Hospitality unicorn OYO is among the latest to join the list of hotel properties engaging in rebranding by converting the Hooters Casino Hotel in Las Vegas, US. While standalone hotels tend to undergo conversion for several reasons such as shift in corporate strategy, ageing of the property or demographics, the most popular reason remains empire...

Hotels in Goa may be forced to slash rates and look for business within the country following the collapse of Thomas Cook UK. Thomas Cook UK, which shut down operations on Monday, leaving hundreds of tourists stranded in Europe, was among the largest overseas tour operators selling sun and surf holidays in Goa during winter....

After three years of flat prices, travellers’ payments for overnight accommodation rose 2% globally in 2017, according to the latest Hotel Price Index from booking website Hotels.com, but Indian travellers paid less for room nights in six of the top 10 outbound destinations like the US, UK, Malaysia, Germany, Indonesia and Italy. Hotels.com said this...

NEW DELHI: The Indian Hotels Company LimitedNSE -2.09 % (IHCL) announced on Tuesday that it has launched its first Taj property in Saudi Arabia in the city of Makkah. IHCL has partnered with Umm Al Qura Development and Construction Company in the King Abdul Aziz Road (KAAR) project, an urban rejuvenation project in the city...

NEW DELHI: The hospitality sector in India survived the disruption caused by the introduction of a new tax regime and the impact of demonetization, as reflected in the better-than-expected number of hotel management, franchise and lease agreements signed in 2017, according to a new report by Jones Lang LaSalle shared exclusively with ET. “Coming on...

NEW DELHI: The withdrawal of input credit under the goods and services tax for restaurants will adversely affect their expansion plans this financial year, chains across formats said. In the absence of input credit for expenses such as rent and other capital costs that attract GST of 18% to 28%, opening a new outlet has...

Founded in 2009, Noesis Capital Advisors – a leading solutions provider for hotel real estate sector has extended its services and solutions to many hotels, resorts, MICE destinations, convention centres, etc. from distinct international and national brands. Nandivardhan Jain, Founder& CEO, Noesis Capital Advisors in conversation with Hospitality Biz gives a detailed overview on the various aspects and their...

Lemon Tree Hotels, which will list on the stock exchanges today, has entered Hyderabad’s Banjara Hills’ hospitality market with an 85-room business hotel that will be officially launched in the coming weeks. The unique aspect of this new-built hotel, which was soft-launched last month, is that it will feature a revolving restaurant. Once operational, this...

According to a DNA report, Unique Mercantile India, an exclusive development partner for global hospitality major Wyndham Hotel Group in India, has acquired a majority stake in a soon-to-be-operational hotel owned by Platinum World Hospitality in West Bengal. Industry sources told that the Ahmedabad-based company has concluded the deal and will be launching the 90-room...

New Delhi/Mumbai: Masa Hotels Pvt. Ltd, a unit of Mozambique based Masa group, has agreed to buy a 300-room hotel project located next to Mumbai’s Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport from Aristo Realty Developers Ltd. “We will invest $50 million on the asset purchase and project completion,” Sabir Rassul, director, Masa Hotels India, said in a phone...