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The Fern Hotels & Resorts has opened doors to The Fern Residency Bhopal, which is the first Fern Hotel in Madhya Pradesh and is a 58-room hotel offering contemporary accommodations. The company also manages a hotel under the Beacon brand in the state capital. With this property, the number of hotels managed by the company reaches 68 across the country as well as in Nepal and Seychelles. Suhail Kannampilly, the CEO of the company said,” The Fern brand is expanding in the country at a brisk pace.  With the opening of The Fern Residency Bhopal, we are now present in 55 cities across the country.” The Fern Residency, Bhopal offers three different categories of room viz. Winter Green, Winter Green Premium and Hazel Suite. Some of the amenities in the rooms include packaged water, eco-friendly light arrangement and bathroom conveniences, tea maker, satellite TV connections and Bedside Bluetooth connection.

G Kamala Vardhana Rao, IAS, Kerala Cadre has joined as the Chairman and Managing Director (C&MD) of India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC). Before assuming the office at ITDC, Rao was serving as the Principal Secretary, Government of Kerala. He was also the Secretary of Kerala Tourism from 2014-15. In his career spanning almost three decades, Rao has served multiple positions including Chairman of Indian Tobacco Board, Director of Fisheries Department, Director, Department of Tourism & Culture, Government of Andhra Pradesh, Managing Director of SC /ST Corporation in Andhra Pradesh, the Revenue Secretary of Kerala and the District Collector, Kollam, Kerala.

In a recent report released by JLL India, Hotel Momentum India (HMI) Q3 2019, 22 branded hotels have opened in the country with 1474 rooms. However, during the same period, 36 hotels have been signed which will 2867 rooms. Domestic hotel operators dominated the hotel signings over international operators with the ratio of 67:33.

12% demand of e-procurement in India comes from hospitality sector, according to a recent survey report in the e-procurement space in India by C1 India, The report revealed that 40% of demand for e-procurement comes from government organisations while 10% comes from manufacturing industries, 4% from IT and software companies, 3% from e-commerce companies, 20% from banking entities, 3% from FMCG players, 3% from the telecom industry, 4% from the healthcare sector, and 1% from other industries. Released in line with digital India, the report sights some interesting findings on the changing trends and talks about the growth & development in the procurement industry in India.

Subhash Goyal, Hony. Secretary, FAITH, has revealed that they will have an urgent meeting with the hoteliers and stakeholders of the industry on promoting India as an attractive destination internationally, for which they will launch a common logo that can be used by everyone in the industry (tour operators and hoteliers) on their websites. He also revealed that Chander Mansharamani, Vice- Chairman, ICPB, will be the Chairman of India Tourism Mart 2020. He said that the idea is to double the number of tourists in the next few years and that the benefit of reduction in GST is passed on to the final customer so that the Indian package becomes cheaper than what it is currently.

Realty developers Prestige Group and DB Realty have entered into a JV to develop a hospitality-led project spread over a 7.7 acre land parcel in Delhi’s Aerocity. The property is said to have 932 rooms and 6.50 lakh sqft of office space apart from a 2 lakh sqft convention centre. The project is expected to be completed by 2022. The transaction advisor of this deal is JLL India, shares an official source of JLL. DB Group acquired the development rights of the land from DIAL in 2009.  

Lords Hotels & Resorts has recently added a new property in Vyara, a town and district headquarters in Tapi district of Gujarat. To be launched under the ‘Club & Resort’ brand, the property offers 55 rooms and suites and is expected to commence operations after implementation of its brand standards. Lords Club and Resort – Vyara offers facilities for meeting and conferences, a spa, well-equipped gym and fitness center, swimming pool, and a Game Zone and discotheque. It also has a multi-cuisine restaurant and other outdoor venues for events. The property is located at a distance of 52 Kms from Surat International Airport and 4 Kms from Vyara Railway Station. It is in proximity to famous destinations like Jalvatika Garden, Gaytri Mandir, Vyara fort, Mayadevi Waterfall Temple, Padamdugri to mention a few. The promoters of this property are KD Jain, Anmol Choriya and Vinay Choriya who felt that there was a need for branded hotel in the location. Pushpendra Bansal, COO – Lords Hotels and Resorts, says, “Vyara has emerged as a vibrant destination thus offering tremendous scope for hospitality industry to grow.” Rishi Puri, Sr. Vice President – Lords Hotels and Resorts, says, “We welcome Lords Resort and Club into the Lords family and are confident of its success once it’s launched.”

The Fern Hotels & Resorts has announced the opening of The Fern Residency in Aurangabad, Maharashtra. This is the 16th hotel which the company is managing in the state. Overall the company’s count has extended to 69 hotels across the country and in Nepal and Seychelles. The Fern Residency, Aurangabad is a 120-room business hotel offering modern-day accommodations, swimming pool and state-of-art banquet halls.  Suhail Kannampilly, the CEO of the company said, “People visiting Aurangabad which is steeped in history will be delighted by the hospitality extended to them. The Fern brand is extremely popular in the state and this property will go a long way in further expanding the popularity.”

Hotel Leela Venture said its board has approved the proposed change in name of the company to ‘HLV Ltd’ or some other suitable name, if it is not available. As part of the Brookfield transaction, the word “Leela” would not be a part of the company’s name, Hotel Leela Venture said in a filing to the BSE. The board has also approved the resignations of Rajiv Kaul as President and Rajan Shah, its Chief Financial Officer as they wanted to move to Brookfield. The Company will continue to own and operate the hotel in Mumbai, under the Leela Brand licensed to it by Brookfield. The Company also continues to own the land in Hyderabad and its share of apartments under the joint development project of residential apartments with Prestige Developers in Bangalore, adjoining The Leela Palace Hotel. Source: PTI

sDouble Tree By Hilton Goa – Panaji has joined hands with Internet Moguls for their social media management and digital presence. Avijit Arya, Founder and Chief Mogul of Internet Moguls, said, “We truly feel elated to be the digital marketing consultants for Double Tree By Hilton Goa, Panaji. With our creativity, credibility and commitment we will make sure it makes a new bench mark in the hospitality sector”  Commercial Director, Double Tree By Hilton Goa, Panaji said “We are incredibly excited about this association and expect our brand to reach out to audience base with the latest digital marketing strategies. The world is changing and so are we by adopting the newest trends that will support our vision to stand out in the industry”.