AccorHotels has appointed Rohit Chopra as the Regional Director of Sales, India for AccorHotels India. In his new role, Rohit will be responsible for expanding the proposed sales structure in the country by developing various global sales offices in India. He will also contribute to…

Aloft Bengaluru Cessna Business Park has appointed Saraswathi Naveen as Hotel Manager. She has over 15 years of experience in managing and leading the Sales and Marketing division and has been associated with Starwood Hotels & Resorts (now Marriott International Inc.) since August 2011. Her…

Novotel Hyderabad Airport has appointed Nazma Mamaji as the Director of Sales and Marketing for the hotel. In her new role, Nazma will be responsible for scaling new heights of revenues for the hotel, bringing in greater visibility and aiming for higher team engagement in…

Tanushree Joshi has been appointed as the Regional Sales & Marketing Manager – India & Australia for all the Sun Siyam Resorts in Maldives and Sri Lanka. I will be responsible for the overall sales, PR and marketing activities for the group including devising appropriate…

Sabre Corporation has appointed Sean Menke as President, CEO and a member of Sabre’s board, effective Dec. 31, 2016. Menke will succeed Tom Klein, who has served as president, CEO and board member since 2013. "After an extensive search of qualified candidates, the board unanimously…

Suman Julka has been appointed as the Director of Sales & Marketing at Hyatt Regency Gurgaon. Suman has been in the hospitality industry for over 17 years. Prior to taking over this new role she was part of pre opening at Hyatt Regency Gurgaon as…

Wyndham Hotel Group recently announced two key appointments in the Eurasia region. Rahool Macarius joins as Director of Global and National Sales, Eurasia and Ruchika Kakar comes on board as Regional Marketing Manager, Eurasia. Both Macarius and Kakar will be based out of Gurgaon, providing…

Combining über luxury with sustainability, Soneva has emerged as one of the leaders in the global luxury travel space. What is the overall philosophy of the brand Soneva? We are a family business managed by me and my wife Eva. We focus on the “One…

WelcomHotel Dwarka, New Delhi has appointed Rishi Raj Singh as the new General Manager for the hotel. His previous assignments include roles as Hotel Manager at WelcomHotel Sheraton, New Delhi where he was part of various initiatives including the rebranding of the restaurant Delhi Pavilion…

Sabre Corporation has appointed Alfred de Cárdenas as Chief Commercial Officer (CCO) of its Travel Network organisation, which spans the GDS travel marketplace and Traveller Experience businesses. With more than 28 years of commercial strategy, operations and executive management experience, Alfred will be responsible for…

OYO has appointed Anil Goel as Chief Technical Officer. Anil joins the Leadership team at OYO and will help in providing technological assistance to the Company’s overall business operations. He will be responsible for outlining the technological roadmap and cohesively integrating it with OYO’s business…

Subhash Goyal, Immediate Past President of IATO and Chairman, STIC Travel Group speaks about the slow pace of the Indian inbound growth and challenges which the industry is currently facing How would you explain the emerging trends in inbound tourism? Have you noticed any new…

Shangri-La Hotel, Bengaluru has appointed Rajan Malhotra as Director of Sales and Marketing. In his new role, Rajan will head the hotel’s sales, events, revenue management, reservations, marketing and corporate communications divisions. His key responsibilities will include overseeing all aspects of hotel sales and marketing…

Priya Singh Thakur has recently been appointed as the Director of Human Resources, JW Marriott Mumbai Juhu. In this capacity, she will be responsible for taking care of talent acquisition, succession and workforce planning, performance management, training and development for hotel associates using technology efficiently.

Lords Hotels & Resorts has recently appointed Mahesh Chand Rajwar as the General Manager of its property in Silvassa. Prior to this, Mahesh was the General Manager for Country Inn and Suites. He brings to Lords over twelve years of experience in the hospitality segment…