Paris 2024 President Tony Estanguet and Chairman and CEO of the Accor Group Sebastien Bazin announced a partnership between Paris 2024 and Accor at the Destination France Summit, which took place today in Paris and was attended by the French President Emmanuel Macron. Accor, a leading global hotel group and the largest hotel operator in France, thereby becomes an official partner of the Olympic and Paralympic Games Paris 2024. Accredited personnel will enjoy the full extent of Accor’s savoir-faire as it greets and provides them with accommodation all over France. More particularly, the group will offer its services to athletes…
Author: Asmita Mukherjee
Ginger signs a new hotel in Dehradun, the capital of Uttarakhand. The hotel will be designed around the brand’s lean luxe design and service philosophy of offering a vibrant, contemporary, and seamless hospitality experience to its guests. Commenting on the signing, Ms. Deepika Rao, Managing Director & Chief Executive Officer, Ginger Hotels, said, “It is a proud moment for us. The beautiful city of Dehradun is an important economic hub for Uttarakhand with the development of Software Technology Parks and Special Economic Zones. It is also a gateway to several tourist destinations in the North. We are delighted to partner…
A UPS 747 flight is now connecting India directly to Europe and connecting UPS customers to North and Latin American markets five days per week. That doubles the company’s previous capacity to and from India for small and medium-sized business customers looking to grow their revenue base. UPS’s first direct flight from India will connect Delhi to its largest international hub at Cologne, Germany. Customers have been diversifying their supply chains as they respond to pandemic disruptions. And cargo space in the belly of passenger aircraft – normally reliable and cost-effective – has been significantly reduced. Now, buoyed by market…
Novotel Hyderabad Airport is pleased to announce the appointment of Lovey Mathew as the new Executive Housekeeper at the property. Lovey will play a pivotal role in leading the housekeeping operations at the iconic flagship hotel. Lovey comes with extensive experience of more than 21 years in the hospitality industry, having previously worked with prestigious brands like Oberoi group, The Pullman Gurgaon Central Park, Vivanta by Taj groups to name a few. She has worked with Oberoi Center of Learning and Development and as an Executive Housekeeper and was also associated with the C.K. Birla Group as Head Housekeeper. She…
Malini Menon has been appointed as General Manager – Sales & Marketing (South India) for The Fern Hotels & Resorts. Malini has completed her B.A (Psychology) and PGDBA in Marketing & HR from SCMS Kochi. She has over 20 years of hospitality sales experience with renowned brands like ITC Welcomgroup, Apeejay Surrendra Park Hotels, Lalit Hotels and Resorts, etc. Her last assignment was with Raviz Hotels & Resorts handling pan-India Regional Sales Offices.
Vistara, India’s finest full-service carrier and a joint venture of Tata group and Singapore Airlines, operated its first non-stop flight to Paris CDG (Charles de Gaulle) airport yesterday. Under the air bubble agreement between India and Europe, Vistara will fly twice a week between the two cities – on Wednesdays and Sundays. Bookings for the flights are open on all channels, including Vistara’s website, mobile app, and through travel agents. On this occasion Mr. Leslie Thng, Chief Executive Officer, Vistara, said, “Paris is one of the most popular destinations in Europe and CDG an important airport for any airline intending…
The Aymanam Model Responsible Tourism Village Project won Kerala Tourism (KT), the World Travel Market’s ‘Indian Responsible Tourism One To Watch’ award, fetching global attention to the riverine location near Kottayam in the state. Kerala Tourism Director Shri Krishna Teja, IAS, received the honour at the ongoing WTM in London in the ‘High Speed Diversification’ category for tourist activities spanning two years ending on March 31, 2020. The award-winning project functions under KT’s Responsible Tourism Mission, which was formed four years ago as a nodal agency by the Kerala government. The project won the WTM recognition 14 months after Kerala…
As the country returns to post-pandemic normalcy, and millions of Indians return to their favorite restaurants, pubs and bars, leading Bengaluru-based hospitality chain, VRO Hospitality is back in an expansion mode. The group has entered two of the biggest markets for travel & hospitality, i.e. Mumbai & Goa with an ambition of a pan-India presence. With its iconic French café brand ‘Café Noir’, the group is set to take up all of 1,000 sqft at the new Lodha World estate in Mumbai’s Lower Parel. It is also unveiling a new brand ‘Taki Taki’, which will deliver some of the finest…
As the festive season commences across the country, travellers across the country are back to actively making advance bookings for travel in the near future. Goibibo, India’s leading online travel brand is already seeing a ~40% increase in travel bookings for the coming months. As traveller traffic returns in a big way, Goibibo has launched a gamut of new features including Price Lock for flight bookers and most recently, goCONFIRMED Trip for train bookers to help customers make smart choices and value-based decisions when planning and booking travel. goCONFIRMED Trip, a one-of-a-kind feature has been designed to offer more choices,…
MakeMyTrip, India’s leading online travel company, in partnership with India’s leading airline, IndiGo, has launched exclusive Air Charter Holiday Services to Phuket. As countries open up to vaccinated travellers, MakeMyTrip together with the airline is making travelling to the holiday island easy while Phuket continues to remain closed for direct flyers from India. This industry-first and one-of-a-kind package has been packaged with various travel benefits, value adds and unmissable offers. Bookable for 4th December, 9th December, 14th December, 19th December, 24th December, 29th December and 3rd January 2022, these charter holiday packages have been designed and packaged to offer unique…
