Hospitality News

» Indian hotel chains focussing on management contracts

Hotels like EIH Ltd , Hotel Leelaventure and Indian Hotels are reluctant to pursue capital-intensive projects ... Read more

» Five star hotels are the latest weekend getaway destinations

Mumbai’s five-star hotels are designing discounted packages for weekends to make up for the lull in occupancy ... Read more

» HP govt to open Lahaul and Spiti valleys for river rafting

Approval was also given to amend the HP river rafting rules 2005 to adopt new river rafting (amendment) rules 2011 ... Read more

» Olympics set to increase London hotel prices

It is expected that several thousand additional hotel rooms will be available in the city in the run-up to the 2012 Olympics ... Read more

» Fortis Hospitals eyes 10% revenue from medical tourism in 3 yrs

Medical tourism at present constitutes 7 percent of the revenues of the company ... Read more

» India plans to double tourists from Russia

A regional tourism office will be functional at Moscow from early next month; the two countries have also agreed to launch an Indo-Russian tourism forum to resolve the obstacles in promoting tourism ... Read more

» South Indian hotels faces threat from increased competition & rising costs

14,500 rooms are expected to be added by 2012 amid a slowdown in global economy and falling occupancy. Agitations & growing support to home stays add to the woes ... Read more

» Indian Railways to set up youth hostel in Puri

Also the IRCTC's proposed budget hotel project in Bhubaneswar will soon see the light of day with the mini-Ratna PSU deciding to open the tenders on October 2 ... Read more

» UK based Lebara Group acquires hotel near Chennai for Rs 110 crore

The 190-room under-construction hotel would be managed by the Taj Group of hotels under the Gateway brand ... Read more

» Royal Orchid Hotels plans to launch mid-market brand

Joins a growing list of hoteliers keen to expand portfolio for the cost-conscious Indian consumer ... Read more

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