Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), India's largest hospitality company, announced the debut of its first Vivanta hotel in Ahmedabad, Gujarat. The hotel boasts of a contemporary design that pays tribute to the city's vibrant spirit.
Airport hotels - properties located near or within airport premises - are becoming increasingly common around the world, including in India. The concept, which was first introduced in the US in the early 1930s to provide convenient accommodation for airline crew and passengers, has emerged as an important sub-segment in the hotel industry in recent decades. As in other countries, airport hotel supply took off in India as airport infrastructure improved.
Hotelogix, a leading provider of Multi-property Management System on cloud, has announced that its client Leisure Hotels Group has received the “Outstanding Project for Cloud Implementation” award at India International Hospitality Expo (IHE) 2022. Currently, 22 properties of the India-based popular and growing group hospitality entity are running on Hotelogix’s multi-property solution.
As Director of Global Sales & Development for South Asia, Jit Bose will drive the company's efforts in corporate, MICE, and leisure sales, as well as oversee the development and retention of the brand's expanding portfolio across the region. Bose, who is based in the company's regional office of New Delhi, brings more than three decades of executive experience in India's hospitality industry and specializes in sales, marketing, and hotel operations. Recognized for his strong business acumen and strategy implementation, Bose has a proven track record of transforming underperforming hotels to commercial successes through long-term vision building and short-term tactical strategies. Prior to joining Preferred, he served as Area Director of Sales & Marketing for Southwest Asia at IHG Hotels & Resorts, extending commercial support for 13 hotels in India and Bangladesh across the InterContinental, Crowne Plaza, and Holiday Inn brands. He has also worked with other prestigious brands, including Taj Hotels, Hyatt, Leela Palaces Hotels & Resorts, Shangri-La Hotels, and Ritz-Carlton Jakarta. Jit reports directly to Seema Roy, Area Managing Director of South Asia, Middle East & Africa.
With the steady recovery in corporate travel, the concept of bleisure travel, also known as blended travel, is re-gaining popularity. Prior to the pandemic, bleisure was primarily a millennial trend; however, as flexible work arrangements and remote work have gained traction, bleisure has become more common and acceptable across age groups and among professionals from various industries. As a result, the global bleisure tourism market, which accounts for 30%-35% of the global business travel market, is expected to reach US$ 497.5 billion in 2022 and will grow at a 19.5% CAGR over the next ten years.
Based out of Gurgaon, India, Sumit will oversee the regional eCommerce practice in India and will work with the broader eCommerce leadership team to ensure the scalability and optimal performance of defined global eCommerce programs. Prior to joining Cendyn, he held leadership positions at well-known hospitality companies including Etraveli Group, Expedia Group and Carlson Wagonlit Travel and MakeMyTrip. Sumit earned his MBA with a specialization in Marketing & Operations from IMT Ghaziabad and a BA in English Honours from Delhi University, as well as a PRINCE2® certification, and Lean Six Sigma certification among others.
Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), India's largest hospitality company, today announced the opening of Ginger Goregaon in Mumbai. With this, the Ginger brand strengthens its presence in the financial capital of India. The hotel is designed around the brand's lean luxe design and service philosophy of offering a vibrant, contemporary, and seamless hospitality experience to its guests.
India has emerged as a preferred medical tourism destination, with the Medical Tourism Association ranking it as the world's 10th most attractive country for medical tourism in 2020-21 out of 46 destinations worldwide. Nevertheless, India ranks higher in terms of medical tourism costs and facilities & services. The presence of several high-quality, well-equipped healthcare facilities, as well as a strong base of highly skilled and specialized English-speaking medical professionals, offering world-class treatments at much lower costs than in developed nations, are some of the reasons for the growth of this segment in India.
Ravi Mehta has recently been appointment as Front Office Manager for Fairfield by Marriott Mumbai International Airport.
