In this issue

Though modern hotels offer more functional and aesthetically designed properties, maintenance of these properties only ensure repeated guest. Cover Story examines how the cleanliness and hygiene standards are maintained. The purchase department of a hotel plays a significant role in seamlessly running a successful and profitable business. The Business Story evaluates on how it deals with various objectives. Feature story discusses how religious tourism is one of the core strengths of the tourism industry of India. F&B feature talk about future trends in creating unique experiences for the guests. The management story stress upon how to communicate and create an impact on others. The story on Spa talks about the trends in the coming year. The technology section talks about how artificial intelligence and machine learning have entered the field of marketing & pricing.

Ambiente 2020 7 - 11 February 2020, Frankfurt, Germany

Ambiente-the leading international trade fair will be held from 7 to 11 February 2020 at Frankfurt, Germany.

3 mins

Hotel Industry Comes Clean on Cleanliness

One of the top priorities for general managers and department heads of a hotel is to maintain cleanliness and hygiene, ensuring guest satisfaction in all areas of the property extending from entrances to workout facilities. This enables the property to get positive comments on review sites, which in turn ascertains increase in business. Further, positive customer experiences result in repeat business. Irrespective of the size of your property, it is necessary to maintain a high degree of cleanliness and hygiene – not only in the hotel but also in F&B outlets of the property. Ashok Malkani examines of how the cleanliness and hygiene standards are maintained.

10+ mins

To Buy or say ‘Bye'?

Purchase department in any organization is important as, being the centre of successful supply chain management; it helps in improving your business. The top objectives of the department in the hotels, as in any other business are selecting a mix of suppliers who can provide the best prices and terms, reduce risk and ensure the security of supply, improve quality, pursue innovation, etc. The purchase department in the hotel industry has to deal with a wide spectrum of activities to ensure that the organization attains – and maintains – profitability. Ashok Malkani tries to evaluate the on how it deals with various objectives and the problems that it faces.

10+ mins

Initiatives to Promote Religious Tourism

India is a young nation. It also seems to be aspiring to be a modern nation in the post-modern age but it harbours an ancient but still thriving civilisation with its timeless ethos and values.

9 mins

Hot Trend 2020 - Interactive Dining Experiences

Across the globe, experiential dining is the new culinary catchphrase firing up restaurants’ focus beyond just good food.

9 mins

A Riverside Rendezvous! Barahi Jungle lodge

Nestled in the foothills of The Himalayas, endowed with diverse flora and fauna flourishing in the most fertile region of Nepal called Chitwan valley is the world-famous ‘Chitwan National Park.’

5 mins

Spa Trends For 2020

Over the last few years the hospitality and tourism industry has been boosted by the spa industry. Within the last 20 years spas have increasingly gained importance. Today’s guests call for high quality standards in spas and are extremely health-conscious. There is an enormous competitive pressure among spa hotels.

10+ mins

Treehouse - Karma Hospitality

An Expansion: Road Ahead in 2020

2 mins

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Today hotel professionals in India are seeking innovative strategies to grow their business along with new ideas and opportunities and current issues that affect their companies. This includes strategies in managing successful hotel operations, knowledge of purchasing products and services and other business opportunities and know-how. They want accurate, reliable, unbiased information from a company they can trust. 
“Hotel Business Review” covers front and back of the house facilities and general hotel management along with regular features. All aspects of successful hotel management, with specific case studies reflect through the articles featured. Unlike other magazines aimed at the hospitality industry, “Hotel Business Review” retains its unique niche as the only magazine devoted exclusively to hotels.
Hotel Business Review - the first and only bi-monthly magazine exclusively focused on the Indian hotel business. The magazine provides exclusive editorial content with a specific objective to produce valuable information sources, to assist hotel executives in maximizing their business. It offers fresh information on leadership styles and management techniques to key decision makers in the hotel business. 
The editorial focus is on Trends, Business, Technology, Engineering, Equipment, Design, Food & Beverage, Sales & Marketing, Manpower & Training and Finance. 
The circulation of the magazine offers maximum qualified respondents with the highest volumes of purchases. The primary focus is on Corporate Management, Projects & Facility Planning and top-end Operational Management of the business. 
The readers are Owners, Directors, CEOs, Vice-Presidents, Corporate Heads (Chains), Project Managers, Facility Planners, General Managers, Executive Engineers, Materials Managers, Consultants; the key people seeking information to compete in the market place. The magazine serves hotels, resorts, spas, clubs and offices of corporates / franchise/ chains / developers / consultants / architects / engineering and design institutions.