “The delegates are coming from across the world. The latest addition at Hyatt Regency is the Grand Presidential Suite, which we are opening for the head of state for the G20. This is a brand-new suite spanning almost 5,500 sq. ft. Along with that, we have already started refurbishments for all our banqueting to cater to the G20 delegates, as well as our F&B outlets are well-versed to cater to any of the country’s delegates during the G20 period.”

He added, “It’s not only G20, but also SCO (Shanghai Cooperation Organisation), which has boosted the business for the hotels, if I look at the revenue, which has come into the hospitality industry across India. The government has touched every city in India in terms of G20 and the government has portrayed India as a great tourism destination while handling the G20 delegates in different parts of India, whether it’s Siliguri, Srinagar, Leh, Rann of Kutch, Delhi, Mangalore, Bengaluru, and because of G20, hospitality industry has got a lot of benefits and a big amount of business too.”

What’s new?

At Hyatt, Gupta explained, “In the next six months, our Presidential Suite will be a new addition and we will be looking at a lot of collaborations in terms of our food & beverage space.”

Hyatt Regency to host India Travel Awards

Talking about the upcoming India Travel Awards, Gupta says, “This year, we are hosting the India Travel Awards at Hyatt Regency Delhi. We are very excited and proud to have them at the Regency Ballroom and looking forward to great awards and nominations.”