Hospitality News

» Kerala Homestays spared from paying commercial tarrifs for electricity

State Tourism ministry to prevent unlicensed home stays from cropping up at different locales in Kerala; 4th annual convention & workshop of Kerala Homestay and Tourism Society held in Kochi, on Saturday ... Read more

» IHCL planning to add 2,040 rooms in FY 2013

Majority of this expansion would be in the budget segment; 37% of the new inventory would be via management contracts,  ... Read more

» Titanic menu fetches 46,000 pounds at an auction

Hors d'oeuvre, roast duckling, fillet of veal and french ice cream were some of the dishes in the opulent menu of the first dinner served on Titanic at the start of the voyage ... Read more

» Jungfraujoch 100th anniversary will be celebrated on the Swiss national holiday, August 1

In 2011, 60 percent of the 765,000 visitors to the site, a must-see in Switzerland for many tourists, were from Asia ... Read more

» A new hotel under all women leadership team to come up in Jakarta

State-owned department store, PT Sarinah, to build the boutique hotel worth $10.6 million in Bandung, West Jakarta ... Read more

» AAI opens up a direct, shorter route for Mumbai-Delhi Flights

A satellite-based navigation system, RNAV5, will be used to allow a straight path to certain flights; Every flight is likely to save 1,000 kg (1 tonne) of carbon emissions ... Read more

» Luxury hotel brands compete for Oberoi Realty's new hotel

The three ultra luxury hotel brands Bulgari, Waldorf Astoria and Faffles seek to make an India entry through a management tie-up with Oberoi Realty ... Read more

» Abu Dhabi hotels see an increase of 9 per cent in guest numbers in first half of 2012

The figures show that more than 1 million guests checked into hotels and hotel apartments throughout the emirate of Abu Dhabi from January to June 2012, accounting for more than 3 million guest nights ... Read more

» Hotels in Thiruvananthapuram asked to comply to food safety standards to avoid closure

The City Corporation has also warned against keeping cooked food uncovered ... Read more

» ITC Hotel's profit halved in it's first quarter

Hotel net sales were up 0.9% to Rs 232 crore, while profit halved to Rs 26 crore in April-June ... Read more

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