Hospitality

Budget 2023-24: Hospitality will benefit, says Massive Restaurants' Kalra

Zorawar Kalra, Founder & MD, Massive Restaurants, talks about Union Budge 2023

Small towns witness highest increase in room bookings in 2022: OYO

India's small towns like Hathras, Sasaram, Karaikudi, and Tenali witnessed the highest increase in room bookings in 2022, according to hospitality and travel-tech firm OYO's annual data. With travel bouncing back strongly after the pandemic, OYO Travelopedia 2022 found that Hyderabad, Delhi, Bangalore, Kolkata, and Chennai emerged as the most booked cities in India for business travel. "Uttar Pradesh became the most visited state in 2022. Smaller towns and cities such as Hathras (Uttar Pradesh), Srinagar in Uttarakhand, Sasaram (Bihar), Karaikudi (Tamil Nadu) and Tenali (Andhra Pradesh) observed the highest increase in bookings in 2022 versus 2021. June 4, 2022, was the most booked day in 2022," OYO said in a statement citing its data. While Hyderabad, Delhi, Bangalore, Kolkata, and Chennai are the most booked cities for business travel, OYO said Jaipur, Goa, Kochi, Varanasi and Visakhapatnam topped the charts as favourite leisure destinations in 2022. "Varanasi became the most boo

Airbnb to verify all guests, crack down on party bookings, says report

Online hospitality major Airbnb has announced that all guests will be required to verify their identity for a successful booking, while it will also crack down on parties booked through its service

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

Fitch downgrades OYO's ratings over uncertainty in making profit

Rating agency expects the company's FY23 revenue to increase by around 30%, lower than its forecast.

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

The talent crunch: Why fresh graduates are fleeing the hospitality sector

As occupancy peaks, hospitality firms find themselves competing with retail, e-commerce, real estate and IT for employees

OYO hits weekend with over 300K bookings; surpasses New Year's bookings

OYO also observed a 134 per cent jump in weekend vs weekday bookings during the festive weekend in 2022 vs 111 per cent in 2019.

Indian travel, hospitality sector rebounds with maximum hiring in March

However, the travel and hospitality industry is not quite back to pre-pandemic levels but is certainly on the way to recovery.

Domestic leisure to be strong even after overseas travel resumes: Experts

Temperatures are running high for those in the travel and hospitality business because they expect demand for both inbound and outbound travel to explode

FM Nirmala Sitharaman holds meeting with hospitality, tourism sectors

Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Friday held a meeting with representatives from travel, tourism and hospitality sectors to discuss various credit related issues with them. The meeting was also attended by senior finance ministry officials and heads of various public sector banks (PSBs). "Along with the FM, the meeting was also attended by MoS Finance Shri @DrBhagwatKarad; Finance Secretary; Secretaries for Financial Services, Economic Affairs & Revenue; chiefs of PSBs & IBA, besides senior officials from @FinMinIndia," the finance ministry said in a tweet. It is to be noted that Budget 2022-23 had proposed to open an additional Rs 50,000 crore window under the Emergency Credit Line Guarantee Scheme (ECLGS) to support hospitality and related services sector. "Hospitality and related services, especially those by micro and small enterprises, are yet to regain their pre-pandemic level of business. Considering these aspects, the ECLGS will be extended up to March 2023 and ..

Christmas, New Year help hospitality firms' Q3 earnings as Covid curbs ease

Most hospitality firms, particularly the ones that have a strong presence in the leisure locations, report year-on-year growth.

Hospitality sector improved in Q42021 on vaccination, eased curbs: JLL

Indian hospitality industry is on an upward trajectory with traveller confidence back, led by improved vaccination rates as well as ease in travel restrictions, investment management company JLL said.

Hospitality body says new Maharashtra Covid rules to hurt hotels, eateries

Urges state to allow operations till 11 p.m. at least as against 10 p.m. currently

Reliance to buy control of New York's Mandarin Oriental hotel for $98 mn

Company says the acquisition will help the group increase its consumer and hospitality footprint.

Hospitality industry on alert mode amid threat from Omicron variant

With states imposing restrictions on gatherings for Christmas and New Year celebrations, hoteliers and restaurant operators are, however, staring at possible booking cancellations

Tata Power, ama Stays & Trails tie up to set up EV charging stations

Tata Power has collaborated with am Stays & Trails, India's first branded homestay portfolio by Indian Hotels Company Ltd, to set up EV charging stations at over 30 of its villas and heritage bungalows across 11 destinations. A rising demand for sustainable transport infrastructure has resulted in an increasing number of hospitality brands investing in electric vehicle (EV) charging points, a statement said. The collaboration is a step forward in catering to the evolving needs of environmentally-conscious customers by reducing their travel carbon footprint and embracing a more sustainable future. This marks an important step for both flagship Tata Group companies in furthering their commitment towards adopting more sustainable and cost-efficient business practices. Under the partnership, Tata Power EZ Charge has established EV chargers for guests staying at the am Stays & Trails homestays. Tata Power has deployed an extensive EV charging infrastructure with over 1,000 EV ...

Hotels roll out red carpet for year-end vacationers after brisk Dussehra

For the annual recovery to reach 2019 levels, though, it may still take another six to 12 months

About 46% Indians plan to travel in Oct-Dec, finds survey

As much as 46 per cent of the respondents in India are looking to travel in October-December: Survey

Hotels see green shoots of recovery as the fear of the pandemic recedes

But recovery in average daily rates remains some distance away