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Goa,
Portugal moot alliance to develop home-stays
In a bid to rekindle the original flavour of Goa that is slowly
losing its milieu amidst rampant urbanisation, the Government
of Goa and the government of the Republic of Portugal have
mooted the formation of an alliance.
Andhra
Government plans budget hotels under PPP
34 hotel locations identified; operations expected to begin
by 2009
Upfront
Impresario
plans to raise capital through VC route
Looks to enter hotel segment in second phase of development
Morgan
Stanley buys CNL Hotels for $6.6 bn
Morgan Stanley, the biggest real estate investor among Wall
Street firms, has agreed to buy CNL Hotels & Resorts,
adding eight luxury hotels and resorts throughout the US in
a transaction worth US$ 6.6 billion.
Asia
Pacific '07 hotel investment transactions to top $7
Underpinned by the positive macro-economic environment, buoyant
tourism markets and strong hotel trading performance, Asia
Pacific enjoyed record growth in hotel investments in 2006.
Berggruen
Hotels checks into India with 'Keys'
Berggruen Hotels, a new hotel venture backed by Berggruen
Holdings, has announced that it will launch Keys, a new brand
of boutique budget hotels in India.
IHM,
George Brown College sign MoU
The Institute of Hotel Management Catering Technology &
Applied Nutrition, Mumbai and George Brown College, Toronto,
Canada have signed an MoU to collaborate with each other for
a number of initiatives.
Country
Hearth brand to enter India
America's Best Franchising, which franchises Country Hearth
Inns & Suites, has signed a master license agreement with
KI Group to bring the Country Hearth hotel brand to India.
Mapple
Group adds two more brands to its portfolio
To target mid-market through different brandings
Adaco
looks to service Indian hotels
Adaco Services LLC, in a bid to expand the reach of its hospitality
procurement software to hotels in India, China and Japan,
has opened an office in India. It is located in the heart
of Bangalore and is headed by Ganesh Srinivasan.
Bihar
announces sops to lure in hospitality
To unlock the tourism potential of Bihar, the state government
has announced sops to lure in international and domestic hotel
chains.
New
kids on the block
Rabindra
Seth: The forever man
A vivacious personality Rabindra Seth will always be remembered
for his massive contribution to the travel and hospitality
trade. Praveen K Singh remembers his everlasting contributions
to the industry and his extensive association with Express
Hospitality.
Premier
cognac blend Alize gets high on India
Expects 80% consumers to be women
India's
largest entertainment park to come up in Noida
Project cost estimated to be Rs 1,200 cr
AAHAR
gets ready for its 22nd edition in Delhi
Encouraged by an overwhelming response to its annual series
of AAHAR exhibition in New Delhi, India Trade Promotion Organisation
(ITPO) will be presenting the 22nd edition of the event as
AAHAR International at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi from March
8 to 12, 2007.
Café
Turtle plans 50 outlets by 2009
Delhi-based fast-food chain, Café Turtle has planned
to go national with a target of 50 outlets by 2009 across
India.
Marriott
plans 3 hotels in Pune over 3 years
Marriott International will manage three hotels representing
833 new guestrooms in luxury, deluxe and upper-moderate segments
in Pune which are scheduled to open over the next three years.
‘We
are increasing our range through complete backward integration’
Incorporated in 1993, S R Foils has been into manufacturing
of various disposable food packing and serving products. Rakeshh
Gupta, its director, speaks to Sanjeev Bhar about the growing
opportunity in this segment.
RAK
Porcelain enters Indian market
HospitalityWorld 2007 doubled up as the perfect venue for
the launch of international brand RAK Porcelain in India -
a part of RAK Ceramics group of companies - with its premium
porcelain tableware for the rapidly expanding Indian hospitality
industry.
TravelWorld
2007 sets new standards
The recently concluded TravelWorld 2007 set standards as the
leading B2B event in the Indian travel space.
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