Author: HBI Staff | Hyderabad
Buoyed by the strong booking trends in the business as well as liesure travel segments, global hospitality technology major, OYO is looking to significantly increase hotels and homes (storefronts) in South India on its platform. The company intends to add around 35 hotels per week, a release stated on Monday. Currently operating around 1350 properties in the southern states of Karnataka, Kerala, Tamil Nadu, Andhra Pradesh, Telangana, and the Union Territory of Puducherry, OYO aims to increase its storefronts by 500-700 in the region. Travel is rebounding in the country with continued growth in occupancy rate owing to the increase…
Homegrown e-commerce marketplace Flipkart on Tuesday announced that it has forayed into the hospitality sector with the launch of a new hotel-booking feature — Flipkart Hotels — on its platform to bolster its offerings in the travel sector. The platform said Flipkart Hotels will allow customers to book hotel rooms across 3 lakh domestic and international hotels. Backed by Cleartrip’s API, Flipkart Hotels will benefit from Cleartrip’s deep understanding of travel customers and sectors. We are excited to launch Flipkart Hotels on the Flipkart app, which will provide access to affordable hotel stays convenient for the customers. Flipkart Flight is…
Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), India’s largest hospitality company, today announced two upcoming hotels in close proximity to the famed Statue of Unity in Ekta Nagar, Gujarat. Jaishankar, Minister of External Affairs laid the foundation stone in the presence of N. Chandrasekaran, Chairman, Tata Sons and Puneet Chhatwal, Managing Director & CEO, IHCL. Puneet Chhatwal, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, IHCL, said, “It is our privilege to be a part of the vision to develop a world class destination in Ekta Nagar. The rapid growth of our footprint in Gujarat is an exciting development for IHCL, and these hotels will…
The recently launched ‘The Westin Goa’ appointed Devidyuti Ghosh as their Director of Operations. Devidyuti, an industry specialist and a perfectionist by nature has 14 years of expertise in the hospitality sector and has translated strategic vision into quantifiable results at several hotels. Devidyuti will be in charge of leading the hotel’s operations and ensuring that high standards of customer satisfaction are always met. She will also be leading operations for Food & Beverage, Culinary, Engineering. Front office, Housekeeping, Recreation, Spa & Health Club apart from this she will also be liaising with Revenue and Sales & Marketing to identify…
JW Marriott Bengaluru Prestige Golfshire Resort & Spa appoints Sandeep Kaul as the Director of Rooms. With strong experience and knowledge in the hospitality industry, Sandeep Kaul would be responsible for setting up the overall operations of the 301 residential rooms & Spa division of the resort. Sandeep will be expertising in the areas of front office along with housekeeping, spa and recreation, and will be handling the recruiting of the head of departments for their respective teams. He is a firm believer that the hospitality industry allows one to develop themselves professionally as well as personally and with time…
RARE India, which is at the forefront of promoting unique conscious luxury hotels in the Indian subcontinent, has added seven properties to its portfolio. The new additions to the RARE Community of 100 owner-led, sustainable-luxury, small and boutique hospitality brands include Blue Book at Gethia in Kumaon (Uttarakhand), Camp Kooncha in Sariska (Rajasthan), Cranganor History Café & Riverside Retreat in Muziris (Kerala), LUNGMĀR Remote Camp (Ladakh), Qayaam Gah in Srinagar (Jammu & Kashmir), Rann Riders by Kaafila in Dasada (Gujarat) and The Mirage in Andretta (Himachal Pradesh). Regarding the new additions to the RARE Community, RARE India’s Founder Ms Shoba…
Novotel Hyderabad Airport announced the appointment of Kazim Mehdi as F&B Director. He would be in charge of managing all aspects of the food and beverage responsibilities and ensuring that Novotel’s food ideology is reflected across all its restaurants. Through his expertise, he will help not only to bolster an improved business environment by analyzing and suggesting trends in the hospitality industry but also deliver positive results by improving guest satisfaction and profitability simultaneously. Kazim is a seasoned, energetic, passionate, and highly motivated hospitality professional with over 17 years of experience in managing F&B operations at leading luxury hotels &…
iTraceX Technologies, a blockchain-powered traceability platform that enhances food and supply chain transparency, has partnered with Liechtenstein-based CannSol, a nutraceuticals company that offers a range of high-quality nutritional supplements. Through this collaboration with TraceX, CannSol will offer traceability of each ingredient at every stage of the production of the product. CannSol Science AG is a subsidiary of CannSol Holding AG that works with high-quality nutritional supplements in Liechtenstein, Europe. Their production chain comprises three companies and each is in charge of a different stage of the manufacturing process. The raw materials such as turmeric and ashwagandha extracts are sourced from…
WelcomHotel by ITC Hotels, Bengaluru has been accredited with yet another distinction by the United States Green Building Council (USGBC) – the LEED ZERO CARBON certification. The first Welcomhotel to achieve this milestone, it is the 4th in the ITC Hotels chain after ITC Windsor in Bengaluru, ITC Grand Chola in Chennai and ITC Gardenia in Bengaluru to be accorded this certification by USGBC. Welcomhotel by ITC Hotels, Bengaluru was opened in 2014 and was awarded LEED Platinum rating by IGBC Under New Construction (NC) Version in the same year. The property since its launch has continued to enhance its…
For this Onam, Dakshin restaurant at Crowne Plaza Chennai Adyar Park is all set to bring its sadhya with its eco-friendly dine in and takeaway options which comprises 26 vegetarian dishes, which is served on the banana leaf, will reflect the vibrancy of the flower decoration ‘Pookalam’ that adorns every doorstep in Kerala at this time of year. The festive lunch for two, neatly packed, has Kerala items such as sharkara varatti, ulli vada, mathalangai eruserry, toran, olan, kalan, avial and more. For dessert there is unniappam, paal ada payasam and parippu pradhaman. Mr. Anand Nair, General Manager, Crowne…
