Indore Marriott Hotel has appointed Rishi Kumar as General Manager. Rishi brings valuable knowledge from the wide-ranging assignments with International and Indian hotel chains such as Sheraton Grand Bangalore at Brigade Getaway, Taj Lands’ End Mumbai, and the likes. In his new role, he envisions…

The Emirates Group has announced the appointment of Steve Allen as the Executive Vice President of dnata. Steve will be responsible for all dnata’s businesses covering ground handling, catering and travel across six continents. In addition, he will assume responsibility for managing Emirates Group’s relationships…

The Global Business Travel Association (GBTA) has appointed Suzanne Neufang as its next Executive Director, leading the combined GBTA and the Association of Corporate Travel Executives (ACTE). Neufang will take over on February 24 from Dave Hilfman, who since July 2020 has served as the…

Vikram Sharma has been appointed as the Human Resource Director at JW Marriott Kolkata. Vikram will be responsible for the overall administration of recruitment, strategic HRM, training, and development, employee relations, and retention. He is also responsible for strategic recruitment planning, manpower resource Deployment, Compliance,…

Sarovar Hotels and Resorts has appointed Aneesh Mohammed as the new Regional Sales Manager for North. He will be responsible for driving all the sales related actions taken and implemented from the RSO Delhi (Corporate & Travel Trade). Aneesh brings with him 13+ years of…

The Utah Tourism Industry Association (UTIA) announced the appointment of Natalie Randall as its new Executive Director (ED). Randall assumed her new role on January 19, 2021. Randall most recently served as the Economic Development and Tourism Director for San Juan County where she led…

Parul Diwan has joined Crowne Plaza Greater Noida as Assistant Manager – Marketing. With over 5 years of professional experience, Parul has a proven track records in managing media relations for various travel and hospitality brands. She is a Bachelor of Journalism and Mass Communication…

Madhavan Menon, Chairman and Managing Director, Thomas Cook (India) speaks to T3 magazine about the current scenario and the way forward. How would you explain the current market dynamics for travel, tourism and hospitality industry? While a combination of lockdown fatigue and announcements on the…

Rachel Bremer, Global Travel Trade & Destination Development Manager, Utah Office of Tourism and Film speaks about the pandemic impact, tweaking strategies and film tourism opportunities. One of the novel entrants, Utah, a state in the western USA is aggressively looking to harness the potential…

Airbnb has announced Amit Dubey will lead the company’s India-based Airbnb Capability Center. Formerly known as Airseva, Airbnb Capability Center provides specialised operational services which enables Airbnb's business and functions across the world. Amit will lead the Center as General Manager and Director, based out…

Petra Hedorfer, Chief Executive Officer, German National Tourist Board (GNTB) speaks about her assessment of the current situation in inbound tourism and a look ahead to the future of travel to Germany The travel industry has been under extreme pressure since the start of the…

Sanjay Datta, Chief — Underwriting, Reinsurance and Claims — ICICI Lombard General Insurance speaks about the trends and the future of travel insurance segment. How would you explain the emerging trends in travel insurance sector in India? The emerging trends in the travel insurance sector…

ITILITE, a B2B travel SaaS company, recently appointed Fareed Mannan as their new Vice President – Sales. Fareed, a seasoned tech evangelist and one of the first members of the LinkedIn team in India, will be responsible to accelerate ITILITE’s growth in the Indian market…

The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts appoints Nishant Agarwal as the General Manager of The Leela Palace Udaipur. Nishant began his career with The Imperial New Delhi and honed his skills further in luxury hospitality management with The Oberoi. He later worked with Marriott International…

Radhika Dewan has been appointed as the Director of Sales & Marketing at Renaissance Bengaluru Race Course Hotel. Radhika’s core responsibilities at the hotel will include planning and implementing of the hotel’s sales and marketing strategy as well as maximizing hotel’s revenues. Prior to joining…