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The Hotel Volatility Index 2018

by Manav Thadani and Juie Mobar | Oct 9, 2018 | Hotel Operations

Last year, we launched The Hotel Volatility Index (HVI) that tracks the performance of 80 well-established, stabilised hotels – 60 urban and 20 leisure properties – across positioning that have been operational since 2011 or earlier in the country. Together, these 80 hotels represent…

Make People your Priority

by Shruti Mathur | Oct 9, 2018 | Hotel Operations

This article explores two key dilemmas at the forefront of every organization committed to success, growth, and a dynamic and supportive work environment. Predictably, both of these are to do with finding and keeping the right people. It is a well-known fact that…

The 2018 Indian Hospitality Trends & Opportunities Report

by Achin Khanna and Karan Rahan | Sep 20, 2018 | Hotel Development, Hotel Operations, Market Snapshots, Travel & Tourism

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…

Destination Weddings | Is India Losing Out?

by Juie Mobar and Manav Thadani | Aug 28, 2018 | Hotel Operations, Travel & Tourism

The size of the global wedding industry is estimated to be upwards of US$300 billion according to various sources, and destination weddings make up a substantial portion of it. The past decade has witnessed…

Why Resorts Make Commercial Sense

by Saurabh Gupta | Aug 1, 2018 | Hotel Development, Hotel Finance, Travel & Tourism

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…

Testing the Hotel Operator’s Abilities

by Manav Thadani and Juie Mobar | Jul 10, 2018 | Hotel Development, Hotel Operations

For long, hotel owners have been trying to find ways to safeguard their investments and interests during negotiation of management contracts with potential operators…

Price Wars – Impact and Value

by Jasmita Banga | Jun 6, 2018 | Hotel Operations, Travel & Tourism

The emergence of competitors in a market alters the playing field from time to time and hotels, in an attempt to retain or gain market share, employ various competitive strategies. When faced with intense competition, the easiest one they tend to succumb to…

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.