Category Archives: Hotels

Hotel sector showing early signs of recovery with occupancy: HVS Anarock

In its hospitality & hotels overview for the Indian market, HVS Anarock highlighted that the hotel sector is showing early signs of recovery with occupancy improving M-o-M across most major markets driven by the gradual revival of domestic leisure travel in the country. Goa & Jaipur have been witnessing noticeable improvement in occupancy. Corporate travel continues to remain subdued.

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Guidelines issued by culture ministry for virtual events

With the pandemic having had a substantial impact on in-person exhibitions and events, Ministry of Culture has issued guidelines for holding cultural events and activities in virtual or online mode under various scheme components of Central Sector Scheme ‘Kala Sanskriti Vikas Yojana’ (KSVY), ensuring continued financial assistance to tide over the present crisis.

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Streetgooser offers free tech support to empower mid-sized accommodation providers

A new entrant in cloud-based hotel management software domain StreetGooser is offering free tech support to help the industry recover from the pandemic. Shakthivelu M, its MD & Co-Founder, says, “Our focus is on small to mid-sized properties to provide them with technology that won’t break their banks. We tweak our technology based on the clients’ needs.”

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Sarovar Hotels signs new property in Aurangabad

Sarovar Hotels and Resorts today have expanded their portfolio in Maharashtra and have signed a hotel in Aurangabad. Sarovar Portico upon completion will offer 68 well- appointed rooms and suites offering modern amenities and personalised service. The hotel aims to promote business and tourism in the area and offer high-quality service and stay options. The hotel is strategically located in Shendra MIDC and is close to the airport. Anil Madhok, Executive Chairman, Sarovar Hotels Pvt. Ltd., said “We are glad to be setting our footprints in this rich heritage city and getaway to numerous exotic tourist destinations. With our immense focus on providing quality accommodation and services at the best rates, we hope to ensure a pleasant stay for all our guests travelling to this region.”

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ibis Vikhroli Mumbai to open next year: Puneet Dhawan

Puneet Dhawan, the newly-appointed Senior VP Operations at Accor India & South Asia, has said the group will continue to grow its network in India. He adds, “The 20th ibis will be launched in Mumbai with the ibis Vikhroli, in the middle of next year. We are also looking forward to introduce Raffles Udaipur early next year, and will be adding Novotel Chandigarh soon.”

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Accor’s new campaign tapping domestic travellers to start from Oct 1

Puneet Dhawan, Senior VP Operations, Accor India & South Asia, has revealed that Accor will be launching a new campaign ‘For the love of travel, for the love of now’ aimed at the domestic market. “It focuses on whether someone wants to work from a hotel, a vacation package, or weekend stay. We need to understand the demands and requirements of our guests. Some of them are looking for all-inclusive packages even in city hotels, where they can just stay in the hotel, enjoy all their meals and services in the property,” he shares.

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Leela debuts in Pink city, signs agreement with Tulsi Palace Resorts Group

Expanding its portfolio in Rajasthan, Leela Hotels has announced its first hotel in Jaipur after signing a management agreement with Tulsi Palace Resorts Group for operating the property which used to be a JW Marriot. The existing hotel will undergo product and service enhancements and will be rebranded upon completion of the renovation by early 2021.  

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Pre-pandemic hotel occupancy by Q3 2022: Mandeep Lamba

Mandeep Singh Lamba, President (South Asia), HVS ANAROCK, has said, “Our prediction is that we should reach pre-pandemic occupancy level around the 3rd quarter of 2022, and RevPar level at 3rd quarter of 2023. Bounce back will start in the middle of next year. As standards of medical fraternity will rise somewhere in the next year, most of the people will be inoculated and hopefully some vaccine will be there,” he said at a recent webinar.

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3-month property tax waiver by BMC, HRAWI requests for 6 months

The Hotel & Restaurant Association of Western India (HRAWI) thanks the BMC and the Government of Maharashtra for the 3-month waiver on property tax for the industry. However, it has requested to grant waiver to all hotels as well as restaurants for a six-month period, during which they were asked to remain shut. Gurbaxish Singh Kohli, President, HRAWI, adds, “We have not been paid for the cost of operation borne by us towards quarantining essential workers.”

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