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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 .

Forced to pay service charge? Here's how you can lodge a complaint

If a restaurant is forcing customers to pay extra money in the name of service charges, customers can lodge a complaint with the CCPA

Hotel industry sees growth as daily room rates, occupancies over 2019 level

Mumbai hotels recorded an occupancy rate of 80 per cent in May 2022, which was followed Pune and Bengaluru, consulting firm HVS Anarock said

Hotels and restaurants can't levy service charge by default, says CCPA

The hotels have to clearly inform the consumer that paying the service charge is at the consumer's discretion, the CCPA said

Eateries get a taste of local with Covid-19 pandemic impacting supplies

Imported fare makes way for homegrown produce

Hospitality deals pick up after a lull as HNIs, family offices check in

Family offices, high net-worth individuals and institutional investors are looking at the sector, say advisory firms

OYO completes acquisition of Europe-based Direct Booker for $5.5 mn

OYO acquire Europe-based Direct Booker. OYO has in the recent past declared its intent of actively scouting for 'tuck-in' acquisitions, especially in the European market as a strategic growth lever

EIH Chairman PRS Oberoi steps down, nephew Arjun Singh Oberoi takes over

The veteran hotelier is credited with making Oberoi a brand to reckon with steps down owing to ill health

Pandemic lessons: Hotel brands, asset owners go for revenue sharing route

While IHCL has been at it for some years now, for Concept and Kamat Group, which have typically relied on management contracts, it's a first

Business travellers' hub welcomes increased footfall after easing of curbs

Two years of the pandemic have had a major impact on the economy of the place, with many hotels left with unoccupied rooms despite slashed rates