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Bikramjit Ray

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Bikramjit Ray is Executive Editor of BW Hotelier.

Latest Articles By Bikramjit Ray

Las Vegas is Becoming More Accessible

With a little less than 150,000 hotel rooms and 42.9 million visitors last year, this giant holiday and MICE destination in the middle of the US has been slowly increasing it's popularity among the Indian traveller. Rafael Villanueva, Senior Director, International Sales, Las Vegas Convention and Visitor's Authority shared his thoughts with BW Hotelier.

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Melia Won't Come Without the Right Partner

Ruben Casas of Melia Hotels, Spain's largest hotel company with over 375 hotels worldwide welcomes Indian tourists, though confessed entering the market as an operator has its own set of challenges.

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Hoteliering and Guts, The Chaudhary Formula

This is a winning formula which has mean't success for Binod Chaudhary, Nepali Billionaire and hotelier for over two decades now. He spoke with BW Hotelier exclusively on the re-branding of his India partnership and what lies ahead.

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"Our Promise is to Get You the Best Hotel at the Best Price"

Nikhil Ganju, Country Manager of TripAdvisor speaks about what lies ahead for the travel website behemoth and dealing with the unique challenge of the vacation rental phenomenon.

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Biryani By The Kilo Gets Funding Boost

First round of funding adds up to Rs 2.5 crore for the company which insists it will continue growing organically for the moment and give its customers a unique experience of freshly cooked meals.

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Driving On the Front Foot

Arif Patel, VP of Sales, Marketing, Distribution & Loyalty for AccorHotels takes his experiences in cricket and applies them to his sales strategies.

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Wake up and Smell the Coffee

Bonhomia understood the first mover advantage when they launched their coffee capsules and later machines in the Indian market. Since their launch in 2012, they have seen phenomenal growth and are looking at a strong expansion plan for both retail as well as hospitality.

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Hoteliers Show Heart by Donating Them

Courtyard by Marriott in Chakan Pune's CSR initiative to promote organ donation nets them 98 donors, 80 percent of whom have promised to give all their organs to those on the transplant list.

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India's First Andaz Opens With a Sense of Style

The 16th Andaz to open in the world sets unusual service standards in the NCR. It's all about welcoming the guest to your home, says Heddo Siebs, GM of Andaz Delhi.

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Thrilled to be in India, says the James Bond of Wine Industry

Jean-Charles Boisset and Fratelli Vineyards were in the NCR to announce the introduction of Boisset's labels in the country. The focus on the new entrants were a good variety of flavours and value for money, Fratelli's Kapil Sekhri said.

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