Accor has recently introduced the concept of ‘Day Stays by Accor’ at its 51 hotels across India. According to an internal research, 45 per cent of their guests checked-in to hotels, pay for a night but stay for couple of hours in the day and…

Big Daddy Casino, an offshore casino with 'no-limits' tables, touted as the biggest and most modern offshore gaming destination in Asia, opens to an 11 day extravaganza celebrating the Grand opening of Big Daddy Casino from May 9-19, 2019 in Goa. The Glitz and Glamour…

Bureau of Foreign Trade (MOEA) and Taiwan External Trade Development Council (TAITRA), Taiwan’s foremost trade promotion body announced the second edition of ‘Taiwan Expo’ at Pragati Maidan in New Delhi, India to be held on May 16-18, 2019. There will be series of activities that…

Indian food service industry’s market size at Rs. 4,23,865 crore in 2018-19 which is expected to grow at a CAGR of nine per cent to reach Rs. 5,99,782 crore by 2022-23, India Food Services Report 2019, released by the National Restaurant Association of India, said.…

Central Beacon Hotel, Surat is the newest addition to the portfolio of Concept Hospitality. This is the eleventh hotel managed by the company under the Beacon brand. Over all this takes the figure to 59 hotels managed by the company. Suhail Kannampilly, COO, Concept Hospitality…

The Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) today announced its seventh hotel in Jaipur with the signing of a new Vivanta hotel in Jawahar Circle through a management contract with Kalpsagar Private Limited. Commenting on the signing, Puneet Chhatwal, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, IHCL…

Brussels Airlines announced a new travel experience on board of its long-haul aircraft. The first aircraft retrofitted with the new onboard experience has entered the fleet on 29 April, and the sales of the new Premium Economy Class has been opened for travel as of…

In order to facilitate quick solutions to passengers’ queries, Lufthansa Group is now offering its passengers direct access to a digital assistant in addition to the familiar customer services such as lufthansa.com, the Lufthansa App and the Customer Service App. The Bots Elisa (Lufthansa), Nelly…

In order to facilitate quick solutions to passengers’ queries, Lufthansa Group is now offering its passengers direct access to a digital assistant in addition to the familiar customer services such as lufthansa.com, the Lufthansa App and the Customer Service App. The Bots Elisa (Lufthansa), Nelly…

The International Air Transport Association (IATA) announced global passenger traffic results for March 2019 showing that demand (measured in revenue passenger kilometers, or RPKs) rose 3.1%, compared to the same month a year ago, which was the slowest pace for any month in nine years.…

VFS Global has been awarded the contracts to provide Italy visa services in nine countries worldwide - Ethiopia, India, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Nepal, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, Thailand and the United Kingdom. Under these new contracts, VFS Global will continue to operate the Italy Visa…

The Orange County Visitors Association (OCVA) announced that Orange County welcomed a record-breaking 50.16 million visitors in 2018 according to a preliminary report on visitation. This tremendous milestone brought with it impressive visitor spending of more than $13 billion county-wide. The 50+ million visitor achievement…

Etihad Airways continues to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by implementing fuel saving initiatives, reinforcing its commitment to sustainability. Following a number of improvements aimed at enhancing operational fleet efficiencies, Etihad Airways reduced 148,000 tonnes of carbon emissions in 2018. The savings are equivalent to approximately…

Marriott International opened the Port Muziris, a Tribute Portfolio hotel, the first ever Tribute Portfolio hotel in South Asia. The hotel marks the fifth Marriott property in Kochi located at just 300 meters away from the Cochin International Airport. Port Muziris features 54 artistically designed…

Over the last couple of years, the Indian hospitality industry has witnessed a slump when it comes to any significant increase in RevPars. The occupancies have gone up but with a little or no movement in the ARRs. Speaking about the trend Manav Thadani, Chairman,…