Global Hotel Brands Anchor India Development Plans Around Domestic Demand
Most Major International Hotel Chains Have Announced India Expansion Strategies
The development pipeline of international hotel brands is heating up in India.
Debt-Heavy Hotels in India Find Routes Toward Business Resolution
India's National Company Law Tribunal Helps Distressed Hotels Find New Owners
Distress is occurring in India, but there is a sensible resolution for hotel owners wishing to avoid bankruptcy.
Indian Hoteliers Learn To Sell 'Joyous Rains' of Monsoon Season
Leisure Tourism, Experiences Marketed To Boost Rainy-Season Occupancy
Rain, rain, go away, come again another day.
Cricket World Cup Drives Unprecedented Bookings for Hotels in India
If Host Nation Does Well, Even Wins, Hotel Demand Will Score a Double-Century
Writer George Bernard Shaw supposedly remarked that in cricket “11 fools are batting, 11 fools are bowling, and 11,000 fools are watching.”
Indian Asset-Light, Cash-Heavy Hotel Firms Ponder Ownership
Business Hotels in Secondary Cities Particularly Attractive
In recent decades, fleet-footed and asset-light hotel management companies in India have notched up impressive revenues and growth without the need for heavy amounts of capital exp...
Return of 'The Big Fat Indian Wedding' Drives Demand for India Hotels
Hotel Buyouts are Becoming More Common as Overall Spending Rockets
Indian weddings are back with a bang.
Indian Hotels Company CEO Touts 'Speed of Transformation'
Puneet Chhatwal Envisions 300 Properties by 2025
The leader of India's biggest hotel brand company didn't sit idly by waiting for the industry to recover before setting his own strategy in motion.
Hotels in India Recover as Peak Travel Season Dawns
Business Travel, Events, International Inbound Rising
Economic sentiment, current hotel business on the books and market share going forward are all under analysis and debate in India — far more than they were before the pandemic — bu...
Pressure Mounts on India Hotel Owners To Align With Brands
Conversions Will Increase Quality Across the Country, Hoteliers Say
In survival mode throughout the pandemic, many owners of India's independent and boutique hotels and small, regional chains have opted for the safety umbrella provided by the large...
Hoteliers Redefine Growing Religious Tourism Segment in India
Budget, Midmarket Hotel Brands Dominate Supply
Religious tourism — travel for religious or spiritual purposes and viewing monuments — is a growing hotel industry trend in India as spiritual sites attract a well-paying younger ...
Multitasking a New Concept for Some Understaffed India Luxury Hotels
Ratio of Staff to Guests Likely To Change in the Long Term
India's hotels, especially those at the luxury end of the scale, have always been noted for a very high staff-to-guest ratio, but after more than 20 months of pandemic-era operatio...
India Hoteliers Seek More Government Help Amid Pandemic
A bustling domestic market, drawing on its population of 1.4 billion, sets India hotels up well for recovery, despite what hoteliers say is a lack of government help.
REPORT FROM INDIA—Indian hoteliers still are coming to terms with COVID-19, but have found innovate ways to generate revenue, cut costs and make optimum use of resources.
The Measures it Takes to Build Palace Hotels in India
Cashing in on the craze for living in or staying at palaces and forts, new hotel operators in India are drawing on inspiration from old stately homes of yore to recreate them in all their modern splendor. However, costs for this type of craftsmanship have risen.
REPORT FROM INDIA—Hoteliers with heritage properties in India are cashing in on many travelers’ dreams of living like a maharaja by restoring centuries’ old palaces and forts, know...
Smog Pollutes Delhi’s Appeal as a Destination
Recent air-quality numbers in Delhi, India, have reached hazardous levels, affecting tourism and causing hoteliers to adapt.
REPORT FROM INDIA—Hotels in Delhi, New Delhi, and the National Capital Territory benefit from a historic heritage tracing back to 1000 B.C., a ranking of 28th worldwide by number o...
Experiential Travel Set to Boom in India
Hotels in India can benefit from the array of experiences the country offers, which is exactly what today’s travelers are looking for.
REPORT FROM INDIA—Experiential travel is growing rapidly in the industry, and it’s now beginning to take root in India, according to sources.
Indian Hoteliers See Returns From Charitable Causes
The Indian hotel industry is reaching out via corporate social responsibility initiatives and forging new links with customers through religious services, food and drink and charitable endeavors that bring guests closer and increase bookings.
REPORT FROM INDIA—Traditionally, the only interactive public face Indian hotels and hoteliers generally displayed was in regards to the occasional food festival or New Year’s and C...
Indian Hoteliers Seek New Revenue Taking F&B Off-site
Hoteliers in India are devising new, innovative ways of taking their successful property restaurants to a wider audiences, but warn that quality must be maintained.
REPORT FROM INDIA—Indian fine dining traditionally has been associated with in-house hotel restaurants, but that is changing, according to sources.
Luxury Development Returns to India as Demand Grows
The Indian hotel industry has always defined and measured itself in the luxury segment. With an increase in affluent travelers to India, the sector is poised for new growth.
REPORT FROM INDIA—Luxury hotels have been a stalwart in India, and hoteliers have relied on the segment to gauge the pulse of the industry, especially due to the evidence over the ...
REITs Bring New Funding Option to Indian Hotels
The real estate investment trust ownership structure has come to India, but sources warn the success of REIT hotel ownership depends largely on the continuing success of assets in other real estate classes.
REPORT FROM INDIA—Real estate investment trusts are the newest ingredient to India’s hotel landscape.
Oyo CEO Shares Plan for Making the ‘most-loved’ Brand
In merely five years, India’s Oyo Hotels & Homes has grown from one property to more than 515,000 rooms in more than 500 cities.* Its mission? To become “the most-loved hospitality brand in the world,” according to founder and CEO Ritesh Agarwal.
GURUGRAM, India—Oyo Hotels & Homes is one of the most significant hotel industry growth stories of recent years and attracted funding from major players, notably Japanese bank Soft...