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Starwood
to bring all its brands to India
Outlining its strategy for the Indian market, American hospitality
major Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide is poised to
introduce all brands in its portfolio into India, preferably
through the joint venture route where the hotel chain will
have a 20-25 per cent equity stake.
Tourists taken
for a ride by taxi drivers in Goa
A taxi ride of just 30 kilometres from any hotel in Goa to
the beach could cost half as much as airfare from Mumbai to
Goa.
Upfront
‘We
will look to acquire an Asian brand if the opportunity is
right’
Thomas Monahan, head (acquisition & development) for Starwood
Asia Pacific speaks with Neeti Mehra of the potential it sees
in the Indian market
Global
hospitality majors keen on pampering Kerala
Following the quick footstep of international travellers,
global hospitality majors too are keen to cash in on Kerala.
Camellia
not to introduce its SA wine via Goodricke
Camellia plc, the UK-based parent of Goodricke Group, has
dropped the idea of introducing its South African wine in
India through the latter.
WelcomHeritage
plans overseas venture
WelcomHeritage is planning to sign properties in South Asian
countries soon.
‘There
is a market for every brand’
Samir Kuckreja, CEO and MD of Nirula's and vice president
of National Restaurants Association of India, tells
Praveen K Singh about the company's expansion plans in its
new avatar
Chef
Satish Arora becomes first Indian to win international award
Satish Arora, director (Food Production) at Taj Sats - a joint
venture of Taj group of hotels and Singapore Airlines - has
been awarded the first international lifetime achievement
award by Curry Club of UK, London. He becomes the first Indian
to win this award.
Choice
Hotels teams up with Royal Indian Raj
Choice Hotels has signed up with Royal Indian Raj International
Corporation (RIRIC) to build at least 12,000 budget-style
hotel rooms under different brands namely the Comfort Inn,
Quality, Sleep Inn and Clarion Brands.
HICSA
2007 - Deal of the Year Award
AH&LA
debuts educational webinar series
The American Hotel & Lodging Association (AH&LA) is
launching a Webinar programme to further complement the association's
wide array of existing educational offerings that help members
operate more efficiently and profitably.
Agra
institute HIHT gets FHRAI membership
The Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Association of India,
after vouching for the good work done by Heritage Institute
of Hotel & Tourism (HIHT) has awarded it membership as
a symbol of excellence in the educational field.
Snippets
New
kids on the block
A
new way of life
'Planned obsolescence' in technology, design and life in general
forces us to re-think the concept of work. We have seen this
in our industry, especially in F&B - rotis were replaced
by corn flakes, parathas by toast, dalda by olive oil and
tea by espresso. Coca Cola is favoured over lassi. Marketing
is a very powerful tool indeed.
‘One
Stop Shop for hospitality products is our USP’
Hafele Germany, an 84-year company founded in 1923 by Adolf
Hafele started its Indian operations by the name Hafele India
in May 2003. Ashish Kapoor, Business Head (Hospitality Division),
speaks to Rajesh Rodrigues about the products, services and
plans for the Indian sector.
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