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Foreign
Realty Funds Eye Indian Hotel Projects
Indian hospitality is to receive a shot in the arm as international
firms like Dawnay Day, Intrepid Capital Management, Warburg Pincus,
Blackstone Group, Morgan Stanley, Hines, Tishman Speyer and JP Morgan
Partners are to usher in their capital funds aimed at the real estate
market in India.
Editor
Wins Global Award
Sheldon Santwan, editor, Express Hotelier & Caterer, Express
Travel & Tourism and feBusiness Traveller has been conferred
with the coveted ‘Marriott Golden Circle Award’ for 2005.
Hidesign
Gears Up To Be A Hotel Chain
Having tasted success with its flagship property (a boutique/designer
hotel called Le Dupleix at Pondicherry with nine operational rooms)
the promoters of Hidesign are all geared to launch their second
property in the city.
Le
Meridien Mulls Commission Increase For Travel Agents
Leading boutique hotel chain, Le Meridien, might reverse the trend
of reducing agent commissions, according to Russel Sharpe.
The
Leela Palaces And Resorts Sweep Hospitality Oscars
For the first time in India, all three properties of the premium
Leela Group of Hotels, in Mumbai, Bangalore and Goa, won the prestigious
2005 International Five Star Diamond Award and chairman of The Group
Captain C P Krishnan Nair is the first Indian ever to receive the
Lifetime Achievement Award.
Pride
Goes To Bangalore
Pune-based Pride Hotels Pvt Ltd (PHPL) has confirmed plans to set
up a 120-room hotel on Richmond Road, one of Bangalore’s a
prime localities.
Howard
Johnson To Increase India Portfolio To 15 Hotels
Howard Johnson has confirmed plans on enlarging its imprint in another
15 Indian cities including Mumbai and other metros.
Daman
Hoteliers Unite To Change Perception Of The Destination
The Daman Hoteliers Association (DHA) is looking at giving the destination
of Daman a facelift and changing its perception as an alcoholics
paradise.
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