Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), India’s largest hospitality company, today announced two upcoming hotels in close proximity to the famed Statue of Unity in Ekta Nagar, Gujarat. Mr. Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs laid the foundation stone in the presence of Mr. N. Chandrasekaran, Chairman, Tata Sons and Mr. Puneet Chhatwal, Managing Director & CEO, IHCL.
Religious or faith-based tourism to holy sites or places of worship is one of the oldest forms of travel. As per the UNWTO, 300-400 million tourists traveled for religious purposes every year globally before the pandemic. Religious tourism has been a significant contributor to the tourism industry in India, the land of diverse religious beliefs and practices.
The Pride Group of Hotels is presently scaling up its operations in North India with the launch of additional new properties by 2022. The new portfolio includes hotels and resorts in Agra, Rishikesh, Haldwani, Jim Corbett, Gurugram, Nainital, Dehradun, and Jaipur. The Pride Amber Vilas Resort & Convention Centre Jaipur, is an exclusive resort hugely popular with domestic and international tourists & has now been extensively refurbished and set to reopen in September 2022 with lavish convention centre and artistic lawns. Pride Suites Gurugram will be the first property under the brand Pride Suites, marking Pride group’s foray into the premium service apartment space.
Shashank Gulati has joined Crowne Plaza New Delhi Rohini as Director of Food & Beverage as of August 2022. He is an ardent professional with more than 19 years of rich and diverse experience in Operations, Guest Servicing, Quality Compliance, and People Management.
We are delighted to announce the appointment of Amit Kaushik as Front Office Manager at Holiday Inn Chennai OMR IT Expressway.
According to a recent GlobalData report, 573 deals (including mergers & acquisitions, private equity, and venture financing) were announced in the global travel and tourism (T&T) industry in the first half of 2022, reflecting a 3.1% increase over the same period last year. However, before these deals are concluded, the asset needs to be valued. So, how do we determine a hotel's market value and what exactly is valued under the category of hotels? The main valuation techniques are briefly covered in this article.
Homegrown Indian hospitality chain Cygnett Hotels & Resorts is pleased to announce its first resort property in Bharatpur Rajasthan with an opening scheduled in October this year. Cygnett Resort Bharatpur is a beautifully landscaped resort built in 5 acres with 64 well-appointed rooms and suites spread across the property located mostly on the ground floor with lawn access. The upscale resort boasts of 20000 squar e feet of beautiful, landscaped lawn area for outdoor events. The resort has 10000 square feet. of indoor meeting and event spaces along with other leisure activities like gymnasium, expansive spa to unwind, swimming pool and a multi cuisine restaurant.
Hyatt Regency by Hyatt Hotels Corporation (NYSE: H) today announced the appointment of Kovid Ummat as the Cluster Director of Marketing for two properties —Hyatt Regency Dehradun, the first 5-star hotel and the largest luxury hotel in the state of Uttarakhand and Hyatt Regency Jaipur Mansarovar, the first Hyatt Regency property in the city.
The 442-room property marks the Grand Hyatt brand's debut in the Indian state of Haryana.
Dawood Qureshi has been appointed Head of Sales & Marketing at Fairfield By Marriott Mumbai.
Crowne Plaza New Delhi Rohini is pleased to announce the joining of Kapil Vig as the new General Manager as of August, 2022. Kapil brings with him a rich experience of more than 20 years in the Hospitality industry. He is an expert in all the departments of Hospitality, with strong background in F&B and operations, and has led renowned brands to greater heights such as The Lalit New Delhi, and Crowne Plaza Chennai. In his last assignment, he opened Holiday Inn Agra as the General Manager and has successfully positioned that hotel for bright future.
Hyatt today announced the opening of Hyatt Centric Juhu Mumbai. The hotel, which marks the entry of the Hyatt Centric brand in Maharashtra, is the 37th Hyatt hotel in India - underlining Hyatt's ambitious growth of its brands in the country. The 60-room hotel boasts breathtaking views of the Arabian Sea and has been designed with a modern approach presenting a playful and artistic interpretation of the city's character.
Crowne Plaza New Delhi Rohini welcomes Saurabh Mishra as the new Crowne Meetings Director as of July 2022. He is an experienced sales leader with a demonstrated history of working in the Hospitality industry. His last assignment was as a Cluster Associate Director of Sales at Roseate Hotels and Resorts, Delhi.
Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), India's largest hospitality company, today announced the opening of a Ginger hotel at RTO Circle, Ahmedabad. 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.
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.