author-image

Bikramjit Ray

Author

Bikramjit Ray is Executive Editor of BW Hotelier.

Latest Articles By Bikramjit Ray

Learning on the Job All the Time

No business can take the market for granted. The moment they think they’ve made it and stop innovating the decay starts, says one of the scions of the MBD empire.

Read More
The Indomitable Culinary Spirit

Chef Manjit Gill reveals what influenced him to enter the kitchen and become one of the nation’s most famous ambassador of Indian flavours the world over.

Read More
A Conversation With a Legend

Hemant Oberoi BW Hotelier Hall of Fame’s first inductee on his many experiences in hospitality, from opening the Zodiac Grill to the horrors of the 26/11 attack in Mumbai.

Read More
How to Make an F&B Heaven

The core team at the Leela Ambience Hotel Gurgaon shares the secret behind their phenomenal F&B performance: from signature restaurants to theme banqueting.

Read More
All Indicators Are Pointing at Great Growth Potential in India: Stephen Holmes

THIS IS the second time that Stephen Holmes, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Wyndham Worldwide Corporation (see photo), has been to India and he is happy with what he sees. "I enjoyed it then and I am enjoying it this trip as well. It’s an amazing marketplace. Amazing culture and great growth potential,’ he told me during our interview. ’I think all the indicators are pointing towards great growth in India. If you look at the demographics, you have got a very young, very technology savvy, consumer base here.

Read More
'Our Brands Carry Almost 27% Premium Over Our Competitors'

RAJEEV MENON, Chief Operating Officer, Asia Pacific (Excluding Greater China), Marriott International (see photo) spoke exclusively to BW Hotelier during the launch of the Renaissance Hotel in Lucknow about the group’s plans in India and what the future looks like.

Read More