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…

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…

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;…

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…

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…

Virgin Atlantic has appointed David Hodges as the new Country Manager for its India operations. In his new role, David will drive Virgin’s business at a strategic and commercial level for all sales within India. Prior to his appointment as the Country Manager for India,…

Etihad Aviation Group (EAG) has confirmed the appointment of Mark Powers as its new Group Chief Financial Officer. Mark will join EAG in January 2018. In his new role, Mark will be responsible for the finance function across the Abu Dhabi-based group’s five divisions, which…

Suman Julka is appointed as Director of Sales & Marketing, The Westin Kolkata Rajarhat. With an experience of over 18 years, Suman worked with brands like Hyatt Regency Kathmandu, Hyatt Regency Delhi, Hotel Soul Vacation, Goa, The Grand New Delhi, The Westin Gurgaon, Hyatt Regency…

Sharad Datta has been appointed as General Manager of The Westin Mumbai Garden City. Sharad brings over two decades of rich experience in hotel management with brands of great repute like Marriott International, Hyatt International and Oberoi Hotels & Resorts. Prior to joining The Westin…

Ashwani Nayar has been appointed as the Multi -Property General Manager of The Westin Gurgaon, New Delhi and The Westin Sohna Resort and Spa. With over 25 years of experience in hospitality, Ashwani joined Marriott International (earlier Starwood Hotels & Resorts Worldwide) in 2005 as…

Hyatt Regency Delhi has appointed Mohit Kanwal as Director of Sales and Marketing. With over 18 years of experience in the industry, Mohit worked with brands like The Taj Mahal Hotel, New Delhi, The Oberoi and Trident Nariman point in Mumbai, Hyatt Pune and Hyatt…

Preetham Kiron is appointed as the new Managing Director of dnata Travel India. Preetham will join the company early in 2018 from his current role as General Manager of dnata Travel in Abu Dhabi & Al Ain. He will be based in Delhi NCR.

Rani George, a 1996 batch Kerala cadre IAS officer, has been allotted additional charge of Tourism Secretary, Govt of Kerala. Rani, who works as Secretary, Department of Culture, Government of Kerala, replaces Dr. Venu V , Principal Secretary (Tourism), Govt. of Kerala. She has already…

The Appointment Committee of Cabinet (ACC) has appointed Pradeep Singh Kharola, an IAS officer of 1985 batch from Karnataka as Chairman and Managing Director, Air India, in the rank and pay of Secretary to Government of India. Kharola will replace Rajiv Bansal to become the…

Rahul Lall has been appointed as the Secretary General for Federation of Hotel and Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI). Prior to joining FHRAI he held the role of the Vice President Operations for the Dangayach Group of Hotels. Rahul brings with him over 30 years…