Tejinder Singh Walia elected as President of FHRAI

Tejinder Singh Walia has been elected as President of the Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India.
The Federation of Hotel & Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI) is the apex body of the Indian hospitality sector and represents nearly 4,000 members, including hotels, restaurants and associates.
Commenting on the development, Walia said: "The coming year is especially crucial, because many of the key policy and regulatory issues, which FHRAI has been diligently pursuing for long, are currently poised at an important juncture...We have to be persistent and proactive in our engagement with the Government, to ensure that these initiatives come to timely fruition.

The issues for instance are introduction of the Goods & Services Tax (GST), e-Visa for international tourists, infrastructure status for the hospitality industry, single- window clearance for projects, streamlining of the hotel classification norms among others, he added.
Walia is the Chairman of Hotel Walson (a unit of Walson Retails Pvt Ltd).
FHRAI provides interface between the industry, government, regulatory bodies, academia, international organisations, civil society and the media.