Hotel Leela and TAJGVK Hotels were up 15 per cent and 11 per cent, respectively, while Royal Orchid Hotels, Oriental Hotels, EIH and Lemon Tree were up in the range of 3 to 5 per cent.
IHCL Chief Executive Officer (CEO) Puneet Chhatwal said by 2020, the company would open 10 new luxury
Buying such a firm will not only be more viable financially but will also help IHCL give a better toehold in a new market
The strategic partnership will extend the Indian company's presence at the top-end of the market.
The 5-star hospitality chain blurs the line between homestays and hotels, draws new investors into the mix
Tata Group-run hospitality major Indian Hotels Company (IHCL), which operates the Taj brand of hotels, Tuesday announced its entry into the homestay market with a new brand Ama Trails & Stays. The largest hotel chain claimed that this is the first branded product in the homestay market in the country. The new brand will have two sub-brands -Ama Plantation Trails and Ama Fine Homestays. The company has signed a management contract for nine heritage bungalows with group firm Tata Coffee in Coorg and Chikmagalur in Karnataka and is adding two of its own bungalows mid-next year under the Ama umbrella. "Today we announce another business. This is a direct derivation of a drive from our group chairman on scaling, synergising and simplifying. Among our group companies we have a lot of guest houses. The first one we started with Ama Plantation Trail today," IHCL managing director and chief executive Puneet Chhatwal told reporters here. Bookings will open from March 1 for ...
Indian Hotels Company has rallied 9% to Rs 147 on BSE in intra-day trade, gaining 12% in last six trading days.
The hospitality group signed 15 new hotels this year resulting in a 90 per cent growth in pipeline over last year
When I dug into the case, I found the company had ticked all the right boxes. Yet the system failed, completely and utterly
MD and CEO Puneet Chhatwal's business strategy has profit enhancement at its core
Operational gains will be driven by domestic business; debt reduction should add to profits
The luxury segment and the cities the company has a presence in are expected to see higher demand and lower supply
The company has consolidated gross debt of Rs 3,658 crore
Indian Hotels' plan to raise Rs 1,500 crore to fund capital expenditure, growth plans and for debt repayment has not gone down well with investors. The announcement by the company during market hours led to the stock shedding 3 per cent at close on Monday. Is the market reaction justified? Perhaps not!While the company has not spelt out the details of the utilisation of proceeds, analysts expect it to be mix of capex and debt repayment. Analysts say the company could use half of the proceeds to fund the development of its Mumbai-based Sea Rock property while the other half could be used to retire its consolidated net debt which as on June 30, 2017 stood at Rs 3,100 crore.If this is the way things pan out, earnings will be dilutive over the medium term. Says an analyst at a domestic brokerage, "If the entire proceeds are used to repay debt, it will reduce the company's leverage by half and will be positive, but if the company develops its Sea Rock property which is likely, earnings as .
This is subject to the relevant regulatory approvals, IHCL said
Indian hotels took the precaution of protecting goodwill of the hotel as a means of good governance
Asset sales and capital raising help lower debt, improve debt-equity ratio
Standalone revenue from operations of the company rose to Rs 707.03 crore
Supporters of former chairman confident independent directors will take the cue from counterparts in hotel chain
They praised the steps taken by Mistry in providing strategic direction and leadership to company; September net narrows to Rs 26.7 cr