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IATL,
FHRAI team up for Rural Bharat Scheme
With an aim to educate and train rural youth for hospitality,
Indo-American Tourism (IATL) has collaborated with Federation
of Hotels & Restaurants Association of India (FHRAI) to
start a Rural Bharat Scheme (RBS).
Leela
group looks at national expansion
The Leela group is in expansion mode. Speaking about the group's
future plans, Kenneth Hill, corporate director (sales &
marketing), Hotel Leela Palace Kempinski Bangalore said, "Our
focus is on growth.
Ramee
group to build seven hotels in India in the next four years
With its recent acquisitions in Pune and Mumbai, Dubai-based
Ramee group of hotels has kickstarted development plans for
its four-star brand of hotels 'Ramee Guestline'.
Amadeus
introduces new distribution architecture
With the migration of 75,000 hotel properties, Amadeus, a
global leader in technology and distribution solutions for
the travel and tourism industry has launched a next-generation
distribution technology platform.
Royal
Orchid heads to Africa, acquires property in Tanzania
Bangalore-based Royal Orchid Hotels has acquired a 30-acre
property in Dar Es Salaam, the capital city of Tanzania.
'We
are concerned with the end use of funds'
Tourism Finance Corporation of India (TFCI) has been the financial
force behind the various tourism and hospitality sector projects.
Archana Capoor, its CMD, talks about various issues and factors
that distinguish the organisation from other financial institutions.
By Sanjeev Bhar
WORLDHOTELS
enters India, ties up with The Claridges Hotels
WORLDHOTELS entered India with a tie-up with Delhi-based The
Claridges Hotels and Resorts, making them the first Indian
hotels to join the WORLDHOTELS portfolio.
FWM
initiates wine scholarship programme for professionals
The wine distributing company Finewinesnmore (FWM) is now
initiating a wine scholarship programme aimed at training
professionals linked to wine selling or promotion about the
quality of wines.
FHRAI
IHM to offer specialised programmes, MBA
The FHRAI Institute of Hospitality Management plans to offer
specialised programmes as well as a two-year MBA in hospitality
management by next session.
Twenty-eighth
AGM of AHAR encourages innovation in hospitality
The 28th Annual General Body Meeting of Indian Hotel &
Restaurant Association - the largest Association of Hotel
& Restaurant Owners, was recently held in the city.
TN
hospitality likely to see relaxed FSI norms
Addressing a recent symposium on 'Strategies for Growth of
Hospitality & Tourism in Tamil Nadu' jointly conducted
by the South india Hotels & Restaurants Association (SIHRA)
and Tamil Nadu Tourism Ministry, Suresh Rajan, the state's
tourism minister, assured that he will take up the issue of
relaxed FSI norms for the hospitality sector with chief minister
Karunadhi.
‘A
bad settlement is better than successful litigation’
Lalit Bhasin of Bhasin & Company, who has been representing
the hospitality industry in several legal proceedings at various
levels of judiciary, says that parties to the disputes would
rather settle it than go for prolonged litigation or arbitration,
which is very expensive and time consuming. By Praveen K Singh
IDS
celebrates 20 years, announces expansion plans
With an aim to target smaller cities, IDS Softwares, a Bangalore-headquartered
IT solution provider to the hospitality industry has announced
plans of expanding into the tier II and tier III cities.
Johnson
Controls reiterates company's vision through re-branding
Johnson Controls India, market leaders in the development
of sustainable, one-stop building solutions recently unveiled
its new corporate identity as part of its global initiative
to reiterate the company's core vision to its customers and
market segment.
Nakheel
and Istithmar join to expand hotel business
As a part of its internal restructure, Dubai World has consolidated
its hotel business under one banner to create a fully integrated
hotel investment company. With the merger, the new name of
Istithmar Hotels is Nakheel Hotels.
Tourism
ministry announces revised scheme of incentives
In order to encourage and stimulate the budget segment, the
ministry of tourism has announced a revised scheme of incentives.
FHA
2008 Singapore Expo promises bigger show
Food&HotelAsia2008, the biennial mega trade event for
the food and hospitality industry, returns for its 16th showing
with an even stronger line-up of products and services.
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