Wyndham Hotel Group announced the promotion of Ignace Bauwens to Regional Vice President for Middle East, Eurasia and Africa (MEA). Based out of Dubai, Bauwens has led the Middle East and Africa region since 2016. His newly expanded role underlines the Company’s strategic plan to…

Radisson Hotel Group has appointed Saurabh Prakash as its new Vice President, Commercial, Asia Pacific. Based at the company’s Asia Pacific headquarters in Singapore, Saurabh is a member of the Asia Pacific executive committee and will oversee all aspects of the region’s commercial activities, including…

Wellness, healthcare and adventure tourism will be promoted in a big way at GES. Sangeeta Godbole, Director General, Service Export Promotion Council, talks exclusively to T3 on the upcoming GES with a focus on tourism and hospitality. Excerpts from interview: The Ministry of Commerce and…

Dana Urmonas, Regional Director (India & Southeast Asia), South Australian Tourism Commission speaks about the upcoming ATE which is all set to be held in Adelaide and about the growth from India market In 2016, there was a slight dip in footfall to South Australia…

Taj Hotels Palaces Resorts Safaris has appointed Anand Nair as General Manager of the soon to be opened Taj Aravali Resort & Spa, Udaipur. Anand has been in the hospitality business for more than 16 years. Anand moves to Udaipur from Gwalior, where he was…

The Board of Directors of Switzerland Tourism appointed Martin Nydegger as the new CEO in January 2018. Martin has been a member of the Executive Board of Switzerland Tourism since 2008 and is in charge of Business Development. He had previously managed the ST branch…

The Westin Gurgaon, New Delhi has appointed Anoop Pandey as Resident Manager. In his new role, Anoop is responsible for developing business plans and implementing new ideas in order to improve guest satisfaction and profitability. He oversees the daily Rooms Operations encompassing Front Office, Housekeeping,…

Sheraton Hotel Hyderabad Gachibowli has appointed Vikas Sharma as the General Manager. With over 20 years of experience, Vikas is known as a strategic business leader in the industry. Before joining Sheraton Hotel Hyderabad Gachibowli, he was the Director of Operations at The Ritz-Carlton Bangalore.

Sarah Raina has been appointed as the Director of Sales & Marketing at the JW Marriott Jaipur Resort & Spa. Prior to this, Sarah was working as Director of Sales at the Grand Hyatt Goa. At the JW Marriott Jaipur, her core responsibility will be…

Sanjay Keswani has been appointed as General Manager at Four Points By Sheraton Hotel & Serviced Apartments, Pune. Sanjay will be spearheading various specialized functions of the hotel and will be responsible for steering the management team. Prior to his present role, Sanjay occupied the…

Taj Hotels Palaces Resorts Safaris has appointed Jayanta Das as General Manager for The Gateway Hotel Hinjawadi, Pune. Jayanta moves to Pune from his role as the General Manager at the Taj Kumarakom Resort & Spa, Kerala where the hotel under his leadership won two…

Taj Hotels Palaces Resorts Safaris has appointed Suju Krishnan as General Manager at Vivanta by Taj – Blue Diamond, Pune. Suju is a Taj loyalist, having spent 24 years with the company. His journey with the Taj began in 1994 when he joined the organisation…

IndiGo has appointed Wolfgang Prock-Schauer as the Chief Operating Officer, subject to regulatory approvals. An accomplished industry leader with more than three decades of experience in civil aviation, Wolfgang has held senior leadership positions with leading airlines across Europe and Asia. In his role, Wolfgang…

GoAir has appointed Jyri Strandman as Chief Operating Officer. He will report to Managing Director, Jeh Wadia and be a part of the airline’s core management team. Jyri will be responsible for strengthening GoAir’s operational functions of flight operations; engineering; airport, security and airside operations;…

Sarovar Hotels & Resorts has appointed Surajit Chatterjee as General Manager of Park Plaza Ludhiana. Surajit brings with him a hands-on experience in operation management, inventory management, quality- customer relationship management, team management & preopening hotels. His previous assignments include working with Novotel Kolkata Hotel…