Hospitality News

» Premier Inn reaches 50,000 Hotel Rooms with its 640th property at Gatwick Airport

In India, Premier Inn currently has two operational properties – New Delhi and Bangalore with 3 more openings in Pune, Chennai & Goa scheduled for next year with 6th property to open in Chennai in 2014 ... Read more

» Business Travel hit by slowdown in the IT sector

Growth in Manufacturing & banking sectors have not been able to compensate for the slowdown in IT Industry ... Read more

» UK government needs to step up to help Olympics tourism legacy

Visas were also a big concern; Hoteliers in particular noted that the UK industry is subject to 20% VAT while European rivals pay single-digit rates: WTM Meridian Club Think Tank ... Read more

» The Ashok Hotel puts up an Ethnic Art Exhibition of Warli and Madhubani

For promotion of Indian art and culture, exhibition of Warli (Tribal art of Western India) and Madhubani (Folk art of Bihar) by celebrated artist Sandhya Arvind at The Ashok Lobby from 10th till 17th Dec, 2012 ... Read more

» Hotels.com Welcome Rewards gains Global membership base more than 5 million

Welcome Rewards is celebrating its 1st anniversary in India ... Read more

» Taj Group to come up with 5 Gateway Hotels in next 2 years

Chennai, Kolkata, Bangalore and Faridabad, besides Hubli and will be ready in the next two years; Management contracts have also been signed for another 10 hotels in various locations ... Read more

» Aranya Niwas resort closure affects tourist visiting Similipal Sanctuary

OTDC management had chose to close down the resort after the maoist onslaught in core area of Similapal century zone though it was located outside the core area ... Read more

» Assam Tourism Development Corpn to focus on home stay, river cruise for tourism

There was also a plan to give a boost to local economy in places like Majuli Island, Kaziranga, Pobitora and other popular destinations ... Read more

» Anantara Hotels aims to manage 50 hotels by 2015

Currently it manages 20 hotels across Asia; Has signed up 2 new properties in Mahabalipuram & Varanasi in India ... Read more

» ED to issue show cause notice to Sahara for FEMA violation over Grosvenor Hotel buy

Sahara had acquired the posh London hotel in December 2010 for 470million pounds equivalent to Rs 3525 crore ... Read more

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