Pedro Pinto, Head Global Business Development, Vision-Box talks how technology can offer a seamless and touchless experience to air travellers Airports in India and around the world have further affirmed their commitment to enabling seamless and contactless technologies to move the industry forward to a…

Raoof Dhanani, Managing Director, Sayaji Hotels, talks about the performance of his hotels during the pandemic as well as the group’s expansion plan Sayaji Hotels has been on expansion spree. The Group signed pact for 7 properties in March 2021, management/franchise agreements for 8 hotels…

Marek Kroutil, International Marketing Manager, Czech Tourism talks about the Czech Republic’s preparedness to welcome international tourists including India CzechTourism sees India as one of the important growing source markets. The tourism promotion body has realigned its marketing and promotional strategy to regain the pre-pandemic…

Sofitel Mumbai BKC has appointed Sneha Jha as the Director of Sales & Marketing. Prior to this role, Sneha was the Director of Sales for The Westin Goa. In her new role, Sneha will be responsible for leading and further improving all aspects of the…

Amaan Kidwai will be holding dual responsibility as Area Manager (Welcomhotels- Northern Region) & GM, Welcomhotel Sheraton. Post a successful stint as General Manager, ITC Gardenia, Amaan comes back to New Delhi after 16 years. In the new role, Amaan would oversee the Welcomhotel brand…

Sofitel Mumbai BKC announced the appointment of Farshid Billimoria as their new Director of Revenue. In his role, Farshid will be responsible for driving top-line revenue and market share through the implementation of strategic pricing and inventory controls for the hotel including, the food &…

Conrad Pune has announced the appointment of Dinesh Maan as the Director of Food & Beverage. Dinesh will be responsible for the entire F&B operations at the hotel. His new position will be focused on marketing and generating revenues for the F&B division. Rahul Bhagat,…

Accor announces the appointment of Pratima Badhwar as the Head of Commercial India & South Asia, effective 14 February 2022. Pratima will lead the India and South Asia Commercial Team to achieve business targets for all Accor brands and hotels in the region while ensuring…

Pallavi Agarwal, Founder & CEO, goSTOPS shares her perspective on the unfolding scenario of the backpacker hostel segment in India. goSTOPS, a chain of backpacker hostels, plans to raise a $15 million in a series A round by July 2022 that will be utilized to…

Portugal is a strong player in the global MICE industry, with great air linkages from the UK, Europe's major cities, and South and North America, as well as some of the top tourism DMCs and event experts. Excerpts from the interview: Considering the current circumstances,…

OYO has appointed Satyadeep Mishra as the Chief Human Resources Officer for its technology, product, shared Services and international markets teams. Satyadeep joins OYO from Jio and prior to Jio, he worked with Microsoft, Infosys, Bajaj Finance, Barclays Bank & the Natwest Group (erstwhile RBS).…

Gaurav spent his initial days at ITC Windsor Sheraton and Towers, Bengaluru as Restaurant Manager, Marriott Hotels and Resorts, New Delhi as Asst. F&B Manager, Starwood Hotels & Resorts (West Bengal) as Operations Manager. Prior to this, he was associated with Montrose Golf Resort and…

JW Marriott has appointed Ronan Fearon as the General Manager at the soon-to--launch JW Marriott Bengaluru Prestige Golfshire Resort and Spa. His appointment as the General Manager of the new Resort will witness Ronan in an all-encompassing role responsible for positioning the hotel as a…

Crowne Plaza Greater Noida has appointed Sharad K Upadhyay as the new General Manager. In his new role, Sharad will spearhead the business operations, overall implementation and business development at Crowne Plaza Greater Noida, ensuring its growth and expansion through innovative strategies. In his last…

Hahn Air has appointed Kirsten Rehmann as new CEO. Rehmann has been part of the corporate management since 2012 alongside the owners and founders of Hahn Air, Hans Nolte and Nico Gormsen. She is now taking sole responsibility for the company’s affairs while Nolte and…