Geneva | Dr. Ghassan AIDI, President of International Hotels & Restaurants Association is happy to announce that The Leela Palaces and Hotels and Resorts, one of the India’s finest luxury hotel groups, with their properties in Mumbai, Bangalore, Goa and Kovalam, Kerala which provide discerning business and leisure travelers a warm, memorable and relaxed stay, with 5 more properties to be open during this year and next year join IH&RA during the Board Meeting of Global Hotels Alliance in Leela Bangalore today.

“We are proud that this year Leela join us and join Chain leaders at IH&RA with their properties in addition to Hotels Association of India and two other institutes and Hospitality Colleges, India now is well represented at IH&RA. “Leela is synonym of luxury in India”, says Dr. Aidi.

The Leela Chain of Hotels under the leadership of its Chairman, Captain CP Krishnan Nair and the Vice-Chairman, Mr. Vivek Nair, has a philosophy in management of their hotels, where they do consider that their Guest is God. Taking a leaf from the Indian ancient Vedic scriptures, improving their services and facilities to serve their guests in the best way, providing luxury properties and personalized services to meet the demands of the 21st Century guests.

International Hotels and Restaurants Association is working actively this year to start certifying its Hotels members for sustainable development and the Leela Management recognizes the need for responsible Energy management and is committed to improving efficiency and protecting the environment. Their initiative has won them various national and international awards.

Vivek Nair, Leela’s Vice-Chairman, says that “our Economy will continue to expand, albeit more slowly in the next couple of years and just like the United States, we will bounce back very quickly from the last events in Mumbai.

The International Hotels & Restaurants Association (IH&RA) is the only Private Association representing the Private sector since 1945. Recognized by the United Nations as “the voice of the Private Sector in Hospitality” established in Paris in 1946 and moved to Geneva in 2008 toward the next generation. Its members have more than 200,000 Hotels and millions of restaurants worldwide.

Angelique Berduraz
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