For many years, Vana has been a sanctuary for rebalancing, healing, and learning, based on its aspiration to help guests achieve the best spiritual, emotional, physical, and intellectual potential.
Accor India has announced the appointment of Vineet Mishra as Cluster General Manager of Pullman & Novotel New Delhi Aerocity, along with Novotel & Ibis Bengaluru Outer Ring Road and Novotel & Ibis Chennai.
Ancillary revenue, which includes all non-room revenue opportunities, was often overlooked by hoteliers until the pandemic struck. When room revenue became negligible during the peak of the pandemic, many hoteliers began to look beyond traditional room revenue and explored the opportunity that exists in ancillary revenue by finding creative ways to use their assets. Food delivery, DIY signature meals, laundry, and housekeeping, are some of the more popular forays into which hotel companies have ventured to survive the difficult times and grow their topline. For instance, QMIN, IHCL’s e-commerce food delivery platform, had a massive INR 66 crores GMV in FY22. Similarly, ITC Hotels has introduced food delivery (Gourmet Couch) and laundry services (Lavanderia), Ibis entered the coworking space, and The Leela recently introduced their signature fragrance and bath amenities.
Ahead of the occasion of World Environment Day, Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), India’s largest hospitality company, has announced a host of sustainability and social impact initiatives under its ESG+ framework, Paathya. In line with this year’s theme of ‘Only One Earth’, the company has undertaken tangible measures under Paathya’s six key pillars of Environmental Stewardship, Social Responsibility, Excellence in Governance, Preserving Heritage, Value Chain Transformation, and Sustainable Growth.
Research conducted by the World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) has revealed the Travel & Tourism sector’s contribution to the Indian economy could surpass pre-pandemic levels this year, with a year-on-year growth of 20.7%.
The global sports tourism industry, as per Industry Reports valued at US$ 458.8 billion in 2019, is one of the fastest-growing segments in tourism, with a CAGR of 16.1% expected to reach US$ 1,803.7 billion by 2030. In 2019, the US alone recorded 180 million sports-related visitors, generating 69 million room nights for hotels. The sports tourism market, like all other tourism segments, took a hit due to the COVID-19-related restrictions on travel, with the segment’s value declining to US$ 323.42 billion in 2020. Having said that, unlike corporate meetings and other events, sports events cannot be hosted online.
The resort is spread across 15 acres with 115 hotel rooms, 13 private villas and state‑of‑the‑art spa experience.
Fairmont Jaipur, a pioneer of showcasing immaculate guest experience in the past 10 years, has elevated Sukhpreet Singh Bath as the Rooms Division Manager. Sukhpreet will be responsible for handling the Front Office, Housekeeping, Fairmont Butler service, Ruhab Spa, ensuring an exceeding guest experience. Sukhpreet's' visionary focus and zeal to drive a comfortable and pleasant experiential stay at Fairmont Jaipur stands as an exemplary inspiration to his team.
Novotel Guwahati GS Road promotes Piyali Saha, to the position of Director of Sales for the property. A strategic and passionate hotelier, Piyali brings with her an experience of over a decade from renowned hospitality chains, Accor, The Oberoi and Marriott in India. With her core expertise in Sales & Business development, Piyali is presently responsible to take care of sales, revenue, and marketing for the property. While discussing her experience at the Novotel Guwahati, Piyali says, "We have a great team here in Guwahati. People are here from all over India and we work together to achieve the best. Being a part of the leadership team for the first time, it indeed has been a fruitful journey so far. Thus, the Sales and Marketing team at Novotel Guwahati will be led by Piyali Saha, surmounting to delivering promising results while achieving annual targets, building relationships, and understanding customer trends.
The Indian Hotels Company Limited, India’s largest hospitality company, today announced Ahvaan 2025. Under the plan, it will re-engineer its margins, re-imagine its brandscape and re-structure its portfolio. IHCL aims to build a portfolio of 300 hotels, clock 33% EBITDA margin with 35% EBITDA share contribution from new businesses and management fees by FY 2025-26.
The pandemic has accelerated the growth of the alternative accommodations segment, which is disrupting the Indian hotel sector. Tired of being locked up in their homes for months, several domestic leisure travelers took road trips to motorable destinations, preferring to stay at vacation rentals, villas, or homestays instead of hotels for their first vacation after the pandemic because they provided more privacy and a private bio-bubble.
Aloft New Delhi Aerocity is delighted to announce the appointment of Dhinender Kandpal as Food and Beverage Manager. He will oversee the operations of all three Food and Beverage outlets at the hotel namely Nook, W XYZ® bar and Re:fuel by Aloft℠ along with in-room dining and catering services.
India’s hotel performance recovery resumed early in 2022, but April seemed to be the turning point with the country outpacing pre-pandemic comparables in occupancy and average daily rate (ADR) for three consecutive weeks.
In recent years, the Indian hotel sector has seen soft brand launches by domestic and international chains operating in the country, with the shift toward the soft brand model gaining traction post the pandemic. Soft brands typically have more flexible development guidelines that allow independent hotels to join a larger chain while retaining their distinct design and features. The rise in travelers looking for authentic, unique, local experiences and willing to seek alternative lodging to obtain them has pushed hoteliers to respond to these changes by developing unique properties.
The mixed‑use complex in Embassy Manyata Business Park featuring dual‑branded hotel sets a new benchmark for hospitality in the region.
Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL), India's largest hospitality company, today announced the opening of Taj City Centre New Town hotel in Kolkata, West Bengal. An epitome of grandeur and affluence, the hotel embodies a unique blend of old world charm and modern day charisma that is set to provide a one of a kind luxury escapade to its travellers.
Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), India’s largest hospitality company, today launched ‘She Remains the Taj’, a holistic framework of women-centric initiatives for all stakeholders including guests, employees, partners and the community. This encompasses enhanced experiences for women travellers at its hotels across the globe. IHCL also announced its goal to raise women participation I n its workforce to 25% by 2025, and support women led businesses and partners.
JW Marriott Mumbai Sahar, the city's favored hotel since its launch in 2015 is pleased to announce the appointment of Abanti Gupta as the new Director of Human Resources. With over 18 years of experience in talent management, she is a seasoned professional in her field.
The recovery of travel demand in India is gathering steam, thanks to the relaxation of restrictions, positive travel sentiment, and the resumption of scheduled international flights, which has resulted in a significant increase in flight and hotel bookings in the country.
Chef Prasad comes from a diverse background in gastronomical science and kitchen management, with over 16 years of experience in the hospitality sector.