India leads Asia-Pacific in its intent to travel in the second half of 2022 with 50% Indians expressing the desire to spend more money on booking a vacation in the world’s largest survey of travel intentions from Travel Lifestyle Network (TLN) in a post-pandemic setting. While international travel still remains a point of contention among many, with only 15% respondents willing to travel abroad, 29% people are planning to vacation in India . India emerged as the global leader in domestic travel with 24% people undertaking at least one vacation every month, for which the global average stands at 11%. The country is also way-ahead of its global counterparts in business travel with almost 18% Indians travelling for work within the country once a month.
Noor-Us-Sabah Palace will celebrate Bhopal's Nawabi heritage and signals global momentum for The Unbound Collection by Hyatt brand.
Fairfield by Marriott Mumbai International Airport is pleased to welcome Javedakhtar Sayyad as the Executive Chef. His solid experience and passion for curating exquisite meals and crafting remarkable dining experiences for our guests which makes him the ideal choice to lead the team.
JW Marriott Mumbai Sahar is pleased to announce the appointment of Dibyajyoti Majumder as Executive Housekeeper at JW Marriott Mumbai Sahar. In his new role he will be in-charge for directing the overall operations and overseeing the housekeeping department.
The Indian hotel sector made steady progress in the first half of the calendar year 2022 (1H2022). Nationwide occupancy was in the 56-58% range, 21-23 percentage points (pp) higher than 1H2021, and only 8-10 pp lower than 1H2019. The strong recovery in demand is driving steady increases in average room rates, with hotels, particularly in the leisure sector, outperforming their pre-pandemic average rates. Commercial markets are also gradually improving as corporate travel and large-ticket conferences and events return. As a result, the country’s average rates in 1H2022 were 44-46% higher than 1H2021, while still remaining 7-9% lower than pre-pandemic levels. The strong recovery in occupancy and average rates has helped India-wide RevPAR to reach INR3,100-3,300, reflecting growth of over 130% compared to 1H2021.
W Hotels announces the appointment of Chef Aabhas Mehrotra as the new Culinary Director at W Goa, overseeing five vibrant dining venues at the hotel.
IHG® Hotels & Resorts, one of the world's leading hotel companies has signed a management agreement with SRDF Ventures Private Limited to develop a new Crowne Plaza Resort in the city of Pushkar - a key tourism destination in Rajasthan and a town known for its cultural fairs and religious festivities. Crowne Plaza Resort Pushkar will be a new-built property featuring 125 rooms and is expected to be operational by early 2026.
With a proven track record, she is a passionate hotelier and has specialization in leading hotel operations including, Rooms Operations, food & beverages, Sales & Marketing and Finance by spearheading standardization processes and promoting business in critical markets. Under the Marriott umbrella she was associated with brands such as JW Marriott Pune, The Westin Mumbai, The Renaissance Mumbai. Prior to joining Fairfield by Marriott, she was working as a Hotel Manager with Lemon Tree Hotels, Mumbai. She has also been a pioneer in ramping and successful opening of Lemon Tree Premier Mumbai as EAM.Jenvie brings along her sharp business acumen, people-oriented management style, intuitive leadership and attention to detail.Graduating from the prestigious Mumbai University, Ms. Peters has an exuberating experience of 17 years and she looks forward to contribute into all operational departments to drive the hotel's continuing success and reputation to the next level.Fairfield by Marriott Mumbai International Airport under the leadership of VP Ajoy Balakrishna and hotel manager Jenvie Peter's consists of seasoned professionals including: Ravi Mehta, Front Office Manager, Dawood Qureshi, Head of Sales and Marketing, Pawan Poojari, Housekeeping Manager and Javed Akhtar Sayyad, Executive Chef.
Cendyn, a catalyst for digital transformation in the hospitality industry, is excited to announce the appointment of Subhobroto (Subho) Biswas as the Managing Director & General Manager for Cendyn India.
Cendyn, a catalyst for digital transformation in the hospitality industry, is excited to announce the appointment of Subhobroto (Subho) Biswas as the Managing Director & General Manager for Cendyn India.
Accor, a world-leading hospitality group with over 420 hotels across India, Middle East, Africa and Turkey, continues to expand its footprint in Madhya Pradesh by signing two Novotel properties in Bhopal and Indore, scheduled to open in 2026.