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Bland
Budget disappoints industry
This February saw a populist budget that reached out to the
rural poor. The priority was to bring food to the table of
the masses rather than pander to the classes in hotels.
Railways
to lure hotel, mall, multiplex developers
The Union Rail Budget for 2008-09 will provide an opportunity
to hospitality developers to cash in on Railway Land Development
Authority's (RLDA) surplus land.
Leela
Goa comes under Kempinski flag
Post termination of the management contract between Hotel
Leelaventure and General Hotel Management for operation of
The Leela, Goa, the 185 room and suite resort, which is now
under sole management of Hotel Leelaventure, has announced
a new marketing franchise agreement with Kempinski Hotels
and Resorts.
Parsvnath
Hotels ties up with Royal Orchid Hotels
Parsvnath Hotels, a wholly-owned subsidiary of Delhi-based
real estate developer Parsvnath Developers, has announced
a joint venture with Bangalore-based Royal Orchid Hotels to
develop 10 hotels at an investment of Rs 500 crore.
Berggruen
Hotels signs up leading architects
Berggruen Hotels has tied-up with internationally-renowned
architects Kazuyo Sejima & Associates and Shigeru Ban
Architects, both based in Tokyo, Japan to design its hotels.
Anantara
Hospitality plans expansions
Anantara Hospitality, which owns and operates eco-friendly
boutique resorts developed along an NGO format is looking
at expanding its portfolio in India.
'The
food processing sector is driving many other sectors'
Subodh Kant Sahai, minister of state for food processing industries
(independent charge), Govt of India, feels that the sector
will drive the Indian economy in the coming years, having
reached a growth rate of 13.7 per cent. By Praveen K Singh
Mapple
group to expand Blue Note Café outlets
The Mapple Group is expanding its casual café concept
to metro and some other tier II cities.
MFPI
to invest 100 mlln Euros to set up organic food parks
The ministry for food processing industries (MFPI) has proposed
to set up organic food parks across the country.
Palm
fat v/s trans fat: Which is the better option?
Despite overwhelming scientific evidence that trans fats are
worse than saturated fats for cardiovascular health, most
food manufacturers worldwide are reluctant to replace trans
fat with natural semi-solid fats.
'We
were looking for a partner that shares the same values'
Roland Jegge, vice president - Asia Pacific of WORLDHOTELS,
which recently tied up with The Claridges Hotels in India,
is planning to have a WORLDHOTELS member in every key Indian
city. He divulges his plans to Express Hospitality. By Praveen
K Singh
Club
Med to start India operations
Firming up its commitment to the Indian market, the French
luxury resort chain Club Med is setting up a sales and marketing
office in Mumbai next year.
Marina
Bay Sands to debut in Singapore
Fully-integrated luxury resort, Marina Bay Sands, a subsidiary
of Las Vegas Sands, is all set to throw open the doors to
its waterfront property in Singapore in late 2009.
Jersey
looking at investments from Indian hotel chains
Jersey, an island situated off the coast of Normandy, France
is in talks with India-based premium hotel chains like Taj
hotels resorts and palaces and Oberoi hotels and resorts to
set up properties there.
VCI
Hospitality to invest Rs 60 crore
VCI Hospitality, which offers sales and marketing solutions
to hospitality, travel and tourism industries and also manages
premium properties, is set to expand aggressively in the hospitality
sector.
FTL,
OAIS launch cab fleet exclusively for women
Orix Auto Infrastructure Services (OAIS) and IL&FS have
formed a strategic alliance with For-She women taxi service
to launch a taxi service exclusively for women and their family.
Partnering
hospitality
Travelguru recently hosted the first Partner Summit for hoteliers
in Mumbai to educate hoteliers about the benefits of online
distribution
Baklava
House gears up for expansion
Indo-Australian joint venture Baklava House Foods is set to
expand in India's western and eastern region through the franchise
model.
High
quality services in guest houses
India's hospitality industry is growing by leaps and bounds.
A small but vital segment in the hospitality industry is the
small hospitality establishments termed guest houses.
Karnataka
hosts tourism investors meet
In a bid to woo potential investors to the state, the department
of tourism, Government of Karnataka conducted Momentum Karnataka
2008, India's first-ever investors meet at the Leela Palace
Kempinski, Bangalore.
Snippets
New
kids on the block
Dazzling
décor
Decorating hotels is as critical a selling strategy as it
is an art. Dr Debjani Maitra, who heads Garden & Flower,
speaks of the importance of dressing up an edifice to bring
forth its beauty to the beholder
Art
in architecture
Combining art with contemporary design and architecture, the
six-storey Hotel ITC Fortune at Vashi, a suburb near Mumbai,
exudes an air of grand simplicity. By Reza Kabul
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