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HospitalityWorld
2009 set to roll in Bengaluru
The latest edition of HospitalityWorld is ready to make waves
in Bengaluru. To be held from the June 25 to June 27, 2009
at Palace Grounds, various specialised segments within the
hospitality industry will be unrolled during the exhibition
The
new brigade
The much awaited announcement post-2009 general elections
about who would preside over the tourism ministry and those
ministries directly linked to the travel industry with regard
to infrastructure was finally answered when the re-elected
Prime Minister of India, Dr Manmohan Singh announced the portfolios
of his Union Council of Ministers recently
Novotel
to launch in Mumbai
International hotel chain Novotel is set to make a debut in
Mumbai with the launch of the Novotel Mumbai Juhu Beach. The
soft launch is scheduled for July 2009
UK
cash & carry chain in India
The UK-based cash & carry chain - Booker - is reportedly
planning to launch its first store in India this year
ITDC
hotels in trade at par with private: HC
Five-star Hotel Ashoka and its two cousins - Samrat and Janpath
- run by India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC) is hardly
in the business for charity, or so realised the shopowners
and occupants of office spaces at the three hotels facing
eviction under a 1971 law called the 'Public Premises (Eviction
of Unauthorised Occupants) Act' for resisting the payment
of an enhanced licence fee or rent
'Secondary
cities haven't suffered as much'
Hyatt Hotels & Resorts recently held its first Hyatt Fair
India 2009 in three metros of the country in an attempt to
strengthen its existing relations and build new ones. Thierry
Bertin, VP (Sales & Marketing), Hyatt International South
West Asia, speaks about the initiative, its focus areas and
upcoming projects in the region. By Chetan Kapoor
Accor
Hospitality confident of India market
At a time when most companies are treading carefully, Accor
Hospitality is showing confidence in the India market by its
continued investments in Indian projects whereas freezing
those in China until 2011
Walk
Inns taps Maharashtra's semi-metros
Budget hotel chain Walk Inns, which already has 16 hotels
across 15 districts of Maharashtra, plans to expand to semi
metros of the state
Matrix
Telecom wins BMA Business Excellence Award
Vadodara based Matrix Telecom was conferred with the BMA Business
Excellence Award 2008, instituted by the Baroda Management
Association
Lords
Hotels & Resorts looks at steady expansion
Lords Hotels and Resorts plans to have 12 properties under
its belt up and running by end 2010. "We are looking
for a minimum period of 10 years for management contracts
with a management fee of six-eight per cent on total turnover
which excludes technical fee and upfront charges as applicable
Kal-Tame:
The zero calorie sugar substitute
Kal-Tame is a zero calorie sugar substitute made from sucralose.
It is available in tab (100 tab), sachets (60 sachets), 100
gram sachet and 1kg institutional packs
AB
Mauri launches innovation centre in Bengaluru
AB Mauri, a worldwide leader in food and bakery ingredients,
has set up their innovation centre in Bengaluru
From
dream to reality
Niteen Parulekar, design principal of Niteen Parulekar Architects
(NPAPL), had no plans to become an architect, but today he
has designed various mega projects and is seriously looking
at the hospitality industry now. By Sayoni Bhaduri
A
clinical approach
Ravish Jhala, systems manager, Trident, Bandra Kurla in Mumbai,
says that the selection of the right technology and its implementation
needs to be done clinically. By Sanjeev Bhar
Understanding
IT dynamics
To use IT as an effective tool for guest services, one has
to achieve the right balance between technology and the human
touch. Ajai Kumar, head (Technology) at The Lemon Tree Hotel
Company, says it is all about identifying one's need before
any purchase. By Sanjeev Bhar
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