Hospitality

 Courtyard by Marriott, Raipur will distribute free food packets to the poor and needy people of the city for the next two weeks under its social responsibility program "Serve360". The distribution will begin from Saturday. Hotel staff members will visit various localities of the city and distribute 100 food packets every day. Rajneesh Kumar, General Manager, Courtyard Marriott, Raipur, said...

The Delhi government has announced that a COVID care facility will be set up for judges and judicial officers of Delhi High Court at the Ashoka Hotel in Chanakyapuri area as several judges of district court and the High Court have tested positive for the virus in the past. The facility will be managed by Chanakyapuri's Primus Hospital.   Geeta...

Indian Railways is going to start 71 unreserved train services from April 5 in an attempt to increase transport facilities for passengers. Union Railways Minister Piyush Goyal said this has been done to ensure safe and comfortable travel for passengers. Earlier this month, the Railways reactivated the 'UTS on Mobile' app to decongest unreserved ticketing system counters at different stations...

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,...