HOTELSCAPES

Carlson Rezidor’s mega foray into J&K; to open seven hotels in the next five years

In a deal that signifies a sea-change in the perception of J&K’s tourism, hospitality industry and offerings, the Carlson Rezidor hotel group signed a portfolio agreement with Mushtaq group of hotels to open seven hotels in ...
Read More

Mandarin Oriental Group is focused on quality at the top end, says Richard Baker

One of the most iconic luxury brands in hospitality around the world, Mandarin Oriental, has for long kept out of India. In this exclusive interview, we recap the strengths of MO and also the possibility of ...
Read More

Accor has its 3 brands open in New Delhi’s Aerocity; Casse believes the destination needs joint marketing

Accor Hotels opened Pullman and Novotel recently, and now has over 1000 rooms to offer at New Delhi's Aerocity. TourismFirst catches up with Accor's India CEO, Jean-Michel Casse to get a sense of what it would ...
Read More

Noida’s connectivity to Agra remains unsold; focussed marketing could make it a leisure getaway

In lack of adequate marketing, Noida’s excellent road connectivity to Agra has not been commercially tapped. With a focussed promotion on its unique positioning by hotels, Noida can emerge as a new leisure getaway, believes Ramendra ...
Read More

Accor unveils Aerocity Pullman; plans deep forays with 45 hotels in the next three years

Accor’s presence in the Aerocity has been bolstered courtesy the launch of first Pullman in India. As Accor sets itself for an unprecedented expansion in the coming years, its deep commitment in India is reflected in ...
Read More

Shangri-La launches its second offering in India, in the garden city in the south

“Welcome to Shangri-La Bengaluru, how may I be of any assistance”, is the spirit echoed by the entire team during the highly charged launch of the newest luxury hotel in the city. Upon arrival, one can ...
Read More

We are making stand-alone hotels more competitive and better skilled: ZO Rooms

ZO Rooms CEO Dharamveer Chauhan believes that hotel aggregators have helped improve the quality of service of stand-alone hotels, equipping them with requisite skills to compete in very competitive market. He is also upbeat on foraying ...
Read More

Leela to manage Ambience Shahdara, largest 5-star inventory in Delhi/NCR

In an exclusive conversation with TourismFirst, Rajiv Kaul, President, Leela Hotels explains how the domestic hospitality major is battling the debt pressures trying to steer the company back on the growth path. Excerpts from this conversation… ...
Read More

Fortune Park Hotels unveils Fortune Select Grand, Chennai

Fortune Park Hotels, recently further expanded its bouquet of hotels with the opening of the brand’s 47th hotel, ‘Fortune Select Grand’ in Chennai. According to a company release, Fortune Select Grand has been tastefully designed as ...
Read More

It is domestic leisure that Indian tourism should focus upon

According to Dilip Puri, MD (India) & Regional VP (South Asia), Starwood Hotels & Resorts, the hospitality industry should definitely make it a point to harness the domestic leisure segment this time as a new growth ...
Read More