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Breaking
conventions
Gone are the days where women in hospitality would be holding
fort at the front desk or managing housekeeping operations.
Women nowadays are exploring unconventional roles and are
emerging as winners in their chosen profession. By Gayatri
Vijaykumar
Strategising
environment
Branding a hotel an eco-hotel and giving it an Ecotel certification
is a motivation to maintain and carry forward the initiatives
undertaken by it to fight for the cause of the environment.
The environment friendly story of The Orchid, Mumbai describes
such efforts. By Dinkar Farwaha
Growing
with nature
Housekeeping is integral to maintaining a hotel property and
has its own share of interesting challenges, says Sheila
Rawool, executive housekepeer, the Lotus Suites. By Sayoni
Bhaduri
Cycle
of change
Anil Malik, general manager, ITC Hotel, The Grand Central,
Mumbai talks about transition to Starwood's Luxury Collection
and the market dynamics affecting the hotel industry. By Sayoni
Bhaduri
Influencing
Thai
Thai cuisine is ever popular and one of the most coveted south-east
Asian cuisines. Sous chef of the Mandarin Oriental, Bangkok,
Sumet Sumpachyanont, discusses what makes it so popular. By
Sayoni Bhaduri
At
your service in Bangalore
With most MNCs headquartered in Bangalore, the city has seen
a huge influx of business travellers. Serviced apartments
are slowly emerging as a viable option, changing the face
of the hospitality market in Bangalore. By Gayatri Vijaykumar
Realising
the hospitality dream
As India pauses to celebrate six decades of freedom, the hospitality
sector is all set to further its role in promoting leisure
and business travel. This is only possible if a synergy is
achieved between private sector capability and the government's
will to back it. By Ankur Srivastava
Creme
Cantonese
For most Indians, eating-out for long has meant Chicken Manchurian
or Hakka noodles, with generous helpings of chilli sauce.
How has the Chinese cuisine scene changed in India? By Suman
Tarafdar and Sulekha Nair
Quantum
leap thinking
Today the way one thinks matters and it matters a lot. It
is only due to one's thinking; one goes ahead in his career,
tides over the challenges and masters constantly changing
situations. By Iyer Subramanian
MICE
travel is big business
India's tourism industry is on the cusp of an upswing; its
travel and tourism market was valued at US$ 42 billion in
2005 (Euro Monitor 2006).
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