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/Ananya Agrawal, CEO and Co-founder of Lume & Lime, on the gap between the classroom and the cafe floor, and why dining is becoming a third place.
Read MoreAnanya Agrawal, CEO and Co-founder of Lume & Lime, on the gap between the classroom and the cafe floor, and why dining is becoming a third place.
Read MoreSatish Kumar has been appointed as the Senior Director Talent & Culture, India & South Asia Accor effective from 1 July 2020. With over 2 decades of experience in talent development, In his new role will handle India hotel operations management teams.
Prior to this he was the Director of Learning & Talent Development, India & South Asia, Accor. Before joining Accor, He was associated with ITC Hotels and Sarovar Hotels.
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With the appointment of Joanna Gunn as a Chief Brand Officer, Rosewood Hotel Group has added strong leadership to the company’s brand, marketing, and communications team.
She brings more than 23 years’ luxury experience to her new position. Previously, she was a Chief Brand Officer for Lane Crawford, a luxury multi-brand retailer.
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The Leela Palaces, Hotels and Resorts, Indian luxury hotel chain have received enquiries for work from hotel availability.
The COO also mentioned that hotels can look at mini staycations, as people will tend to move out from their houses and stay in a hotel for a change. Safety and sanitisation are going to be a new luxury
The group has partnered with leading certification company Bureau Veritas to revamp the hygiene protocol of all its hotel
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Wyndham Hotels & Resorts has appointed Joon Aun Ooi as President of the Asia Pacific region. Our focus in the region and continued commitment to making hotel travel possible for all remains unchanged
The company has brought together its South East Asia and Pacific Rim business with its Greater China operation to establish the Asia Pacific region.
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Long-time Marriott International senior executive Dave Grissen has decided to step down from his position as group president, the Americas, toward the end of 2020 and retire from Marriott in the first quarter of 2021
Grissen leads all aspects of the company's biggest region, the Americas, which generates more than two-thirds of the company's fee revenues
Under Grissen's leadership, Marriott's Americas organization has grown from 2,928 hotels to 5,640 properties today, with another 1,800 hotels in the pipeline
Marriott also announced plans for the company's lodging operations to be consolidated under two long-time Marriott leaders after Grissen steps down from his current role. Under this plan, Liam Brown will take on the role of group president, North America and Craig S. Smith will take on the role of group president, International.
Brown currently is group president, Europe, Middle East & Africa. Brown was president, Europe, and before that, president, select brands and owner and franchise services, North America.
The company expects that David Marriott, currently president, U.S. full service, managed by Marriott, will join the company's board of directors in 2021
Anil Chadha has been named as the new chief operating officer (COO) at ITC Hotels
Before being appointed as the COO, He was Vice President, Operations at Hotels Division. Besides, in his previous tenure he was appointed as Vice President, Southern Region ITC Hotels and General Manager – ITC Grand Chola. As Vice President – South and General Manager, He was responsible for the growth and expansion in the Southern region in both the WelcomHotel and Luxury Collection brands such as WelcomHotel Coimbatore and Welcom Hotel Kences Palm Beach, Mahabalipuram which were opened under his aegis.
In his expansive career span, He has been accustomed with markets such as New Delhi, Agra, Kolkata, Bengaluru and Chennai which has facilitated his in-depth experience and understanding of the business dynamics of micro-markets within India.
His exemplary leadership distinguished by excellent people management and team building skills drives the result-oriented, passionate and ethical work culture that he has imbibed over the years.
VICTORIA, B.C. — Madone Pelan is the new general manager at Oak Bay Beach Hotel. She has spent more than 25 years in the hospitality industry, including five years as the director of Sales & Marketing at Oak Bay Hotel. She takes over from Michelle Le Sage, whose commitment to mentoring team members and retaining the region’s top hospitality professionals has led to her recognition as BC Hotelier of the year.
Her leadership quality and vast experience in hospitality and marketing bring her today in the position of the general manager role
HALIFAX — New Castle Hotels and Resorts announced veteran hotelier Matthew Mackenzie has been named the general manager of the Westin Nova Scotian.
He was previously the general manager of the Algonquin Resort in St. Andrews, N.B. and, prior to that, held leadership roles at hotels and resorts throughout the country, including The Banff Center, Sooke Harbour House, Fairmont Chateau Whistler, and the Delta Grand Okanagan Resort
During his tenure at the Algonquin, he oversaw the renovation of the hotel’s world-class golf course, nearly doubled the hotel’s historic-high revenue mark and hosted Prime Minister Trudeau’s first cabinet meeting as well as a conference attended by all the nation’s premiers
He is the perfect leader for the next phase in the life of this landmark hotel.
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Sterling Holiday Resorts’ in-house Sterling ONE platform has won a national B2B technology award. Partner transactions rose 34% and room nights 29% in H1 FY27.
MTDC’s Ex-INS Guldar project, India’s first underwater museum and artificial reef off Sindhudurg, has won the Golden Banyan Award at The Week Heritage Awards 2026.
The Maldives resort marked its 20th anniversary alongside Banyan Group’s Long Service Awards, recognising 48 associates with between five and 30 years of service.
Sir Paul Nurse, Neil MacGregor, Adania Shibli and Ritu Dalmia are among the new names for the festival’s 20th edition, 14 to 18 January 2027 at Hotel Clarks Amer, Jaipur.
The Michelin-recognised Bangkok restaurant has opened its fourth Indian outpost at Worldmark 6, Aerocity, with 72 seats, shared Thai plates and a cocktail list to match.
Warren Watson of The Midwest Sea Salt Company outlines six decisions hotels and spas should make before turning a signature spa ritual into a consistent bath-and-body amenity collection.