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Ansal
Group to launch hotel company
Ansal Group is all set to launch a Special Purpose Vehicle
(SPV) as a subsidiary of the group looking after the hotel
and service apartment operations. Taking charge of the yet
to be named SPV will be Vipin Luthra, managing director of
Ansal Colonizers & Developers.
MDLR
plans biggest hotel project in NCR
The Rs 2,500 crore Murli Dhar Lakh Ram (MDLR) Group has plans
to construct the biggest hotel project over 11 acres in Gurgaon.
According to its CMD, Gopal Goyal, it is making its debut
into hospitality with back to back three hotel projects.
Upfront
‘Many
are still unaware of the concept of GIs’
Danish politician Mariann Fischer Boel, who is currently serving
as European Union Commissioner for Agriculture & Rural
Development, was in India recently. She speaks about the Indian
market and investment possibilities in it, in conversation
with Hazel Jain.
FHRAI
convention to take place in Kolkata this year
The The 43rd annual convention of the Federation of Hotels
& Restaurants Association of India (FHRAI) will take place
in Kolkata from October 26 to 28, 2007 at ITC Sonal Bangla.
IRCTC
plans two budget hotels in Gujarat
Railway passengers may not have to run around to find suitable
hotels or guesthouses when they visit Ahmedabad and Gandhidham.
The Indian Railway Catering & Tourism Corporation (IRCTC)
plans to set up budget hotels at the railway stations in these
cities.
MoT
to prioritise land for budget hotels
The Minister of tourism & culture, Ambika Soni informed
the Rajya Sabha on May 8, 2007, that hotels fix their own
tariff structure. This is due to the shortage of hotel accommodation
in cities and important tourist destinations, resulting in
high room tariffs.
‘Taste
of Australia’ to promote Australian food and wine
Tourism Australia launched a week long gastronomical festival
'Taste of Australia' from May 4 to 11 to boost Australian
food and wine.
India
Expo Mart organises first B2B show for hospitality
In order to draw on the emerging Indian hospitality industry
and promote home-grown products, the India Exposition Mart
organised an exclusive B2B show with the name 'Home &
Beyond' from April 15 to 18, 2007 at the India Expo Centre
& Mart in Greater Noida.
Hospitality
reigns at exhibition on interiors & construction
Recently, the Indian subsidiary of London-based Expomedia
Group held an exhibition on interiors and construction along
with hospitality aspect from May 3 to 5 at the India Expo
Centre - ExpoXXI
New
kids on the block
‘We
have penetrated in to the needs of the high-end equipment
needs of the hospitality sector’
Rahul Khanna, Vice President (Sales & Service), Western
Refrigeration talks to Dinkar Farwaha on his plans to explore
their products in the hospitality sector.
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