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India's No. 1 Hospitality Business Weekly

Issue dated - 29th August 2005

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Cover Story

India May Soon Don ‘Regional Hub’ Status For Global Hospitality & Travel Cos
International companies in tourism and hospitality are fast seeing the benefits of choosing India as their regional hub for south Asia to spearhead expansions and operations. Apart from the few that are already based out of India, more are expected to toe the trend, chiefly citing operational ease and cost effectiveness.

Newstrack

Govt To Set Up Holding Company To Fund Convention Centres

Viceroy Hotels Eye Metro Cities

Kamat Hotels Stocks Soar High

Tourism Ministry Calls For Report On Hotel 'Scam'

Fortune Park To Enter Kolkata

Hyatt's New Select Service Brand Christened Hyatt Place

Snippets

Talking Point

Any Solution To Attrition?
Newton's third law of motion fittingly exemplifies the existing condition of the hospitality industry. While occupancies and ARRs are escalating, one vital characteristic of the sector is suffering. Retention of human resource. Vyas Sivanand asks the industry for a solution.

View Point

Need for Un-'Conventional' Focus

Video Conferencing Facility Can Bring In Business

Perspective

Forget Shanghai, Try Emulating Bangkok First
Nothing prepared me for the pleasant surprise I witnessed when I drove out of the Bangkok airport.

Globe Watch

Hilton To Open At Helsinki-Vantaa Airport In 2007

Shangri-La Consolidates China Operations

Hard Rock Intl. In JV To Develop Lifestyle Hotels

Jumeirah In Talks To Acquire French Hotels

Connecticut Property Becomes Part Crowne Plaza Hotels & Resorts Portfolio

Spotlight

Hotels Ride On Aviation Boom
The current boom in the Indian aviation scenario is fuelling a parallel growth in the nation's hotel sector. Express Hotelier & Caterer takes a look at the growing aviation segment.

In Focus

Brand And Expand
Increasingly, one finds almost all state tourism boards beginning to brand their states for tourism promotion. Reema Sisodia delves into the various aspects related to this new phenomenon...

On Campus

IDP Australia Promotes Hospitality Education
Representative of more than 40 institutes, under the banner IDP Education Australia, recently visited the country to promote their educational institutes and interview interested Indian students.

Food & Beverage

Two New Restaurants From The Baljee Stable
The Baljee Group of Hotels have started two new restaurants in Bangalore within the two properties owned by them. Royal Orchid, the premium hotel of the group will boast of a South-East Asian cuisine christened Ginseng.

Equip-Mart

eToursonline Commercially Launches First Indian Hotel CRS

EPSCO India Launches New Product

Dialogue

‘We Have Finalised Plans To Enter Hyderabad And Pune’
The Baljee Group of Hotels was planning to go for an Initial Public Offer (IPO) sometime back. Chander K Baljee, managing director of the group tells Vyas Sivanand about the status of the offer and his expansion plans.

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