Author: HBI Staff | Hyderabad

To commemorate the commencement of the 75th Year of Indian Independence, ITC Kohenur joins the nation in rejoicing in the country’s glorious history and culture with great fervour. Inspired by the Government of India’s initiative of Azadi ka Amrit Mahotsav, ITC Kohenur will host a series of activities from 13th to 15th August, 2022 for guests and the hotel associates. Paying tribute to the nation, the hotel façade will be lit up featuring a stunning visual display embodying the tri-color which will be visible at night all through the three-day celebration. The national flag hoisting ceremony will be a grand…

Sattvik Council of India, the world’s first and leading vegetarian food and lifestyle standard development organization, has successfully completed its virtual internship program, titled Student Enhancement & Entrepreneurship Development Program 2.0 (SEED 2.0). Sattvik Council of India (SCI), in collaboration with IRCTC, has launched SEED 2.0, a virtual internship programme designed to train and educate students on the concepts of Vegetarian Friendly Tourism, Vegetarian Friendly Railway Services (VFRS), and how Sattvik Council and IRCTC are collaborating to achieve this goal. SEED 2.0 is a virtual internship program for college students who are still in college or have already graduated. It…

Sattvik Council of India, the world’s first and leading vegetarian food and lifestyle standard development organization, has successfully completed its virtual internship program, titled Student Enhancement & Entrepreneurship Development Program 2.0 (SEED 2.0). Sattvik Council of India (SCI), in collaboration with IRCTC, has launched SEED 2.0, a virtual internship programme designed to train and educate students on the concepts of Vegetarian Friendly Tourism, Vegetarian Friendly Railway Services (VFRS), and how Sattvik Council and IRCTC are collaborating to achieve this goal. SEED 2.0 is a virtual internship program for college students who are still in college or have already graduated. It…

My previous writing explored reasons for ongoing loss of interest, aside unfilled talent aspirations in hospitality careers. This essay focuses on enhancing careers by identifying critical success factors for industry attractiveness. Renewing operations learning, creating enterprise solutions and building synergistic platforms for knowledge sharing is now imperative. Exploring network learning channels through creating corporate sponsored universities is an open ended solution. Creating industry think tanks, benchmarking sectoral models and incubating new industry-led employment-driven curriculum is crucial, as operations leads educational experiences. The aggregation, curation and creation of new models of content will defer latent redundancy. Shared research can enhance solutions…

Sheraton Grand Palace Indore is delighted to announce that Seema Taj has been elevated as the Director of Sales. In her new role she will be responsible for sales, revenue management, marketing and business operations and will overlook all aspects of sales department. With over 17years of experience in the hospitality industry, she has been instrumental in initiating and organising many successful sales initiatives. She started her career in 2005 and has worked diligently with many renowned brands in the industry like ITC Fortune, Radisson and Sayaji Hotels before joining Sheraton Grand Palace Indore. She possesses a strong business acumen…

OYO has concluded the acquisition of Europe -based holiday homes operator Bornholmske Feriehuse through its subsidiary DanCenter, as a part of its endeavor to expand as a preferred full-stack vacation homes provider. Bornholmske Feriehuse, which has over 700 homes on its platform, is based out of Bornholm island in Denmark and expected to clock more than 250,000 guest nights in 2022. The acquisition underlines OYO’s commitment to ‘Invest in Denmark’ towards accelerating the growth of travel and tourism in the market. ‘Invest in Denmark’, an integral part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Denmark helps attract and retain foreign…

Mallcom India Limited, India’s first integrated manufacturer of Head-to-Toe Personal Protection Equipment, has entered a new segment with the introduction of aesthetically designed lifestyle safety shoes- “FREDDIE’’. While the central government’s initiatives on worker’s safety and health have helped in the better acceptance of PPEs and other safety products, Mallcom India’s lifestyle safety shoe range have set up a benchmark for unparalleled quality which is crafted to perform exceptionally well in almost every work environment but in style. Being a thriving manufacturer of exclusive quality PPE products , Mallcom India’s FREDDIE shoe range is aimed to protect workers from all…

The Hotel and Restaurant Association of Western India (HRAWI) in collaboration with the Food Safety and Standards Authority of India (FSSAI) conducted a Food Safety Supervisory Training in Advance Catering (FoSTaC) programme on 25th July 2022 at the D Y Patil School Of Hospitality & Tourism Studies. Post the lifting of the COVID-induced restrictions earlier this year; this was the first physical programme that otherwise had been only conducted online. The session was conducted by Mr. Praveen Andrews and was attended by 40 hospitality professionals. “The session was a good change after almost three years of break in the physical…

The Indian hospitality sector witnessed strong growth in Q2 (April – June) 2022, primarily driven by demand for weddings and events as well as stellar recovery of corporate travel. The country was amidst the second wave of the pandemic in Q2 2021, which had a significant impact on the performance of the hospitality sector. As a result, Revenue Per Available Room (RevPAR) witnessed an exponential growth of 339.3 % year-on-year (YoY) in Q2, 2022 over Q2 2021 Furthermore, the sector witnessed a stellar 44.6% growth at a pan-India level in RevPAR compared to Q1 2022 wherein the sector was still…

Bringing on the table his expertise, Navneet is all set to oversee the culinary management of the resort property located in the outskirts of Jaipur. He will also take care the F&B production, kitchen planning, and F&B cost-management of Nest Jaipur. In addition to these, his responsibilities include important tasks such as managing the chefs and staff of the kitchenette, approving food before it goes to the customers’ table and supervising the preparation of a variety of scrumptious dishes. Talking about the appointment, Sanchit Gupta, Managing Director, Nest Jaipur said, “We are pleased to appoint Navneet as the Head chef…