HOTELS

Pushpendra R Bansal, Chief Operating Officer, Lords Hotels & Resorts, shares that the brand is targeting 40 hotels by 2020, and will venture into new regions as part of its expansion strategy. It will also open a luxurious property in Gujarat this year. Nisha Verma The hospitality industry in India …

Anuj Sharma, General Manager, W Maldives, says that while the hotel’s many attributes and offerings make it a popular choice among travellers, it is the travel trade and growth from the India market that has driven it to personalise offerings further and appoint a dedicated salesperson in India. TT Bureau …

Shuvendu Banerjee, General Manager, Crowne Plaza Kochi, shares insights on WTM and talks about their new campaign, Human by Nature, which promotes responsible tourism. TT Bureau Shuvendu Banerjee is ecstatic that they had some good meetings at WTM 2019 and were able to meet some important buyers. “As a hotel, …

In an exclusive conversation with TravTalk, G Kamala Vardhana Rao, the newly appointed Chairman and Managing Director of ITDC, shared his vision on tourism in India and taking ITDC forward. Manas Dwivedi In his first interaction with the stakeholders of the industry the monthly interactive luncheon meeting of IATO in …

Le Murraya Hospitality Group (LMH), based in Koh Samui, has signed up India Sales Associates (ISA Tourism) as its India representative in a bid to tap India’s outbound market. TT Bureau LMH operates boutique hotels and resorts, with properties under brand names Le Murraya Hotel, Synergy Resort and La Vida …

Spanish hotel company, Palladium Hotel Group (PHG), has launched a brand called BLESS Collection Hotels with two new properties this year that are perfect for the Indian market. Hazel Jain Sandra Polo, Asia Pacific & MEA, Commercial Director, Palladium Hotel Group, was in India recently to meet key trade partners …

Upbeat about the response from the Indian market, JA Hotels & Resorts is aggressively promoting its hotels to garner more business from here. Its properties provide packages and facilities that exclusively cater to Indian travellers, including room upgrades and floating breakfasts. TT Bureau JA Hotels & Resorts six hotels in …

Singapore-based Far East Hospitality is set to launch its 324-room modern luxury hotel, The Clan Hotel Singapore, in the second quarter of 2020. The new property claims to be in line with the new definition of luxury for the modern-day traveller, who places ‘seeing the world’ as a top priority. …

Multiple hotels and F&B associations, including FHRAI and NRAI, have joined forces to participate in the #Logout movement to protest against deep discounting and other predatory policies employed by Food Service Aggregators (FSAs) in the country. Hazel Jain Industry associations around the country have come together to protest against unfair …

FHRAI regional presidents share how hoteliers can ensure that tourist destinations do not get destroyed by overtourism. They talk about developing lesser-known destinations with the right infrastructure. Pranav Singh, President, HRAEI There are plenty of destinations that can be developed in eastern India. Arunachal Pradesh has such natural beauty that …