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The Second Fiddle Treatment
Has the Indian travel, tourism and hospitality industry got a raw deal with the GST?
Setting New Standards
nearbuy FoodFood Top 100 Awards 2017 becomes the game-changer
A Sleep Experience Like No Other
With 147 years of heritage, Simmons is a forerunner in technological innovations in the bedding industry. Some of these breakthroughs include the 1925 revolutionary Simmons® Original® Pocketed Coil® invention, the king and queen size mattress in the 1950s, the non-flip mattress in 2000s and the e-ION Crystal series that took the bedding industry by storm.
Stepping Out of the Shadows
There was a time when housekeeping associates would work unobtrusively in the background. However, given the key role they play in ensuring customer satisfaction, hotels are grooming them to engage with guests tactfully and graciously, finds Vinita Bhatia
Wilmax England Launches New Tableware Range
Tableware and crockery brand, Wilmax England launched its Bambooware line in 2016. The company has now rolled out new models in this range recently made from the finest sourced bamboo. Globally, bamboo has become a popular tableware material, and the latest collection is a result of Wilmax’s recognition of this trend. The company also introduced a slateware series made from volcanic sedimentary rock last year.
Matters Of Exquisite Taste
When it comes to furniture and furnishings, hotels live to keep things minimalistic with touches of of rusticity and splashes of fun
The Hotel Of The Future
Jean-Michel Cassé, Chief Operating Officer – India and South Asia, on bringing luxury hotels such as Raffles to India, the ratio of branded inventory against unbranded and what it means for the hospitality sector, and the promises held by Artificial Intelligence.
Expanding Possibilities
Having signed its very first hotel in Dubai with Al Waleed Real Estate, Rattan Keswani, Deputy MD, Lemon Tree Hotels, and Director, Carnation Hotels, talks about the journey ahead.
The D-Day
The jury meet for the 10th Annual Hotelier India Awards witnessed a day-long process of intense scrutiny, debate and deliberation to rightfully identify the best in the industry
Not Yet A Traveller's Paradise
Sandeep Gupta, Executive Director, Asian Hotels and MD, Arya Hotels & Consultancy, on why India fails to attract more tourists and the changes we need to make on the government level.
Transforming Guest Experience
Even as technology transforms the hospitality sector, a few niggling problems remain.
IHCL Makes The Right Seleqtions
The hospitality marque upends the concept of discerning luxury hotels by launching SeleQtions, its collection of curated hotels that are slices in time and offer immersive experiences. Puneet Chhatwal, managing director & ceo of IHCL, in an exclusive conversation with Hotelier India.
Reload, Re-engineer, Reset
W Goa introduced an entirely new concept of luxury-lifestyle hotels to India. Cajetan Araujo talks to Hotelier India on what the passion points for the country’s first W Goa are and how this new segment is rewriting the rules for luxury hotels looking to attract the aspirational millennial customers.
The Long Road To Recovery
Hotels in Sri Lanka are seeing an increase in cancellations after the bombings that killed over 250 people. Rahul Chaudhary, managing director at CG Corp shares his views about the effect the attacks will leave on the once-vibrant hospitality industry in the island nation.
Better Safe Than Sorry
Given their porous perimeters, managing security of beach front resorts can be daunting. It can be best achieved with the perfect symmetry of technology and personnel management .
Myth No More
Perfect pricing is not a myth or impossibility. All it needs is for hoteliers to rethink their approach to traditional revenue management
syncing kitchens
in commercial kitchens today, it isn’t the size that matters, but what you do with it. seasoned chefs and f&b specialist take us through the innovations that have transformed boh.
twin peaks
heading twin properties and delivering at both brand standards is more of a inspiration for gm gaurav singh than a challenge.
redefining dining
tableware is an integral part of the dining experience and a vehicle for chefs to express their creativity.
all about teamwork
for andre gomez, vp, operations for hilton international in india, success and mindshare is a cumulative effort of the entire team.