Hospitality

The budgetary allocation for the ministry of tourism has been slashed from ₹ 2,500 crore in 2020-21 to ₹ 2026.77 crore this year, in a blow to the tourism industry which is reeling from huge losses due to the coronavirus crisis. The revised estimate for the ministry was ₹ 1,260 crore. The budget has allocated ₹ 1088.03 crore for development of...

Raipur, 27th January, 2021: On, 26th January 2021, Courtyard by Marriott, Raipur celebrated India’s 72nd Republic Day with its associates. The Republic Day celebrations kicked off at 8 am with Flag hoisting ceremony. The National Flag was hoisted by Rajneesh Kumar, General Manager, Courtyard by Marriott, Raipur. After the flag hoisting ceremony and the national anthem, Rajneesh spoke to...

Dubai restaurants have begun offering discounts to customers who have been inoculated against coronavirus, amid a vaccination drive as the emirate seeks to fight the pandemic without closing its doors. The United Arab Emirates says it has already vaccinated some 2.5 million of its population of about 10 million, the second highest rate globally after Israel. "Spread love, not Rona," say...

The country attracted private equity investments to the tune of $ 38,149 million in the year 2020. Of the total PE investment, the real estate sector claimed 11 per cent share in 2020 with $ 4,068 million, closing 21 deals during the year. The share of office and warehousing PE investments have jumped remarkably over the last decade from 24 per...

Raipur, 21st January, 2021: It’s celebration time for all the foodies in the city as Courtyard by Marriott, Raipur is organizing a 10 day Street Food festival beginning Friday at its multi cuisine restaurant – MoMo Café between 7 to 11 pm. It will focus on an elaborate array of mouth watering Indian street food. There would be special...

Citroen India is all set to launch the C5 AirCross in the country in the first quarter of 2021. The company, therefore, has started to scale up operations to make sure that the car reaches the right markets. So, for starters, the company will launch 10 showrooms in 10 cities before the launch of the Citroen C5 AirCross. The...

Growth in India's dominant services industry continued to lose momentum in December as a resurgence in coronavirus infections weighed on new business and employment, a private survey showed on Wednesday. Asia's third-largest economy has been gradually recovering from a coronavirus-induced recession but is not expected to return to pre-pandemic levels soon, especially within the service industry — the engine of...

Vietnam, the world's third biggest exporter of rice, has started buying the grain from rival India for the first time in decades after local prices jumped to their highest in nine years amid limited domestic supplies, four industry officials told Reuters. The purchases highlight tightening supplies in Asia, which could lift rice prices in 2021 and even force traditional...

Predicting a spike in COVID-19 cases in January, state Health Minister Vishwajit Rane today appealed to tourists to take precautions, as "Goa is not a banana republic". Addressing the media after chairing a high-level meeting, the minister said despite repeated appeals to wear masks and practise social distancing, people have not been taking precautions. Mr Rane predicted a spike in infections...

Raipur, 25 December, 2020:As part of the ongoing Christmas festivities, the leadership team along with the associates from various disciplines carried out a CSR activity in the city by creating an awareness about the ongoing pandemic(COVID-19). They did so by spreading the message of following the various protocols laid down by the governing bodies by displaying various placards at...