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Creating Value – A Strategic Perspective to Talent Development

by Saif Kidwai | Apr 17, 2018 | Hotel Operations

Top executives across hotel companies are entrusted with the task of transforming their respective businesses and, in the process, creating value for their organizations. It is for this very reason one finds them churning through an ocean of performance indices such as ARR, RevPAR, Daily Revenues, Operating Costs, GOP, and so on.

Evolution Of Asset Management In Hotels

by Saurabh Gupta | Apr 17, 2018 | Hotel Development, Hotel Operations

Not 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 landscape – IHCL (Taj), EIH (Oberoi) and ITC (ITC Hotels, WelcomHotel) and the government owned ITDC (Ashok).

Cracked, Not Crushed: The Glass Ceiling of Gender Parity

by Megha Tuli | Mar 8, 2018 | Hotel Finance, Travel & Tourism

As the world celebrates ‘International Women’s Month’; a movement established to realize complete gender parity; the reality of executive gender balance is far from that. The disparity in gender balanced leadership has driven many initiatives globally and prompted a mountain of research verifying what should really be common sense: an investment in gender inclusive…

Indian Hotel Industry Survey 2016-2017

by Shreya Sen and Manav Thadani | Feb 20, 2018 | Hotel Finance, Hotel Operations, Travel & Tourism

The Indian hospitality industry has emerged as one of the key industries driving the growth of the services sector and, thereby, the Indian economy. The FHRAI Indian Hotel Survey 2016-2017 aims to provide the most comprehensive guide to All-India performance trends for this industry. Results of the Survey will empower industry stakeholders such as owners…

Brand Loyalty – The Rules of Engagement

by Gautam Tyagi | Jan 31, 2018 | Hotel Operations

Think about the brands you use often; are they the same brands that you were using five years ago? Odds are that they have changed, and your loyalties have shifted, but ever wondered why? Customers, especially the Millennials, generally love variety at a good price, and sellers are beginning to…

News and Views: The End and Beginning of Eras in the Indian Hospitality Industry

by Natwar Nagar | Jan 31, 2018 | Hotel Operations, Travel & Tourism

The Indian hospitality industry is undergoing a major transformation; it is expected to witness a new era in leadership and growth along with a rapid change in processes. This article highlightes some important trends that will shape the sector in the coming years.

Hospitality Refined! Going Beyond the Conventional

by Achin Khanna | Jan 16, 2018 | Hotel Development, Hotel Operations, Travel & Tourism

The evolution of tomorrow’s hotels must perpetuate. Rather than infringing into the space of a neighborhood by simply planting a structure that sells rooms & food, why can’t the hotel be contributing to that neighborhood?

Dr. A.B. Kerkar Honored with Lifetime Achievement Award at HICSA 2017

Dr. A.B. Kerkar is regarded as one of the most dynamic personalities of Indian hospitality, a man who single-handedly created a conglomerate from a single entity and put India’s hotel industry on the world map. At the 13th edition of Hotel Investment Conference – South Asia (HICSA), the charismatic Ajit Kerkar -erstwhile MD and Chairman of the Taj Group of hotels, received what many believe is a long overdue and richly deserved Lifetime Achievement award. The HICSA Lifetime Achievement Award is presented to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to the hospitality industry.

Restaurant Investment Trends with Soho Hospitality’s Rohit Sachdev

Groceries behaving like restaurants. Taxi services delivering food. Logistics and delivery landscapes transformed by food tech. Today’s restaurant is competing in a very complex world. How are customer choices widening as a result of enabling technologies? What are the implications on customer behaviors – particularly the choice of where to allocate their F&B budgets? Find out what Rohit Sachdev, Managing Director, Soho Hospitality has to say.