Hospitality

IHG Hotels & Resorts signs a management agreement with Swornim Hotel Pokhara Private Limited to develop a new Holiday Inn Express hotel - Holiday Inn Express Pokhra Lakeside, in Nepal.  The new-build hotel will feature 110 keys and will be operational by the first quarter of 2025. IHG currently has four hotels under development across the Holiday Inn brand family...

Sitting through traffic is among the least pleasant things we do. And some cities have it so much worse than others. If you’re stuck in a traffic jam in Mumbai, Bengaluru or Delhi, you’re on one of the world’s Top 10 most-choked roads, according to the latest TomTom traffic index report. The index has been providing insight on traffic congestion...

Hyatt Regency Dharamshala Resort, recently promoted Suresh Kumar to Director of Rooms. He comes with a broad spectrum of knowledge and an experience of over a decade in the hospitality industry, where he has worked in both the Indian and International markets. “It has been a great honour to join Hyatt Hotels Corporation with their first mountain resort in India...

Improvement in the speed of freight trains and a number of concessions/discounts given by IR to make freight movement attractive have given a boost to IR’s freight performance. The average speed of freight trains in February 2021 was 46.09 kmph against 23.01 kmph a year ago. Railway freight operations have continued to maintain pace, with 112.25 MT of loading in...

CEAT Tyres, India’s leading tyre manufacturer, introduces the concept ofonly women operated CEAT Shoppes across India. The all women CEAT Shoppe will be CEAT’s endeavour to empower women especially in the male dominated tyre industry. The Shoppes areowned, managed and run by team of women which will give them equal opportunity to grow and make a mark in tyre...

Courtyard By Marriott Raipur today celebrated its fifth anniversary by baking the city's tallest cake. The cake, which was displayed in Hotel lobby, was 5 meter (apprx 16.5 feet) tall and weighed around 375 kgs. It took a hydraulic lift to reach out and cut it. Guests at the hotel and Marriott Associates were present on the occasion. Anuj Singh,...

The UK's tougher new travel rules to contain the spread of COVID-19 variants came into effect from Monday, involving compulsory hotel quarantines for anyone returning to England from one of the 33 high-risk "red list" countries. Those arriving will have to pre-book and pay 1,750 pounds to spend 10 days quarantining in government-sanctioned hotels, covering the cost of the hotel,...

It’s time for celebration at Courtyard by Marriott, Raipur as the hotel is celebrating successful 5 years in Raipur on 19th February. The Hotel is all set to celebrate the occasion in style. To make it grand the hotel has come up with lots of never before discounts and offers for its guests. Besides, it is also going to involve...

Gurugram-based online travel aggregator ixigo on Thursday said it is acquiring Bengaluru based online train discovery and booking platform Confirmtkt for an undisclosed amount across a mix of cash and ixigo stock. The founders of ixigo will join the Confirmtkt board and existing investors of Confirmtkt, including Venture Catalysts, will be exiting the company fully as a part of the...

The Goa government has sought financial assistance from the Centre to revive the state's tourism industry which has been hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said. Talking to reporters on Wednesday, Mr Sawant said he has written to Union finance minister for helping the industry, which was one of the largest revenue earners for the state. "We are...