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One
year on
It has been a complete year since the 26 /11 attacks. What
have we learnt and what really lies ahead? By Neeti Mehra
Funding
real estate projects for the hospitality industry: emerging
perspectives
Sudeep Jain, executive VP (India), Jones Lang LaSalle Hotels
presents his views on the hospitality industry in India.\
'The
MICE business is obviously suffering from the economic crisis'
A resort visualised and conceptualised by a visionary Phuket
based family, Indigo Pearl, a member of World Hotels, is inspired
by the tin mining history of the island. Steena Joy speaks
to Arnaud Girodon, general manager, Indigo Pearl Resort, Phuket
about the resort's MICE competitiveness and where India figures
in its plans.
MICE
Maximised
Thailand's growing stature as a MICE destination is spearheaded
by the country's flagship organisation for the promotion of
MICE business, the Thailand Convention & Exhibition Bureau
(TCEB) which recently launched the 'Thailand Maximize' campaign
offering unbeatable value-for-money to corporates worldwide.
Steena Joy reports from Bangkok
Amateurs
lending authenticity
Amateur caterers are creating wonders posing a severe challenge
to hotels and restaurants. My friend, Dr K Srinivasan Pothi,
passed on to me a menu card which was given to the guests
who attended the lunch hosted to celebrate the Upanayana function
of a Mangalore-based family living in Ooty
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