by Achin Khanna and Karan Rahan | Sep 20, 2018 | Hotel Development, Hotel Operations, Market Snapshots, Strategic Advisory, Travel & Tourism
The 2018 Indian Hospitality Trends & Opportunities Report Breathe… Everything will be just fine. Don’t panic, do not hyperventilate and just take long, deep breaths. You are missing out on nothing! Trust me, that RFP account is going nowhere. Your...
by Saurabh Gupta | Aug 1, 2018 | Hotel Development, Hotel Finance, Investment Advisory, Travel & Tourism
Why Resorts Make Commercial Sense Will the next few years belong to resorts in leisure destinations or to big city hotels that are driven primarily by commercial demand? Should investors focus on resorts or on business hotels? In an evolving hotel industry such as...
by Manav Thadani and Juie Mobar | Jul 10, 2018 | Hotel Development, Hotel Operations, Strategic Advisory
Testing the Hotel Operator’s Abilities 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...
by Manav Thadani | May 15, 2018 | Hotel Development, Hotel Operations, Travel & Tourism
Has Incredible India Lost its Incredible Hotels? 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...
by Achin Khanna | May 15, 2018 | Hotel Development, Hotel Finance, Strategic Advisory
F requently confused, often used interchangeably and seldom understood – The cost, price and value of a hotel are not the same thing! It is rather surprising that industry stakeholders routinely seem to obfuscate these distinct terms and their implications on the...
by Saurabh Gupta | Apr 17, 2018 | Asset Management, Hotel Development, Hotel Operations
Evolution Of Asset Management In Hotels N ot too long back, hotel ownership and hotel management in Asia were like Siamese twins – co-joined at birth, despite being distinctly different from each other. Four domestic chains largely dominated the hotel ownership...
