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A
brand apart
An ever-expanding and evolving hospitality industry implies
that brands need to jostle for their five minutes of fame
in a crowded marketplace. How will hotel companies manage
to cut through the clutter? By Neeti Mehra
Realty
bites
The CII Conference on Indian Real Estate 2020 explored various
broad-based realty issues that will impact the hospitality
industry as well. By Gayatri Vijaykumar and Neeti Mehra
‘F&B
in India still has no structure’
Cooking is all about mood. It all depends on who you are cooking
for. So says Ritu Dalmia, best known for her restaurant Diva
in a south Delhi location. And now, Dalmia has two more ‘must
haves’ to make it to the top rung of chefs - a book and
a television show. Just ahead
of the dual launch, she explains her juggling act to Suman
Tarafdar.
Project
cost and profitability
The cost of capital in making a hotel is the minimum rate
of return expected by its investors. It is the weighted average
cost of various sources of finances used by a hotel.
Exquisite
facilities for discerning tourists
The Tamil Nadu government has stepped up its promotion of
Bed and Breakfast (BnB) scheme to attract foreigners, especially
Europeans.
‘We
will continue with the delivery model’
After starting operations in 1996 with three stores, Domino's
Pizza India (DPI) is on a rapid expansion spree. The master
franchisee of the US company plans to open 80 new stores by
the end of this year, taking the final tally to 250 stores
in the country. Currently, it is present in 34 cities all
across the country. In the next four years the company plans
to double its store count and operate in 60 cities in the
country. Ajay Kaul, CEO of Domino's Pizza India, an alumnus
of IIT Delhi and XLRI Jamshedpur, talks about the company's
growth strategy and expansion plans in an interview with Saikat
Neogi
Battle
for the right brew
Imagine drinking tea from a gold cup. In this day and age.
No, that's not a figment of someone's fancy. To live that
moment, walk down to the nearest super market and pick up
a pack of Brooke Bond tea.
In
the lap of luxury
The retail boom in India has not gone unnoticed. Premium luxury
hotels too are now serious about cashing in on this segment
by allotting space for high street retail on their premises.
By Andrea Lopez
Are
the Commonwealth Games wooing hoteliers enough?
Just ahead of the Commonwealth Games 2010, here are some interesting
statistics. About 40,000 hotel rooms are still needed, and
this number is expected to touch 6,000 during the Games, according
to the tourism ministry's assessment.
Rethink
tourism in the Andamans
According to a research report composed by six organisations
(EQUATIONS, INTACH, SANE, Kalpavriksh, TISS and ActionAid)
on the status and impacts of tourism in the Andamans, it was
found that the Andaman islands had scope which was yet undiscovered.
Roadmap
for development
A shortfall in tourism accommodation is still being felt despite
an increase in air fares. The following excerpt from a tourism
report by the Planning Commission, Government of India discusses
how the Centre and state governments can alleviate this problem
Local
global outsourcing
Exploring India's potential to become a 'Global processed
food outsourcing hub', over 30 global buyers from 16 countries
converged at 'Processed Food - Advantage India 2008' that
was held in Delhi. A report on the event
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