Global hotel groups are persisting with their push into India, encouraged by the resilience of its economy and the shortage of hotel rooms in a country. ... Read more

Treating India as the most important market after China in Asia Pacific, Starwood Hotels & Resorts is targeting at doubling its properties from the current 19 over the next five years. Starwood is known for its globally popular brands such as Sheraton, Le Meridien and Westin, all of which have presence in India. ... Read more

With the beginning popular annual Char Dham yatra to Yamunotri, Gangotri, Kedarnath and Badrinath, Leisure Hotels, a dominant player in Uttarakhand tourism, announces the opening up of the first-of-its kind eco-friendly and luxury-tented accommodation at the Char Dhams called The Char Dham Camps. ... Read more

Mahindra Holidays & Resorts Ltd plans to launch four new products in the current fiscal to boost its product offering, as the firm is adding 600 new units to its existing portfolio. ... Read more

Kuoni Connect, unit of Kuoni Destination Management specialised in online distribution, has launched Best Choice Hotel programme. ... Read more

Concept Hospitality, the Hospitality management consultancy firm, plans to add seven hotels to its existing portfolio by end of 2010. ... Read more

Travelport has completed the acquisition of Singapore-based Sprice Pte. Ltd., which owns and operates hotel and travel search engine Sprice.com. ... Read more

The hotel company is openning two Aloft hotels next month with Urbanedge Hotels. ... Read more

Sarovar Hotels & Resorts announced the opening of Hometel Chandigarh ... Read more

InterGlobe and Accor are together developing three hotel projects at the Delhi Aerocity, IGI Airport. ... Read more