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FHRAI, NRAI React Strongly to Press Note on Service Charge

Such a move will affect the 8.5 million strong workforce who are associated with the restaurant industry says NRAI head. FHRAI hopes that the press note does not lay down the correct position in law.

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Outdoing Others And Winning Friends

The Park Hyatt Hyderabad's General Manager Thomas Abraham speaks with BW Hotelier about dealing with competition and growing the market for the hotel. He's optimistic about the new year and what it holds for his hotel as well as the hospitality industry.

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A True Loyalist of ITC Hotels

ITC Mughal's General Manager Ashutosh Chhibba speaks to BW Hotelier on his charge and the importance of the MICE market to this iconic property in one of India's most popular tourist destinations, Agra. It's what has kept the hotel afloat for the last three years, he confesses.

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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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Saraswathi Naveen Appointed Hotel Manager at Aloft Bengaluru

Naveen holds a Bachelor’s degree in Commerce and Masters in Business Administration from Bangalore University. She has also bagged two awards during her tenure as Star Voice Best in Class Leadership Award – 2012 with Starwood Hotels & Resorts and Best Sales Director, Regus 2010.

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Timothy Wright Named VP & GM of Shangri-La Colombo

Chris McFall appointed DoSM of the property which is scheduled to open during the second half of 2017. This is the group's second hotel in Sti Lanka after the Shangri-La Hambantota Resort & Spa, which opened in June 2016.

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Sheraton Grand Pune Bund Garden Hotel Opens

Newly renovated hotel marks the brand’s second Grand property in India. The new hotel joins a portfolio of 36 Sheraton Grand properties worldwide and is owned by BrahmaCorp.

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JC Residency Hotels in Kodaikanal and Madurai Join RCI Network

This affiliation will enable us to provide an experience of holistic wellness to our members amidst the tranquil hills of the south and help them discover the charm of the temple city, says Pali Badwal, Managing Director, RCI India.

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