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Unchained
melody
In the face of competition, more and more hotels are affiliating
to a brand name to leverage the advantage of a chain, all
to further their ambitious growth plans. In this scenario,
what does the future hold for standalone properties? By Dinkar
Farwaha
Swear
by sushi
Japanese cuisine has taken the world with a storm. Chef Miyashita
Takahito speaks about how the cuisine affects India. By Suman
Tarafdar
Going
back to nature
Using plants and their by-products in food isn't a passing
fad. It's bringing the health conscious back to hotels and
restaurants and is emerging as a valid business proposition
for the latter. By Sanjeev Bhar
Catching
the MICE
Le Royal Meridien, Mumbai has just turned seven. It is planning
to achieve a new look and targeting MICE. So what does Stephane
Fabregoul, general manager of the hotel feel about the MICE
segment? By Dinkar Farwaha
On
the wine trail: Spain
Head to Spain which is the second largest producer of wine
in the world, on an exotic wine trail.
Seizing
opportunities
The Government of India has planned that at least three hotel
plots should come up in each SEZ. Opportunities are knocking
on hotel developers' door, with more SEZs coming up. By Praveen
K Singh
The
Vintage Advantage
Every time I walked down the DamStraat in Amsterdam, in the
busy stretch between the Central Station and the Dam Square,
I wondered how a Gandhi restaurant could function there.
Wake
up and smell the beverage
India has the best of tea and coffee. With a dash of strong
marketing initiatives, stirred with effective public-private
partnership efforts, India can have a refreshingly new product
ready to be serve tourists. By Reema Sisodia
Food
to fly down for
Restaurants are all about the experience, as the cliche goes.
As India is on its way to becoming a gourmand's delight, with
cuisines from across the world making their presence felt,
we asked some of India's food experts to name their favourite
dine-ins.
A
shift in the wind
Years after India launched the 'Look East' policy in order
to create a more balanced world order, the Arab world is beginning
to do the same - and both India and Asia stand to be substantial
beneficiaries.
Unlocking
the RevPAC potential
The Indian hotel industry, currently in a phase of strong
revenue and profitability growth, may not be fully capitalising
on RevPAC (Revenue per available customer) potential. Hidden
opportunities like managing demand, optimising customer mix
and sales channel mix can improve revenues by 6-10 per cent
and increase profitability by 6-8 per cent (as percentage
of sales). To unlock this RevPAC potential, companies will
need to implement an integrated optimisation strategy say
Pankaj Gupta, Angshuman Bhattacharya and Amit Shah
Women
in the wild
Rati Karwal is not someone to trifle with considering the
fact that her eyeball to eyeball encounter with a tiger on
her own turf left her unfazed.
The
cornerstones of success
"Success is natural, for everyone. It may be buried beneath
several layers of bad habits and false assumptions or clouded
by disbelief and self-sabotage. " - Nolan Burris
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