Hospitality News

» IRCTC and airlines online bookings increase by 36 per cent over past year

Restaurant & spa category on e-tailing sites grew by 24 percent ... Read more

» EIH to manage RIL owned hotel at Navi Mumbai under Trident brand

Project would have serviced apartments and apartments along with a 160-180 room hotel; Nita Ambani, wife of RIL chairman Mukesh Ambani, gets on EIH board ... Read more

» InterContinental Hotels promises to return USD 1 billion to investors

The return will be funded by the planned sale of its New York hotel, London Park Lane hotel is said to be next in line. ... Read more

» Oberoi considers reopening its hotel in Darjeeling after 25 years

The group however said it will not proceed for hotel projects in Rajarhat which was mentioned in the last annual general meeting (AGM) of East India Hotels Ltd ... Read more

» Ibis launched its new hotel in Navi Mumbai on Aug 6

Ibis Navi Mumbai has been set up at a capital investment of about Rs 150 crore and aims to break even in next two years ... Read more

» Delhi Hoteliers oppose additional luxury tax to be levied from Aug 10

The proposed 3 per cent luxury tax would be levied on hotel rooms (tariff above Rs 750), banquet halls, spas, health clubs (annual turnover of Rs 5 lakhs). The luxury tax would be in excess of the VAT levied ... Read more

» Ashoka Hotel launches Olympics Special at its coffee shop The Samavar

The Olympics Special will be held at the Coffee Shop from 31st July, 2012 till 12 August, 2012 and will boast of specially charted menu, Olympic themed ambience and promotional discounts ... Read more

» Madhya Pradesh Tourism to invest Rs 170 crore in public partnership models

MP tourism earned a total revenue of Rs 80.95 crore in last fiscal year and targets touching Rs 100 crore revenue in the current fiscal ... Read more

» Hotels in Kerala may soon have to shift their kitchens to the front

In case hoteliers object to the proposal, it will be made mandatory to install closed circuit television sets in hotels to show customers what is happening in the kitchen ... Read more

» PM relaxes land transfer norms in a bid to speed up infra projects

Cabinet approvals will no longer be needed in awarding concessions for infrastructure projects, particularly road, railways, civil aviation, ports and metro rail ... Read more

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