Here is an interesting thing about milestones. After achieving one, most dynamic leaders don’t waste time breathing easy. Instead, they would rather inspect these milestones fading in their rearview mirror as they race ahead to achieve the next one.
That is what Zubin Saxena, MD and VP-Operations, South Asia of Radisson Hotel Group (RHG) is working at.
The hotel chain recently achieved a landmark of 100 operating hotels in India with the opening of Radisson Bhopal, within two decades of operations. However, Saxena is not interested in resting on these laurels.
While the company already has seven brands across over 60 locations in key business, leisure and gateway centers in the country, he is focusing his attention on opening 14 new hotels in 2021 and over 60 hotels in the next five years. What’s more, he wants to ensure that the owner renewal percentage stays well above 95%.
What really gives any brand a competitive advantage is having a high-quality mindset, which then leads to sustainable long-term growth.” —Zubin Saxena, MD and VP-Operations, South Asia, Radisson Hotel Group.
Here are some excerpts from his interview with Vinita Bhatia:
Having 100 operating hotels in your portfolio is quite a feat. How could RHG maintain its growth momentum in recent months when the industry was undergoing severe challenges?
We have been growing at a very stable pace for the past couple of years and are opening an average of 12 to 15 hotels every year. We continued this trend despite the challenges since the pandemic.
We have opened six hotels this year and plan to open nine more in the coming months. However, it is not just about growth alone. What really gives any brand a competitive advantage is having a high-quality mindset, which then leads to sustainable long-term growth.
この記事は Hotelier India の October 2021 版に掲載されています。
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