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Chennai – On the Path to Revival

by Sanaya Jijina | Dec 11, 2018 | Market Snapshots

C hennai, one of the most important commercial hubs in South India, has witnessed a promising improvement in RevPAR over the last four years. Despite being an important centre for the automobile & ancillary, manufacturing, and services sectors (IT/ITeS and...

Hotel Market Snapshot: Jaipur

by Jasmita Banga | Nov 14, 2018 | Market Snapshots

Jaipur’s hotel industry, has a strong leisure orientation, although recent economic and infrastructural changes have brought about a change in the nature of demand captured by the city’s hotels. Herein, we have elaborated on the key market segments served by Jaipur’s hotel industry and their characteristics.

Defining Your Hotel’s Competitive Set

by Jasmita Banga and Achin Khanna | Oct 23, 2018 | Hotel Operations

I n any ever-growing hospitality market, existing players are constantly pushed to find ways and means to stay competitive and relevant. Key performance indicators (KPIs) are therefore some of the most crucial statistics monitored by hoteliers. More so today, when the...

The Wellness Tourism Industry

by Sanaya Jijina | Oct 23, 2018 | Travel & Tourism

Home to Ayurveda and yoga, India has a myriad of wellness traditions and practices that have been in existence for centuries. Recent years have seen the development of sophisticated healing centres, ashrams, medical and wellness spa/resort facilities such as Ananda in...

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…

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.