JW Marriott Mumbai Sahar is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Nithilavalavan Baskar as the new Director of Operations. In his new role, he will be responsible for overseeing the hotel's operations across all functions and achieving high levels of guest satisfaction and operational excellence.
Diversity and Inclusion (D&I) have now become a business priority for most organizations across industries, as multiple research studies have shown that it not only boosts creativity, innovation, and employee morale but also productivity and bottom line while helping the world to move towards a more equalized economy. Organizations are taking active steps to make their workplaces more diverse and inclusive by focusing on recruiting people of different genders, ethnicity, cultures, nationalities, sexual orientation, and identities. Empowering differently-abled people through employment opportunities has also become one of the top priorities for organizations, including those in the hospitality industry, where guests often perceive an inclusive hotel property or workspace as more accommodative, comfortable, warm, and welcoming.
IHG® Hotels & Resorts, one of the world's leading hotel companies with more than 6,000 hotels, has announced the opening of Holiday Inn Katra Vaishno Devi in Jammu & Kashmir. Holiday Inn Katra Vaishno Devi, located in the foothills of the eminent spiritual site of Vaishno Devi is an ideal destination for spiritual travellers and enjoys excellent visibility and accessibility to the city centre, market area and Banganga, the starting point of the pilgrimage.
The entry of ONDC (Open Network for Digital Commerce), which is a government initiative, is challenging the current duopoly in the food delivery market in India, providing more choices both to sellers and buyers. This can bring better price parity and disrupt the existing status quo. Read on to know more.
Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), India’s largest hospitality company, today announced the signing of a resort in Naukuchiatal, Uttarakhand. This is a conversion and will be rebranded an IHCL – SeleQtions hotel after extensive renovations and expansion.
Radisson Hotel Group continues its ambitious growth and development plan in India with the signing of 11 new hotels across brands between January and April 2023. Located in key gateway cities and emerging destinations, these new hotels are present across Hyderabad, Bengaluru, Ujjain, Raipur, Sonamarg, Manali, Kerala, and Visakhapatnam.
Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), India's largest hospitality company, today announced the opening of Taj Gandhinagar Resort & Spa in Gujarat. The luxurious getaway is a serene oasis with a world-class spa set amidst a verdant paradise.
W Hotels is pleased to announce the promotion of Shailesh Mordekar to Director of Services at W Goa. In his new role, Shailesh will be responsible for overseeing all operational departments of the hotel, including guest services, housekeeping, engineering, and security.
Aloft New Delhi Aerocity is thrilled to announce the appointment of Ashish Sharma, our new Food and Beverages Manager. He will oversee the operations of Nook, W XYZ®️ bar and Re:fuel by Aloft℠ along with In-room dining, catering operations for weddings and events.
Leisure travel is growing relentlessly, with a paradigm shift that more and more tourists are looking to explore lesser-known, uncharted regions. Read on to know more.
JW Marriott Mumbai Sahar is pleased to announce the appointment of Mr. Dev Thakur, as the new Director of Food and Beverage. Dev has consistently demonstrated exemplary leadership within the Food & Beverage division throughout his decade-long career. With an impressive background at esteemed hospitality brands such as The Leela Palace Hotels & Resorts, Marriott International, Hyatt International, Hilton Hotels and Accor Hotels, Dev brings a wealth of experience in luxury, business hotels and destination resorts.
W Hotels announces the promotion of Ajay Jawahar Sharma to Executive Assistant Manager (Beverage & Food) at W Goa. Ajay has been with W Goa for nearly 5 years, having previously carried the role of Director of Beverage & Food at W Goa. In his new role, he will oversee all aspects of the hotel's beverage and food operations including spearheading innovation across W Goa's dining destinations such as The Kitchen Table, Spice Traders, WooBar, Sylvia and RockPool.
Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), India's largest hospitality company, today announced the signing of a Vivanta branded hotel in New Gurugram, Haryana. The Brownfield project will be a part of a mixed-use development.
India's amusement & theme parks industry is still nascent, accounting for only a minuscule global market share, however, demand in this segment is expected to increase in the future. Read on to know more.
W Hotels announces the appointment of Arjun Deoskar as the new Food & Beverage Manager at W Goa. With over 15 years of experience in the Indian hospitality industry, Deoskar is poised to elevate W Goa's culinary offerings and enhance the guest experience.
W Goa, the renowned luxury hotel nestled in the heart of North Goa, is pleased to announce the appointment of Siddharth Joshi as its new Director of Sales & Marketing. With his extensive experience in the hospitality industry, Joshi is poised to elevate the hotel's sales and marketing strategies to new heights.
Sangeeth Janardhenan has been elevated to the post of Food and Beverage Manager at Crowne Plaza Chennai Adyar Park. Having an experience of over 15 years, Sangeeth had joined IHG Hotels and Resorts in September 2020. Before that, he has been associated with Oberoi Hotels and Marriott. He will continue to support day-to-day Food and Beverage Operations and other relationship Management. He would also indulge in understanding business requirements, shaping strong restaurants & bars image gaining the brand equity, customer-value maximization and developing new business processes and revenue streams.
The year 2022 painted a mixed picture for the global hospitality sector. It was the year that travel finally made a comeback after a majority of countries lifted their travel restrictions and most people resumed their pre-pandemic way of life. As a result, travel demand increased significantly across the globe with people trying to make up for the lost time. However, inflation, the Russia-Ukraine war, and the “great resignation” negatively impacted the hospitality business in a few countries. The Indian hospitality sector also witnessed similar trends during the year but was more resilient than some of its global counterparts.
In 2022, India’s outbound travel market made an above-average recovery, for the first time generating Asia’s highest outbound travel volume, with foreign trips exceeding those of China, South Korea and Japan. Compared with pre-pandemic figures they reached slightly more than half of the travel volume achieved in 2019. With people keen to travel in 2023, the stage is set for a further recovery this year.
Driven by the strong recovery in demand, hotel companies accelerated their growth plans in 2022, resulting in an over 33% rise in brand signings by keys compared to the previous year. During the year, 166 new hotels with 14,885 rooms were signed, while 90 hotels with 5,702 rooms were rebranded.