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‘King
of good times’ enters hospitality
Focussing on the potential of the resort market in India,
Dr Vijay Mallya, chairman, UB Group has zeroed on two islands
Thinnakara and Cheriyam in the Union Territory of Lakshadweep
for his foray into the Indian hospitality industry. An exclusive
high-end beach resort will be developed on each island and
is expected to begin functioning by next year.
Upfront
'Marriott
culture resides within our people'
Dave Townshend speaks to Savio Rodrigues about the company's
success formula it has adopted for the Indian market
MP
lures hoteliers with cheap lands
To encourage setting up of more hotels in the state of Madhya
Pradesh, tourism minister Yashodhara Raje Scindia has offered
low-cost land to hoteliers and investors.
InterContinental
to set up hotel complex
Kolkata-based infrastructure construction company Shristi
Infrastructure Development Corporation Limited (SIDCL), in
association with profit-making central PSU, Housing and Urban
Development Corporation Limited (HUDCO) has tied up with InterContinental
Hotels Group to set up a five-star hotel-cum-service apartment
complex in Kolkata.
Goa
plans convention center, world class golf course
In a conscious move to establish itself as an all year round
tourist destination, Goa Tourism has zeroed in on locations
to set up a state-of-the-art convention center and a world-class
golf course.
Meridien
Mumbai bags Five Star Diamond Award
Le Royal Meridien Mumbai has won the International Five Star
Diamond Award 2006, conferred by the American Academy of Hospitality
Sciences, a symbol of excellence for luxury hotels across
the globe.
‘India
will be Ramee Group's core focus’
After having cemented its foothold in the Indian market with
five hotel properties, Dubai based Ramee Group of Hotels is
looking at expanding its portfolio to 15 hotels in India,
Sudhanshu Kumar Singh, group general manager, Ramee Group
of Hotels in conversation with Savio Rodrigues…
Another
Maredia clan on expansion spree
Choosing to part ways with the side of the family that owns
the Marina Plaza Mumbai among other hotels, Rafia Shakeela
Maredia and her three brother-in-laws Mehndi, Imtiaz and Pyar
Ali are busy putting out an expansion plan that will see properties
in Pune, Bangalore, Delhi, Mumbai and Goa and an airline catering
unit. All of these ventures should enter development stages
by the end of the year.
Movements
World
fair iba back in Munich
Around 1,000 bakers and confectioners from approximately 40
countries will exhibit their products and services for seven
October days at the New Munich Trade Fair Centre.
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