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kanchan Banerjee

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The author was the Editor (consultant) at BW HOTELIER.

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DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Bangalore has hosted several celebratory functions post the lockdown: Subhabrata Roy

Subhabrata Roy- General Manager, DoubleTree Suites by Hilton Bangalore shares how the hotel is steadily seeing a pent-up demand for people to travel. He further elaborates on how, more than room occupancies, the demand for events and weddings, has considerably gone up

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'Artificial Intelligence' & 'Internet of Things' has played an important role in the hospitality industry during COVID: Amit Dalvi

Amit Dalvi, Corporate IT Manager, Pride Hotels shares more on how hotels try and stay hacker safe, use viable technology for Covid-19 times and other tech trends in the market

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Focus on F&B, weddings, and social events to grow revenue: Lakshmanan Ramanathan

In an interview, Lakshmanan Ramanathan, General Manager, The Westin Chennai Velachery shares more on the road to recovery post the pandemic.

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Hotels must look at ‘repurposing’ multiple spaces in the property to make them revenue generating: Poddar

BW HOTELIER talks to Sudesh Poddar, President, Hotel and Restaurant Association of Eastern India, (HRAEI) about his vision for the association as the newly elected President.

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15-20 per cent of the F&B revenue comes from social media platforms: Vikalp Raj

Hotels have been able to generate good number of leads and revenue in various segments like F&B, rooms, social events and more by curating special packages and offerings to cater guests on social media. In the third interview of the series on social media marketing, Vikalp Raj, Director of Sales Marketing, Sheraton Grand Bangalore Hotel at Brigade Gateway, shares his inputs.

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Ushering Revival on World Tourism Day 2020

BW HOTELIER got in touch with travel and hospitality associations to gage their view on how domestic tourism can salvage the unprecedented situation that the travel and hospitality industry is currently in. What are the latest initiatives that associations have taken to promote domestic tourism? And finally, their message to the industry on World Tourism Day 2020.

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Create personalised interactions with your loyal and potential guests: Tarun Juyal

DOSM’s are putting their best foot forward to get all the available business in the market. With very less occupancies, no events, social distancing norms and the fear of the virus, going the digital way has been in the forefront of everybody’s minds. In the second interview of the series, Tarun Juyal, Director of Sales and Marketing (DOSM), Radisson Blu Plaza Delhi Airport shares his inputs.

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The tea voyage with MAYFAIR

Designed and developed as a confluence of old-world charm and contemporary comforts, MAYFAIR Tea Resort, Siliguri, is a destination unto itself. In an exclusive interview, Souvagya Mohapatra, Executive Director, Mayfair Hotels and Resorts, shares more about their latest experiential property, along with tea tales and a ‘Green Houses’ full of rare Orchids.

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We have grown our pages on social media networks by simply being consistent: Rastogi

The pressure is on for all hoteliers out there to get the little bit of the business in the market. With very less occupancies, minimal events, social distancing norms and the fear of the virus, going the digital way has been in the forefront of everybody’s minds. In a series of interviews, Directors of Sales and Marketing (DOSMs) share their best social media footprints ahead. In this interview, Veenu Rastogi, Director of Sales and Marketing, Crowne Plaza New Delhi Mayur Vihar Noida tells us more about connections over the net.

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Developing integrated design, which is valuable, cost effective and luxurious

In an exclusive interview, Monica Malhotra Kandhari, MD, MBD Group, shares more about her design company, use of indigenous and locally inspired products in design, sustainable design trends and more.

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