Sachin Kurve, a 2003 batch IAS officer of the Uttarakhand cadre, has taken charge as Secretary of Tourism, Government of Uttarakhand, and CEO, Uttarakhand Tourism Development Board. He has held several senior key positions so far in his career spanning close to two decades. He…

Chander Baljee, Chairman & Managing Director, Royal Orchid Hotels, in an exclusive chat, says may be ‘100’ is an objective, but now focus is more on quality than quantity Royal Orchid Hotels currently has 75 operational hotels and 16 are in pipeline. Most operational hotels…

Tourism Authority of Thailand (TAT) has appointed Isada Saovaros as the Director of the Tourism Authority of Thailand Mumbai Office, effective August 1st, 2022, responsible for western and southern India as well as Sri Lanka and the Maldives. Prior to joining the India office, Saovros…

Fiji is building on the positive momentum post its successful reopening. Tourism Fiji recently partnered with Havas to execute the next phase of our strategic plan. Tourism Fiji recently launched Corporate Plan 2022-2024 targeting US$1.4 billion visitor revenue by 2024 How is Fiji gearing up…

Air France - KLM has appointed Claude Sarre as the new General Manager for the Indian Sub - Continent effective 1st August 2022. Claude takes over from Jean - Noel Rault and will be responsible for the overall strategy, strengthening the presence of Air France…

The Fern Hotels & Resorts appoints Vandita Singh as General Manager - Marketing & Communication. Vandita has an experience of 10+ years of working with some of the prominent brands like Qatar Airways, Ogilvy and Mather across Middle East, India and Nepal.Vandita is will take…

The Imperial New Delhi has appointed Prabhneet Kaur Sodhi as Guest Services Manager as of July 2022. In her career 0f over a decade, she has been part of some of the finest hospitality brands and operations in India. She also enjoys the reputation for…

Amit Mehta, Country Manager, South Asia, Malaysia Airlines, talks about the latest development and India market Malaysia Airlines progressively ramping up our capacity and introducing strategic route expansion in view of the reopening of borders to international destinations, as we anticipate travel demand for international…

The Den Bengaluru, which is a part of Dan Hotels, appoints Praful Narchal as Director of Sales and Marketing. At the Den, Praful’s primary responsibilities will include managing the overall sales and marketing strategy and programs, annual budgets, revenue, and distribution management, and to overlook…

JW Marriott Kolkata appointed Neha Kapoor as Director of Rooms. Neha’s key responsibility areas will incorporate room inventory management, working in close coordination with all the departments to ensure a positive and better guest experience.Before JW Marriott Kolkata, Neha achieved over a decade of experience…

VFS Global has announced the appointment of Aditya Arora as its Chief Operating Officer. Aditya will be responsible for managing the company’s global operations, focusing especially on developing greater efficiencies and synergies across all its services and products for applicants and client governments. He will…

Deepak Rajawat, Chief Commercial Officer, Vistara shares his perspectives on the status of the Indian aviation industry as well as performance of Vistara. Full-service carrier Vistara currently has a fleet of 53 aircraft, including 41 Airbus A320, five Airbus A321neo, five Boeing 737-800NG and two…

The Board of Directors (Board) of InterGlobe Aviation Limited (IndiGo), has approved the appointment of Meleveetil Damodaran as Non-Independent Non-Executive Director, subject to approval of the Members of the company. Damodaran IAS (Retd.), presently a Governance Consultant, Advisor, Mentor and Coach, has worked with the…

Crowne Plaza Greater Noida appoints Sunny Suri as its Director of Revenue. In his new role, Suri will take up the responsibility for the revenue management function, where he will be driving revenue and developing profit maximization strategies for the largest Crowne Plaza in South-West…

Niharika Nigam, Director-Business Development, Jumpin Heights, talks about the status of adventure tourism in India as well as his company Jumpin Heights How do you see the Indian adventure tourism market shaping up? India is one of the best locations for adventure sports. Adventure sports…