Priyanku Mahanta has been appointed as Director of Sales with Courtyard by Marriot, Siliguri. In his earlier stints, he worked with Novotel Kolkata Hotel and Residences, Le Meridien Jaipur, Country Inn& Suites by Radisson Mysuru, Radisson Blu Hotel Guwahati, ITC Windsor, Bengaluru and Hotel Royal…

Ashwani Nayar has been appointed General Manager at Crowne Plaza Greater Noida, effective 1 July, 2019. Ashwani comes with close to three decades of work experience in the industry, having worked with some of the finest global hospitality brands across South Asia and South East…

Zone by THE Park, the upscale social-catalyst brand of Apeejay Surrendra Park Hotels, has appointed Vikas Ahluwalia as its new General Manager & National Head effective from April 2019. With 22 years of experience, Vikas has worked with brands such as Indian Hotels Company, Aloft…

EaseMyTrip recently appointed Abani Kant Jha as its Chief Finance Officer. With almost 13 years of experience, Abani has worked with corporate groups like Aditya Birla Chemicals (Thailand), Koutons Retail India and Container Rail Road Services prior to joining EaseMyTrip. At EaseMyTrip, he would be…

Amadeus has appointed Nadia Yahiaoui to head Corporations for Asia Pacific, effective immediately. With the corporate segment identified as one of Travel Channels’ strategic priorities and the APAC region outpacing the rest of the world in terms of business travel spend, Nadia will work on…

India’s first dual branded hotel, Courtyard by Marriott and Fairfield by Marriott Bengaluru Outer Ring Road, appoints Abhirup Bandyopadhyay as their Rooms Division Manager. Prior to this, he was as Front Office Manager at Courtyard by Marriott Gurugram Downtown. Bringing over 10 years of experience,…

Pullman and Novotel New Delhi Aerocity have announced the appointment of Biswajit Chakraborty as their new General Manager Delegate (Cluster General Manager). Biswajit will spearhead the operations of the prestigious tripartite venture between Singapore GIC, InterGlobe & Accor. With an intricate understanding of the luxe…

Aman Nath, Founder & Chairman, Neemrana Hotels, speaks about how heritage tourism can be developed throughout the nation Heritage hotels have been the mainstay for India’s heritage tourism. How would you explain its contribution to tourism growth? In the past people did not always stay…

Mario Hardy, CEO, Pacific Asia Travel Association (PATA) shares his perspective about the changes brought in at PATA to make it more relevant, functional and self reliant as well as on India The Pacific Asia Travel Association, a 68 year old not-for profit association, has…

Shriji Arvind Singh Mewar of Udaipur, Chairman, HRH Group of Hotels, one of the pioneers in the heritage hotel space in India speaks about the growth of the segment and challenges. 1. Heritage hotels have been the mainstay for India’s heritage tourism. How would you…

The Westin Gurgaon, New Delhi & The Westin Sohna Resort and Spa has appointed Prerna Daga as Multi Property Assistant Director – Marketing and Communications. Prior to this, Prerna was with PVR Cinemas– The Luxury Collection, where she was heading Marketing & PR for the…

Grand Mercure Mysore has appointed Sunaina Sharma Manerker as the General Manager of the hotel. Prior to joining Grand Mercure Mysore, Sunaina was the General Manager at Lebua, Lucknow. She has also led successful assignments with brands like Le Meridien, Westin, Ramada, Lebua, as well…

Sébastien Bazin, Chief Executive Officer, Accor speaks about his vision and strategies to induce futuristic elements in a traditional hospitality chain How do you see India as a market and what is your vision for this market? Accor only exists due to its partners. These…

Rejoe Francis has been appointed as the Director of Sales for Novotel Imagica Khopoli. In his role, Rejoe will be responsible for leading and further evolving all aspects of the sales, driving revenues and promoting brand strategies. Prior to joining Accor, Rejoe was associated with…

Sandeep Sahdev is appointed as the Director of Sales and Marketing at Bengaluru Marriott Hotel Whitefield. In his new role, he will be leading the management staff in planning and strategizing sales objectives, marketing communications, direct sales-force activities to increase profits and achieve desired targets.…