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Bikramjit Ray is Executive Editor of BW Hotelier.
We spoke to Insight Vacations CEO John Boulding and Jt MD of Signature Tours, Rajeev Kohli on their new venture which targets the upper end of the Indian tourist trade. It's a timely venture as the market has developed sufficiently, they said.
Read MoreThe CEO, South Asia, Carlson Rezidor Hotel Group spoke to BW Hotelier on the occasion of the launch of the Radisson Blu Faridabad, the first upper-upscale hotel in the area and the thought behind choosing a luxury product as a first in the market.
Read MoreThe Chinese-owned French Hotel chain will give Sarovar Hotels more international exposure and invest in the IT side of the business, as well as bring with them a very strong loyalty program.
Read MoreAccording to sources, the Supreme Court order also added that the NDMC should work with the hotel group and that IHCL should have first right of refusal on any new lease.
Read MoreThe GM of Courtyard by Marriott and Fairfield by Marriott in Bengaluru believes in taking a challenge and making it a strength. Just one of the reasons behind his remarkable first year performance in an extremely competitive market.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreAnkur 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.
Read MoreThe 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.
Read MoreAnand 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.
Read MoreBW 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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