InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced the appointment of Sudeep Jain as Managing Director, South West Asia (SWA) with effect from January 1st 2020. Sudeep who is currently serving as VP Development, SWA succeeds Vivek Bhalla, who has been promoted to the role of Vice…

Suman Billa, a 1996 batch Kerala cadre IAS officer, has joined the United Nations World Tourism Organisation (UNWTO) at its headquarters in Madrid, Spain. Suman is appointed as Director, Technical Cooperation and Silk Road Development at D1 level at UNWTO, a specialised agency responsible for…

G Kamala Vardhana Rao, IAS officer 1990 Batch, Kerala Cadre has joined as the Chairman and Managing Director (C&MD) of India Tourism Development Corporation (ITDC). Prior to assuming the office at ITDC, Rao was designated as the Principal Secretary, Government of Kerala. Rao also served…

Sabre Corporation has appointed Frank Trampert as Managing Director & Chief Commercial Officer, EMEA & APAC, Sabre Hospitality Solutions. In this role, Trampert will be responsible for the financial performance, customer engagement and overall growth of Sabre Hospitality Solutions across Europe, the Middle East, Africa…

The JW Marriott Mumbai Sahar has appointed Manoj Jangid as the new Director of Food and Beverage. In his new capacity, Manoj will play a pivotal role in guest satisfaction plans and will lead the hotel’s Food and beverage operations. He started his journey with…

Accor has appointed Kerrie Hannaford as Vice President Commercial for Accor India & South Asia. Being well versed with Accor’s processes and systems in Sales, Marketing and Distribution, Kerrie will be able to integrate and capitalize on current team strengths and add tremendous value to…

Hilton has announced the appointments of Rohit Dar and Ranjan Malakar as Regional Directors of Operations in India, aiming to further strengthen the company’s India operations. Hilton has appointed more than 10 senior leaders from across industries in the last two years to lead different…

Manuj Sahney is appointed as Food & Beverage Director at JW Marriot Kolkata. He is responsible for supervising the kitchen management team, food planning, ensuring quality standards, process improvements and staff resourcing amongst others. In his earlier stints, he has worked with Crowne Plaza New…

The JW Marriott Mumbai recently appointed Debarati Bose as the new Director of Sales and Marketing. In her new capacity, Debarati will play a pivotal role in driving and overseeing all aspects of sales and marketing strategies, optimizing the hotel’s revenue and market share. Prior…

Amadeus has appointed Maria Taylor as Head of Commercial, Asia-Pacific for the Hospitality business unit excluding the Indian subcontinent and China. Maria was previously responsible for Asia-Pacific sales at TravelClick, which Amadeus acquired in October 2018. In this role, Maria supervised the expansion of the…