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» West Bengal plans floatels in Sunderbans

Also mulls setting up new tourist cottages at Dhamakhali, Godkhali and Ramganga - from where forest areas like Boney Camp, Sajnekhali, Sudhanyakhali and Jhingekhali could be reached easily ... Read more

» Dubai based Jumeirah Group to manage luxury hotel in Central Mumbai

The hotel in Mumbai will open in 2017 and offer 470 spacious rooms, suites and serviced apartments; Negotiations going on for potential projects for hotels and resorts in other key destinations in India ... Read more

» Online Bookings of Hotels in India driven by 3 Star Hotels

50% bookings online in India within the tariff slab of Rs.1,500 -3,500; Affordable average price point and online availability are the key reasons for travellers opting for this category of hotels ... Read more

» Tourism in Himachal faces decline due to rising popularity of Kashmir

20% fall in last 3 months as Bitter experience of Tourists includes overcharging, misbehave by hotel staff, taxi driver and travel agents; Christmas and New Year bookings shifting to Kashmir ... Read more

» MakeMyTrip to shift its focus from air ticketing to hotel and package tour

Seeks to ramp up revenue share of package tours to 50% from 30% currently as it sees tougher times in revenue from airline bookings ... Read more

» IHCL may raise offer for Orient-Express

Prepared to increase its offer from USD 1.86 billion to take full control of US-based hospitality chain Orient Express Hotels if it gets to go through the books of the company and found "more value" ... Read more

» Royal Palms to sell four hotels to raise Rs 2,500 crore

Hotel Imperial Palace, Palms Hotel Tower & Convention Centre, Palms Villas Hotel, besides another hotel under construction, with over 400 rooms to be sold; Group plans diversification into the agriculture sector ... Read more

» Ritz-Carlton Hotels launches promotional scheme at its Asia Hotels

Offers a complimentary limousine service for short trips or transfers within the environs of the city exclusively for the use of guests selecting to stay at Club level or a suite ... Read more

» Chennai 5 star hotel tariffs sees a slide as new hotels open

Three new five-star hotels have brought an additional 1,300 rooms to the city's existing 2,000-room inventory leading the tariffs to fall by about 15% in four months ... Read more

» IHCL to adopt asset-light strategy

Under a new model, all hotel projects of the company will be executed by Tata Realty & Infrastructure Ltd (TRIL), while Indian Hotels Company Ltd (IHCL) will just manage them ... Read more

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