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The Grand Ho Tram Strip, unveiling its newest piece of the puzzle – Ixora Ho Tram by Fusion. As the resort and entertainment complex continues to evolve, Ixora emerges as a captivating gem, adding a new dimension of luxury and allure to The Grand Ho Tram Strip’s prestigious destination.  The introduction of Ixora Ho Tram by Fusion, with its well-appointed villas and residences, offers a spacious and private environment for groups of friends and families, ensuring a truly enjoyable and enriching experience. This new addition, combined with the existing 1,100 hotel rooms across the InterContinental Grand Ho Tram and Holiday Inn Resort Ho Tram Beach, provides guests with diverse range of accommodations with world-class amenities. Walt Power, CEO, The Grand Ho Tram Strip said, “The addition of Ixora Ho Tram by Fusion to The Grand Ho Tram Strip signifies our unwavering commitment to providing an exceptional and captivating experience for our guests. This new property further solidifies our position as the premier resort and entertainment destination in the region. We are thrilled to introduce Ixora, which will undoubtedly enhance the overall guest experience and contribute to the continuous development of the Ho Tram tourism region as a top destination in Asia.” 

The Farm at San Benito, a proud member of the CG Hospitality and also a multi-awarded holistic wellness resort located in Lipa City, Batangas,  celebrates the “healing green season rain cleanse” via their medically supervised holistic detoxification programs. Experience, embrace and celebrate their healing green season rain clense via purging toxins from your body and providing optimum nutrition. Dr Marian Alonzo, Medical Chief, The Farm said, “In the rainy season, we celebrate ‘healing green season’ yearly, offering medically supervised detox programs to remove toxins from body and mind while providing optimum nutrition.” The Farm’s health experts emphasize the importance of detoxifying to combat burnout, stress, and poor health. The resort offers a life-transformative healing detox journey with highly trained medical staff, plant-based vegan meals, workshops on healthier food choices, and personalized detox programs. The psycho-emotional clearing sessions promote mental clarity and improved well-being.      

Espire Hospitality Group’s ‘Country Inn Premier’ – The Prominence, Dehradun, planned to open on 11th August, 2023, appoints Pradeep Singh Panwar as the Executive Chef. He has extensive experience in culinary operations with renowned hospitality brands such as Intercontinental Hotel Group, Grand Hyatt, and Radisson Hotel Group, making him an ideal fit to launch and establish the well-planned fresh concepts for the curious and experimental diners of Dehradun.  

Skyview by Empyrean added yet another attraction, the all new Pine View Banquet for both locals and tourists, which is a 22-acre mountain harbour that provides hospitality, adventure, nature and luxury to guests. Spread across 5,000 sq. ft., Pine View can seat up to 200 people in one gathering. It also offers multiple cuisines, a separate pre-function area and state-of-the-art audio-visual equipment along with entertainment and conferencing services. Guests can enjoy stunning views of the surrounding majestic Pir Panjal range that add to the charm of the gatherings.  Owais Altaf Syed, Director, Skyview by Empyrean said, “Skyview by Empyrean is renowned for curating extraordinary hospitality experiences, and we are thrilled to introduce the Pine View Banquet to our discerning guests and clients as a testament to our long-term commitment to perfection.” Located in Sanget Valley-Patnitop, Jammu, Skyview by Empyrean is just an hour’s drive from the famous Shri Mata Vaishno Devi Temple at Katra. Syed added that the strategic location, scenic vistas and the multitude of adventure and leisure activities we offer on their property makes any event hosted at Pine View all the more special for both corporates and groups of families and friends.     

Royal Orchid & Regenta Hotels today announced their arrival in upmarket Mumbai with the launch of its 68 rooms boutique property  ‘Regenta Place The Emerald’ in Juhu. The property  is strategically located at the Tara Juhu road making it an ideal choice for both leisure and business travelerrs.   Chander K Baljee, Chairman and Managing Director, Royal Orchid & Regenta Hotels said, “The launch of ‘Regenta Place The Emerald’ in Mumbai  is in sync with our continued vision of strengthening presence in key domestic markets. Maharashtra has always remained a critical market in terms of  tourism and business potential”. Philip Logan, (COO), Royal Orchid & Regenta Hotels, said, “Our diverse portfolio of accomodations are testament to the fact that we are well poised to set new standards in hopistality industry. While we already have presence in Navi Mumbai, the launch of ‘Regenta Place The Emerald’ in Juhu, at the heart of  Mumbai marks an exciting beginning for the brand. We are delighted to add a new landmark in this city and are certain that the elite, urban positioning of the excuisite property will welcome our loyal as well as new guests not only locally but from all over the world.” The property will host a range of fully equppied rooms including exquisite superior rooms. Spacious deluxe rooms, stylish studio rooms, sophisticated one- bedroom apartments, and spacious two- bedroom apartments. ‘Sapphire’, the veg Indian Specialty Restaurant & Bar at the hotel will be offering low cholesterol, fat- free, zero oil delectable vegetarian cuisine for the very first time in India setting a new benchmark in healthy dinning. The other dining options include a stylish lounge bar and Café 49 & 49 Bakers …

The 7th edition of India Travel Awards will be held on 25 July at the Hyatt Regency New Delhi. The awards commemorate industry players under various categories of travel, tourism and hospitality industry. The awardees will take home the golden trophy ‘Maya’.

Thomas Cook (India)’s operating EBITDA grew to ₹2.7 Bn for FY23 against a loss of ₹1.2 Bn in FY22, owing to growth driven by Foreign Exchange & Travel Businesses (Thomas Cook); Hospitality (Sterling Holidays). It is the highest operating EBITDA & operating PBT for Thomas Cook in a decade.

Tourism is designated as an industry, and as such, it will benefit from government tariffs and levies in accordance with Industry norms. On Wednesday, Rajasthan Chief Minister Ashok Gehlot presented the state budget for the years 2022-23. According to him, the tourism and hospitality would be recognised as a separate industry in the state. The budget’s main focus was on jobs and healthcare.

Mandeep Singh Lamba, President – South Asia, HVS ANAROCK, has said that the hospitality industry would see changes in terms of design and operations after the COVID-19 crisis is over. Speaking at the third TravTalk Digital Conclave, he said, “There are going to be some permanent changes that will happen in the industry, both in terms of operations of the hotels and in terms of design. We need to understand that is perhaps not the last time we are seeing a disruption of this kind. It’s a reality, which can hit us again, and hence we need to be far better prepared the next time. This crisis has stirred the industry into making some serious changes.”

Over 80 per cent CEOs from leading hospitality firms in India believe that the sector will see robust growth in the coming years, according to a latest report titled ‘Hospitality insights from the Indian CEO’s desk’ by Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and PWC. Eighty-three per cent CEOs believe that revenues from business travellers will grow significantly over the next few years. Although MiCE has not been a significant contributor to the Indian hospitality sector so far, this trend is likely to change with better planning as well as improved infrastructure. On the other hand, few CEOs believe that leisure travel will keep pace with growth seen in business travel and MiCE.