Shorter-term membership packages may be considered
Two major holiday timeshare brands reposition themselves to counter growing competition from homestay, vacation rentals platforms
Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India today reported a 3.5 per cent dip in standalone net profit to Rs 31.70 crore for the second quarter ended September 30, 2017. The company posted a net profit of Rs 32.86 crore for the corresponding period of the previous fiscal, Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Ltd (MHRIL) said in a filing to BSE. Standalone total income of the company stood at Rs 251.98 crore for the quarter under consideration. It was Rs 261.45 crore for the same period a year ago. "We continue to strengthen our customer acquisition processes which has impacted our member additions in the short term," MHRIL MD & CEO Kavinder Singh said. Shares of MHRIL today closed at Rs 376.95 per scrip on BSE, up 0.23 per cent from previous close.
Company is assessing properties in Orlando, Las Vegas as outbound travel rises
Mahindra Holidays & Resorts India Ltd (MHRIL) has acquired an additional 3.22 per cent stake in Finland-based Holiday Club Resorts Oy (HCR) for 2.16 million euros (over Rs 14.5 crore). The Mahindra group company, through its step down subsidiary Covington S.A.R.L, has increased stake in Holiday Club Resorts Oy, Finland by acquiring an additional 3.22 per cent stake in the share capital of HCR and consequently, its stake in HCR has gone up to 95.16 per cent, MHRIL said in a filing to BSE. The 3.22 per cent stake has been acquired for a cash consideration of 2.16 million euros, it added. Holiday Club Resorts Oy is a leading vacation ownership company in Europe with 31 resorts in Finland, Sweden and Spain, MHRIL said. Shares of MHRIL today closed at Rs 448.15, up 1.33 per cent on BSE.
Nreach is a tech-enabled marketplace for experiences, activities and interesting things to do in and around city or in travel destinations
Company, however, did not disclose any financial detail of the stake acquisition
The additional inventory will be added in the next 2-2.5 years, during this time the company is also open for looking partners to promote projects and for acquisitions
Consideration received from the sale was euro 400,000 each
The company said consideration received from the sale of each of these firms is Euro 4,00,000