Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), India's largest hospitality company, announced its debut in the North Eastern state of Meghalaya, with the opening of Vivanta Meghalaya, Shillong. Located in the heart of the state's capital, the stylishly designed hotel, brings alive the breath-taking beauty of the hills of Shillong.
Having done Diploma in Business Administration also holds a Bachelor's degree in Hotel Management from Mangalore University.
Holiday Inn Chennai IT OMR Expressway announced the appointment of the Food & Beverage Manager
The 116-room Hyatt Place hotel opens in the central business district of the city.
A pan – India survey commissioned by IHG Hotels & Resorts as part of the launch of their “Guest How You Guest” global loyalty campaign revealed insightful results, to better understand how consumers like to enjoy their time as a hotel guest.
The world regions that have experienced the most significant hotel performance recovery to date are now faced with similar challenges. Most of those challenges stem from economic uncertainty. In India, there are certainly challenges, but there are also unique factors driving optimism and opportunity. Specifically, overall societal change is presenting India’s travel and tourism industry with temptations not seen for some time.
The tragic news of the murder of a young employee at a resort in Rishikesh last month tarnished the Indian hotel sector, which is recovering strongly from the pandemic. This prompted a verification drive to inspect all the hotels, resorts, and homestays in the area for violations of rules and regulations, as well as the closure of properties that did. There is no denying that rules and regulations must be strictly followed or there will be serious consequences. The recent fatal fire incident at a hotel in Lucknow, which occurred allegedly due to insufficient fire safety measures, serves as a case in point.
With over 22 years of experience in the luxury hospitality business with leading Indian and International chain of hotels, Rakesh brings with him expertise in the engineering and maintenance operations department while driving passion to deliver only the highest standards of service.
With a career spanning over three decades, Virender is a performance oriented senior hospitality professional who has worked at Hyatt Regency Delhi, Hilton New Delhi, Oberoi Hotels Mumbai, The Leela Mumbai, and ITC Hotels in Mumbai, Kolkata, Hyderabad, Chennai, and Bengaluru.Over the years he has honed his skills in managing a diverse team of people and build strong relationships that facilitate effective stakeholder management. He has successfully translated strategic goals into operational plans to achieve targeted growth in sales and drive profitability.
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We are delighted to announce the appointment of Ankit Verma as Director of Sales at Aloft New Delhi Aerocity. Seasoned with over 18 years of experience with hotel chains like IHG Hotels & Resorts, The Oberoi Group, The Leela Palaces, Hotels & Resorts, and Radisson Hotel Group. He has completed his Bachelor's Degree in Hotel Management from Guru Gobind Singh Indraprastha University and his MBA from Sikkim Manipal University. Ankit has started his career in 2005 with IHG Hotels & Resorts. He has been associated with Four Points by Sheraton New Delhi, Airport Highway in 2017. Before joining Aloft New Delhi Aerocity, Ankit's last assignment was with Radisson Gurugram Udyog Vihar, working as the Director of Sales since 2018. Ankit is a seasoned hospitality sales leader, a result-oriented and passionate sales professional with experience in enhancing sales and revenue streams and a track record of driving growth. He will be developing market-appropriate sales strategies to elevate the brand presence with strategic partnerships.
A hospitality industry specialist with over 22 years of experience across different markets, Keith Rajan has been appointed the Hotel Manager of Four Seasons Mumbai. In this role, Keith will oversee the day-to-day operations of the award-winning hotel including managing its luxurious rooms, the city's favorite Asian restaurant, San:Qi, the spa, meetings & events. His role will also be focused on the monumental relaunches scheduled for the property in the coming months. These include the iconic rooftop destination AER, as well as the brand-new Modernist, set to be the city's most sought-after members-only Club, and many more.
The flagship hotel of JW Marriott hotels in India is pleased to announce the promotion of Amrita Ajmera as the new Director of Human Resources. Advancing progressively through responsible positions, Amrita has played a key role as the Assistant Director of Training and Quality at the JW Marriott Mumbai Juhu and now her profound knowledge, intuitive sense for her associate's needs and forward-thinking vision makes her an ideal candidate to take forward the core value of Marriott International- Putting People First.
Indian metropolises, such as Delhi, Mumbai, and Bengaluru, which have long served as the hospitality hubs of the country, were particularly hard hit by the pandemic and took longer to bounce back compared to leisure destinations. The main reason for this was that, even though these cities draw many tourists each year, over time most of the influx has been made up of business travelers, a group that was severely affected by the pandemic.
Hyatt announced today the opening of Hyatt Centric Sector 17 Chandigarh, marking the debut of the Hyatt Centric brand in Chandigarh. Paying homage to French architect Le Corbusier who designed the city along with Pierre Jeanneret, Jane Drew, and Maxwell Fry, the hotel celebrates both Corbusier's design philosophy and the vibrant and bold culture of Punjab.
Pawan Poojari has been appointed Housekeeping Manager at Fairfield by Marriott Mumbai.
India’s initial public offerings (IPO) market has been thriving for the past few years, and 2021 ended up being a record year with over 60 IPOs, as the country’s stock market reached new highs, putting the COVID fears to rest. This positive trend has continued in 2022, with 19 companies launching their IPOs so far. However, hotel industry IPOs have been few and far between, with Lemon Tree Hotels and Chalet Hotels being the noteworthy ones, but even those were before the pandemic.
The 148-room property is located in the heart of the city's business district.
The deal activity in the global travel and tourism industry has been improving, with 573 deals (including M&A, private equity, and venture financing) being announced during the first half of 2022, up 3.1% over the same period in 2021. However, deal activity in India continues to be lackluster, as the industry has also not yet witnessed a flurry of distressed transactions in the fallout of COVID. Nonetheless, there are several hotel assets for sale in the market and HVS currently has over a dozen buy-side, sell-side, and capital restructuring mandates.
Sonu Khatod has joined Crowne Plaza New Delhi Rohini as Unit Finance Controller as of September 2022. He brings with him 15 years of rich experience in Finance, Accounting, Taxation, and Auditing.