Global Majors Firm Up Investment Plans For India
India is to witness an increase in the presence in foreign hotel brands with Marriott, Hilton, Shangri-La, Mandarin Oriental, InterContinental, Carlson, Movenpick having firmed up investment plans in the emerging hotel sector in the country. This was revealed at the recently concluded, India’s first hotel investment conference - HICSA 2005 - held on March 7 at the Hilton Oberoi in Mumbai.

‘Being Good Is Good For Business’
Keeping true to the spirit of hospitality while surging ahead in the hotel business, Marilyn Carlson Nelson leads the management of a global business portfolio encompassing Carlson Companies’ major operating groups. Savio Rodrigues speaks with the chairman and chief executive officer of Carlson Companies...

‘The Indian Market Has Immense Potential’
HVS India achieved a unique distinction in hosting India’s first-ever investment conference for the hospitality industry. Find out what Stephen Rushmore, president and founder, HVS International had to say to Savio Rodrigues on the conference and the group’s plans for India...

Growth For China, Room For Improvement For India: Int'l Hoteliers
Some of international hospitality’s biggest names converged on Hotel Investment Conference South Asia (HICSA 2005), pondering the varying fortunes of India and China in the context of hotel investments and their take on Asia for the future. Bhisham Mansukhani gets their perspective...

Alternative Revenue Streams
Exploring alternative revenue streams has become an imperative that hotels cannot anymore afford to ignore as conventional options are being eaten into. HVS rounded up some of the deacons towards expounding on the subject at HICSA 2005 in Mumbai. Bhisham Mansukhani reports...