Satyajeet Rajan has been appointed as the Director General – Tourism, Government of India. Prior to this, he was the Principal Secretary, Parliamentary Affairs, Govt of Kerala. A 1987 IAS officer of Kerala cadre, he held various position in his career including MD, Kerala State…

Indian Hotels Company Limited (IHCL) appoints Puneet Chhatwal as Chief Executive Officer. Puneet was the CEO of Deutsche Hospitality, which owns the Steigenburger chain of hotels in Europe, Middle East and Africa. Puneet will replace Rakesh Sarna who is stepping down with effect from September…

Pullman New Delhi Aerocity has announced the appointment of Deepak Verma, as the new Director of Sales. Deepak brings with him over a decade of experience in sales and marketing in leading hotel brands. At Pullman New Delhi Aerocity, he will be responsible for overseeing…

InterGlobe Technology Quotient (ITQ) has elevated Sandeep Dwivedi as its Chief Operating Officer (COO) to lead overall responsibility of ITQ’s growing operations including strategic business development and implementing growth strategies. He will focus on continuing to build a strong, customer-focused organization, while increasing efficiency across…

Global TMC Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) has announced Bindu Bhatia as the new Managing Director, Asia Pacific, effective 1 September. Bindu succeeds Kai Chan, who will be leaving the company on 31 August after making significant contributions during her five-year tenure. Bindu has been with…

Michael Kwon has been appointed as the new Director of Korea Tourism Organisation, India Office. He will be heading the India office for next three years. Previously working as the Director of International Tourism Strategy team at Korea Tourism Organisation head office, he has all-round…

Hyatt Hotels Corporation has appointed Aseem Kapoor as Vice President – North West India supervising Hyatt Regency Gurgaon, Hyatt Place Gurgaon, Hyatt Regency Delhi, Hyatt Ahmedabad, Hyatt Amritsar and Hyatt Regency Ludhiana from 2014. Kapoor joined Hyatt in 1995 as Assistant Director of F&B at…

Axel Bench is appointed as Regional Director – Asia, and will be responsible for South Asia, North Asia and Southeast Asia. In conjunction with this appointment, the Sabre Airline Solutions business in the APAC region will be restructured into three regions. Axel joins Sabre with…

Carlson Wagonlit Travel (CWT) has announced the appointment of Vishal Sinha as the new Chief Executive Officer of CWT India. He will be based in the firm's head office in Gurgaon. Prior to joining CWT, Vishal was the COO of TUI India. He takes over…

Rohit Dar has been appointed as the new General Manager at The Westin Hyderabad Mindspace. Prior to joining The Westin Hyderabad Mindspace, he was the General Manager at Jaipur Marriott Hotel. With a strong record of endeavors, Rohit brings over two decades of experience in…