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Bird Group's Roseate Hotels to develop first hotel near Noida airport

The Roseate Hotels and Resorts, owned by the Bird Group, has been selected to develop the first 220-room luxury hotel near the upcoming Noida International Airport in Jewar, officials said on Monday. The Bird Group, which operates six properties in India and the UK, was chosen to develop this hotel after a competitive bidding process involving some of the leading international and national hospitality groups, according to an official statement by the Noida International Airport (NIA). The hotel will be a "whole new concept" featuring intelligent technology like smartphone access and services especially designed to cater to the evolving demands and expectations of global leisure and business travellers, the NIA said. NIA's chief executive officer Christoph Schnellmann said, "This marks the start of our journey towards developing a modern, consumer-centric infrastructure for travellers as well as the visitors at the airport. "Roseate Hotels understands the needs of Indian customers,

Delhi restaurants, hotels can now serve food in open spaces; Details here

Under the new rules, restaurants will not be asked to present a no-objection certificate from the fire department for allowing dining on the terrace

Hospitality sector's per-room revenue grew 89.6% YoY in Q3: JLL report

Room demand across business cities remained strong during the quarter, primarily driven by MICE and other business-related travel

Mahindra Holidays looks to check in non-members with new hotel brand

To be positioned in the upper upscale band of the leisure segment, the hotel will compete with the likes of Pullman and Courtyard by Marriott

Premium hotel inventory may rise 3.5-4% this financial year, says report

Premium hotel inventory is likely to increase 3.5-4 per cent in the current fiscal with an addition of around 15,500 rooms amid recovery in demand, according to a report. In its report on Wednesday, rating agency Icra said the demand recovery has been better than expected in the last few months, aided by domestic leisure travel, pent-up demand from meetings, incentives, conference and events, including weddings, and gradual recovery in business travel and foreign tourist arrivals. "The healthy demand uptick has resulted in a pick-up in new supply announcements over the last 4-5 months. Further, construction activity in projects stalled post Covid has also commenced recently. "However, the hotel supply pipeline is expected to grow only at a 5-year CAGR of 3.5-4 per cent, adding approximately 15,500 rooms to the pan-India premium inventory of 94,800 rooms across 12 key cities in India," Icra Vice President and Sector Head - Corporate Ratings, Vinutaa S said. She also said the current

Villas to luxury apartments: Picking homestays over hotels is more fun

The rising trend in travel and hospitality offers guests privacy and comfort for a cheaper price

A gastronomic journey through the North far removed from convention

Loya, the latest offering by Indian Hotels at Taj Palace, New Delhi, offers a confluence of flavours from the foothills of Himalayas, the fields of Punjab, the Gangetic plains, and snow-laden Kashmir

Hotels may hike corporate rates by 15% from January amid surge in demand

Most hotels are already commanding 15-20 per cent higher rates compared to 2019 for the non-contracted rooms

Hotels, tour operators shed Covid baggage as Diwali promises to sparkle

Group tours at 65-70% of pre-pandemic levels; Southeast Asia, Egypt, and Turkey seeing maximum demand

OYO working on 'green tag' for sustainable hotels on its platform: CEO

Hospitality and travel-tech firm OYO is currently working towards bringing a 'green tag' for sustainable hotels listed on its platform, CEO Ankit Gupta said on Tuesday. The 'green tag' will be assigned to hotels that are eco-friendly in terms of features like using solar power enhanced efficient lighting and rainwater harvesting. "We are working towards a 'green tag' for all sustainable hotels on our platform," Gupta said at a Ficci event here. Sharing OYO's future plans, he said, "We are basically thinking about launching green tagged hotels, hotels that are eco-friendly in terms of using solar power enhanced efficient lighting, rainwater harvesting or the likes of it and for the more eco-friendly customers".

Speciality Restaurants to expand; plans 20-30 cloud kitchens, 6 restaurants

At present, there are about 13 independent cloud kitchens, but the numbers are set to increase

Flipkart launches Flipkart Hotels for domestic, international market

Flipkart Hotels will provide customers with the opportunity to book hotel rooms across 300,000 domestic and international hotels

Rajasthan govt plans to upgrade facilities in hotels owned by RTDC

Recently, chief minister Ashok Gehlot approved Rs 10 crore for the renovation of six hotels of RTDC

Analysts remain bearish on liquor companies despite Q1 volume gains

Raw material pressures and lack of pricing power key reasons for this view

Mid-sized hotels on aggressive expansion drive as occupancy, rates zoom

Mid-sized hotels have an advantage of better penetration in the tier-2 and tier-3 markets

Delhi HC gives the green light to restaurants to levy service charges

It comes just days after, on Tuesday, HC had asked the restaurants why they could not increase the salaries of their staff instead of levying a service charge

CCPA to challenge Delhi HC stay on service charge norms for hotels

Guidelines prohibit levy of service charge on food bills

HC stays guidelines prohibiting levying of service charge on food bills

The Delhi High Court on Wednesday stayed the recent guidelines prohibiting hotels and restaurants from levying service charge automatically on food bills

Hotels, restaurants workers demand pay hike after service charge ban

Industry experts say that while restaurants will increase the food prices there is no certainty on it going to staff as it will be a part of the owner's revenue

Mahindra Holidays plans to add 1,000 rooms in next 2-3 yrs: Chairman

Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Ltd (MHRIL) plans to add at least 1,000 rooms in the next two to three years, according to company Chairman Arun Nanda. In his address to shareholders in the company's annual report for 2021-22, Nanda said the firm is looking at greenfield projects, expansion of existing facilities, acquisition and lease opportunities to drive a significant growth in room inventory in the next few years. "Your company is poised for a significant growth in room inventory. The plan is to add at least 1,000 rooms in the next 2-3 years," he wrote. Nanda further said, "The additions are planned through a combination of greenfield projects on a beach near Ganpatiphule in Maharashtra and work is in progress for developing in few other destinations; expansion projects at its resorts in Kandaghat (Himachal Pradesh) and Puducherry." MHRIL had also recently won a bid for public-private partnership (PPP) project in Himachal Pradesh (Janjehli, Mandi district) and the work on .