by Manav Thadani and Juie Mobar | Jul 10, 2018 | Hotel Development, Hotel Operations
F or long, hotel owners have been trying to find ways to safeguard their investments and interests during negotiation of management contracts with potential operators. And indeed, they have made notable headway. There was a time when a performance test clause featured... 
by Manav Thadani | May 15, 2018 | Hotel Development, Hotel Operations, Travel & Tourism
D uring the exclusive ‘owners-only’ meet at the recently concluded HICSA in Mumbai, there was an interesting discussion on the type of branded hotels entering the market today across positioning. Everyone agreed that too much of the same thing is being churned out and... 
by Shreya Sen and Manav Thadani | Feb 20, 2018 | Hotel Finance, Hotel Operations, Travel & Tourism
Compiled by Hotelivate in association with the Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI), the Indian Hotel Industry Survey 2016-17 is the twentieth edition of this publication since its inception. T he Indian hotel industry has emerged as one... 
by Manav Thadani | Nov 14, 2017 | Travel & Tourism
Compiled by Hotelivate in association with the World Travel & Tourism Council – India Initiative (WTTC – II), the 2017 State Ranking Survey is the fifth edition of this publication since its inception in 2009. India is one of the few countries in the world that... 
by Manav Thadani | Sep 19, 2017 | Hotel Operations
Hotel Volatility Index It’s been 20 years since we’ve been tracking the Indian hospitality market. The fact that the branded supply side has grown over six times during this period from 18,000 hotel rooms to 1,20,000 odd rooms should not be missed, as this... 