Alila Diwa Goa has appointed Suveer Sodhi as the new General Manager for Alila Diwa Goa and The Diwa Club by Alila. Suveer is an energetic and dedicated professional with over 13 years of experience in the hospitality industry. He was earlier with Hyatt Regency…

Hilton recently announces the appointment of Amitabh Tyagi as Senior Director, Technical Services. In his new role, Amitabh will provide technical support and oversee the design, planning and execution of all Hilton hotel projects in India. With over 2 decades of experience in hotel project…

Sabre Corporation has appointed Brett Thorstad as Vice President Sales Management, South East Asia and APAC joint ventures. In this role, Brett will oversee sales performance and drive the retention and growth of agencies across the Southeast Asia region. He will also be responsible for…

Rupinder Brar (IRS IT:1990) appointed as Additional DG (Tourism), Ministry of Tourism for a tenure of five years. She replaces Meenakshi Sharma (IA&AS:1988)

JB Singh, President and CEO, InterGlobe Hotels speak about the growth and opportunities in the country and challenges which needs to be addressed for growth. With a specific focus to build the Ibis brand in India, IGH currently operates 18 properties and has a pipeline…

Vikas Kumar has been appointed as the General Manager of The Westin Pushkar Resort and Spa - Westin Hotel’s first resort property in India. Vikas has taken on the responsibility for overseeing the hotel operations and ensuring stellar standards of guest service. With over 18…

Navin Kumar Choudhary, an IAS officer of 1994 batch and currently serving as Principal Secretary to Government of Jammu & Kashmir, Industries and Commerce Department, shall hold the additional charge of Administrative Secretary, Tourism Department, in addition to his own duties till further orders.

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…