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APEEJAY SURRENDRA PARK HOTELS TO MANAGE THE RAN BAAS PART OF QILA MUBARAK, PATIALA AS A HERITAGE HOTEL
Apeejay Surrendra Park Hotels Limited (AS-PHL) has announced that it has been selected by the Department of Tourism and Cultural Affairs, Punjab to upgrade and operate Ran Baas part of Qila Mubarak, Patiala as a heritage hotel.
NEWSMAKERS :A ROUND-UP OF HOTELS AND HOTELIERS MAKING HEADLINES
MULTI-YEAR RECOVERY AND NEW OPPORTUNITIES FOR THE INDUSTRIES, PREDICTS HVS
LEVERAGING THE VIRTUAL WORLD
Manav Thadani, Founder & Chairman of Hotelivate on using their virtual platform for HOSI, why HICSA will be an in-person event, and how hotels will survive the COVID crisis and states that are far better prepared to welcome tourists
The Future Of Travel
FICCI’s Tourism Committee got together stakeholders from the travel and hospitality industries to discuss the road ahead from the situation of despair prevalent now
IHCL Mitigates Covid-19 Impact With Its R.E.S.E.T Strategy
Newsmakers - A round-up of hotels and hoteliers making headlines
PREFME PARTNER, THE WORLD'S FIRST ALL-IN-ONE CONTACTLESS HOSPITALITY SOLUTION
Today, it is of utmost importance for hotels to redefine their spaces with safer, healthier, and hygienic choices for guests. In this time of crisis and with touchless hospitality taking center stage, a new tech platform - Prefme, the world’s first ready-to-use contactless hospitality solution is here to turn the tables for the industry!
DECODING THE MARKETING MIX
With digital mediums emerging as dominant marketing platforms, hotels put out a plethora of content that leverages storytelling to entice guests
WORK FROM HOTEL -THE CORPORATE BUSINESS OFFERS A LIFELINE
City hotels, struggling with very little business, are tapping into the WFH segment by offering great infrastructure at equally arresting prices
DISTRESSED ASSETS- HOSPITALITY'S NEW ALBATROSS
More than 25 to 30% of assets are likely to become distressed as the industry struggles with a collective outstanding debt of Rs 50,000 crore and no debt restructuring measures in sight. How will the industry cope?
BROOKING NO COMPETITION
Ankur Gupta, Managing Partner, Brookfield Asset Management and Head of Real Estate in India, is gung-ho about the investment in The Leela Palaces, Resorts and Hotels despite the downturn caused by the pandemic. He holds forth on what it would take to pivot the group, synonymous with Indian luxury, to the top of the hospitality game
Steering Travel Out Of Troubled Waters
MICE to hospitality and restaurants, certification programmes to promoting the country’s cultural, scenic and culinary offerings, the ambit of intervention by India’s Ministry of Tourism is wide. The initiatives to kick-start the crucial travel segment is spearheaded by Union Minister of Tourism, Prahlad Singh Patel and backed by Additional Secretary – Tourism, Rupinder Brar
Unlock 1.0: The Emergence Of Backyard Tourism
In June, hotels in the southern tech city tentatively opened. Bengaluru-based hoteliers are reporting an interest in staycations, dining-in experiences and ‘work from hotel’ trends
IHCL'S QMIN GIVES A DIGITAL PUSH TO THE F&B SEGMENT
The group makes a bid for market leadership in the gourmet home delivery segment with an app that will provide end-to-end solutions: food from their best gourmet restaurants, delivered by the IHCL team, in sustainable packaging
VOYAGE INTO THE HEARTLAND
Jean-Michel Cassé, COO – India & South Asia, Accor, has spent the last decade establishing the global hospitality brand in India, creating new segments, transforming and adapting the group’s well-established formats. He speaks about the challenges and opportunities offered by the Indian market, as well as the learnings
THE NEW BANQUETING EXPERIENCE - REVIVING AND RESTORING THE BOTTOM-LINE
Industry leaders walk us through the factors that will recast hotel banqueting into a completely new avatar
HARNESSING HOTELS AS HOSPITALS? POSSIBLE, IF THE TWO FORGE CLOSE SYNERGIES
The world is facing a pandemic that most of us have not experienced in our lifetimes. It is on its knees and struggling.
The Making Of A Post-Covid Hotel Kitchen
When they open up after the lockdown, the hotels will be completely transformed. Operational efficiency, hygiene, safety and technology adoption will emerge as key drivers of design
Brave New Frontiers
The hotel spa is just the first stop in the wellness journey. The global wellness hospitality industry, worth almost $4.5 trillion, is evolving to dovetail the concept of healing with everyday living. India, the citadel of traditional wisdom, is following suit
IHCL UNVEILS TAJNESS, AN ENHANCED SAFETY INITIATIVE
As the country gears up to reopen its various sectors in a phased manner, IHCL has announced that hotels under its brands Taj, Vivanta, SeleQtions and Ginger are implementing enhanced hygiene and safety procedures for all guests, employees, partners and vendors.
STREAMLINING BUSINESS THE HR WAY
Industry experts walk us through some of the crucial business and employee-centric HR policies adopted by hotels to tide over the COVID-19 economic crisis
SHINING THE SPOTLIGHT
As experts predict a resurgence in domestic leisure and road travel, the neglected independent boutique hotel segment closer to the metro cities, with a lesser number of keys, experiential offerings and the ability to allow for social distancing, will benefit
CALLING IT A DAY
Expensive to maintain, yield low revenues, need manpower to stock and monitor— minibars have fallen out of favour over the years. The fear of contamination furthers the reasons why many hotels are pulling the plug on them
COLUMN: SUSTAINABILITY WILL DRIVE TRANSFORMATION
Will Covid-19 be a harbinger of change for the Indian hotel industry, even as the crisis helps us focus attention on national and global public health?
Retrofitting Hotels For A Post-Covid Opening
Architects suggest a blend of design tweaks and technology to deal with issues of hygiene and social distancing, without investing heavily in redesign for the immediate future, and a game plan for the long run
Weak Owners Will Be Weeded Out In The After-Covid Shake-Up
The hotel industry will see a paradigm shift in the post-COVID-19 world. We will soon be referring to it in terms of BC and AC— Before COVID (BC) and After COVID (AC).
UPENDING IN A POST-COVID WORLD
Interactive technology will be the key to dealing with issues related to the pandemic—from social distancing to hygiene and contactless check-in and dining
PARTNERS IN PAIN OPERATORS WILL HAVE TO RESTRUCTURE COSTS AND FEE STRUCTURES
As COVID-19 debilitates the hospitality industry, prominent owners offer a perspective on what may be required to chart the journey from the current painful situation to a turnaround
THE NEW NORMAL EFFICIENCY, AUTOMATION AND TECHNOLOGY
In a world ravaged by coronavirus, these are the three buzzwords by which hotels will have to live, as countries, including India, open up. Transformation will have to meet rigid standards of health, hygiene and safety
HOSPITALITY WILL HAVE TO BE NIMBLE-FOOTED AND VISIONARY
The JLL report looks at how the hospitality industry will be required to strategise and hold on to the room rates, instead of discounting them, to deal with a world changed by the pandemic
HILTON TEAMS UP WITH RB AND MAYO CLINIC TO RAMP UP ITS HYGIENE PRACTICES
In a bid to assure guests of high standards of cleanliness, Hilton has collaborated with RB, maker of Lysol and Dettol, and also consults with Mayo Clinic to develop elevated processes and team member training to help guests enjoy a safer stay, from check-in to check-out.