Articles for Interviews

Indian Arrivals in China Will Grow by 7-8 Percent: Henry Lee

The COO and MD of Marriott International for Greater China is bullish about Indian arrivals to China and was in India to personally push for more business, which he wants to spread across his whole region, especially in MICE and weddings segments.

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At the Top End of Luxury

Ankur Bhatia speaks with BW Hotelier on his new hospitality brand named after the roseate bird. The fledgling brand already has several properties across the globe and is looking at carefully curating properties with 'a tilt towards design and personalisation', as Bhatia puts it.

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You Have to Create and Add Value: Amruda Nair

The granddaughter of Leela Hotels and Palaces founder CP Krishnan Nair, Amruda Nair could easily follow her father into the main family business. Instead, she decided to go forth and set up a brand new hotel company, Aiana Hotels and Resorts, with a partner from the Middle East.

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We Need to Take it to the Next Level: Anand Ganesan

Anand Ganesan, the newly appointed General Manager at Kochi Marriott Hotel. Ganesan, has more than 25 years in the hospitality industry and was the multi-property General Manager of the Renaissance Hotel and Fairfield by Marriott in Lucknow before joining his current position.

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A Menu Inspired by the Tuscan Spring

BW Hotelier spoke with Chef Lorenzo Severini, the chef at Le Cirque Signature, The Leela Mumbai on the occasion of the launch of his latest menu in the Mumbai restaurant and what he felt about cooking in India. Here are the excerpts from that interview.

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We want India to rediscover Switzerland: Claudio Zemp

Bollywood may have already made the scenic beauty of Switzerland a hit with Indian tourists, but the Director India of Swiss Tourism told us that there was much more to see and do in his country and the Indian market was only now discovering 'new' destinations in his country.

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We See Huge Opportunity for Growth in India: Francesco Zonin

The scion of the Zonin family one of the world's most imporant wine producers was in India and spoke to BW Hotelier about the wine business and India and what he thought about it all from the time when Zonin first entered the market back in 1996.

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RevPar in Summer and ARR in Winter

Dhananjay Kumar, General Manager, The Suryaa New Delhi, in a chat with us, explains how he plans to maximise his profits while making sure his property still stayed relevant, local and a destination in his corner of the city.

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Changing Tastebuds One Diner at a Time

Aditya Jaimani, Director Food Production and Service at InterContinental Hotels Group and Executive Chef at the Crowne Plaza New Delhi Rohini, speaks on how the market in this one corner of Delhi is slowly evolving, thanks in no small part to his efforts in the kitchen.

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The Man of All Seasons

The Sofitel Mumbai’s General Manager shares his personal philosophy of hotel management and how it has influenced him in his functioning as a hotelier at one of India's best run properties.

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