52.8% REVPAR DROP DURING JAN-SEPT 2020: JLL

All key 11 hospitality markets in India reported significant decline in RevPAR performance in Q3 2020 Y-o-Y

Social Media: The Secret Sauce For Winning The New Guest

The onset of the COVID-19 pandemic has caused a transformation in the digital landscape across the world.

TRAINING TRIUMPHS, ALWAYS

Understanding that a team is as strong as its weakest link, Nicholas Dumbell, GM, The St. Regis Mumbai outlines why associates at the hotel clocked up over 1500 hours of training since the lockdown

SAFETY FIRST

As they open for business, hoteliers are evaluating every cost to balance expenses, without compromising on guest safety or experience

KERALA CM INAUGURATES INDIA'S FIRST SOLAR ENERGY- DRIVEN MINIATURE RAILWAY AT VELI TOURIST VILLAGE

Kerala Chief Minister Pinarayi Vijayan recently inaugurated India’s first solar energy-driven Miniature Railway at Veli tourist village.

RE-INVENTING THE GYM EXPERIENCE

A look at factors that are shaping the new gym experience amid a pandemic

MAJOR APAC TOURIST DESTINATIONS RECOVERY TO PRE-COVID-19 LEVELS MAY TAKE TIME, SAYS GLOBALDATA

Even though major economies across the Asia-Pacific (APAC) started negotiating travel bubble pacts with their key source countries to revive the tourism sector, recovery to pre-COVID-19 pandemic levels may take time even after all restrictions are withdrawn, says GlobalData, a leading data and analytics company.

HILTON LAUNCHES ITS FIRST DOUBLETREE BY HILTON BRAND IN RAJASTHAN

Hilton continues to expand its presence in India with the opening of DoubleTree by Hilton Jaipur Amer.

COLLABORATION IS KEY

Kerten Hospitality, CEO. Marloes Knippenberg talks about mixed-use operations, the rise of long-stays and how to quell owner-operator quibbles

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