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-CB Edit Desk The up-to-date coverage of the latest report Five Star Hotel Market provides a detailed synopsis as well as a consistent evaluation of accurate revenue over the forecasted timespan, as from The Courier. Current trends, industry analysis, and growth development represented in the report are of great help for the new industry players entering the market. This market research report includes an in-depth analysis of global and regional markets with the understanding given for variation in the growth of the industry in particular regions, giving a specific investigation of the market status, venture plans, establishment and usage, value patterns.…
-Ayshwaria Lakshmi (cbedit@imaws.org) India has a new demand in trends in bakery and confectionery products. Bakery sector has undergone various changes in the past year. Not just as a business, the Indian baking sector has huge socio, economic and cultural significance. Out of many, the top two trends would be, preference moving towards egg-free products and baking is moving slowly from a pastime hobby to serious women empowerment. Varsha Vishnu Prasad, Managing Director, Crust ‘n’ Crumb shares some interesting trends in recent days. “In the Indian markets, we see a growing trend towards egg-free products excluding a few states. There…
-CB Edit Desk More than 500 workers from the tourism and hospitality sector in the Nilgiris were administered the COVID-19 vaccine as part of a vaccination drive organised recently, as reported by The Hindu. In a press release, the Nilgiris Hotel and Restaurant Owners’ Association (NHRA), said that 530 people working in hotels and restaurants and from the hospitality sector were vaccinated in Udhagamandalam. Members from the South India Hotel and Restaurant Association (SIHRA) and SKAL Club, Coimbatore, also attended the vaccination drive.
-CB Edit Desk Amul’s witty camping on on Ronaldo’s Coca-Cola snub is now a viral social media advertising campaign, reproted by The Mint. Two of the world’s best-known drinks brands have felt the viral ripples caused by simple gestures from Cristiano Ronaldo and Paul Pogba. Attending a Euro 2020 post-match press conference, the Portugal striker Cristiano Ronaldo removed two bottles of Coca-Cola kept in front of him and asked people to drink water. Ronaldo has 299 million followers on Instagram alone. R S Sodhi, MD at Gujarat Cooperative Milk Marketing Federation(GCMMF) tweeted an ad with the Amul girl that said…
-CB Edit Desk India’s apex hospitality association – Federation of Hotel and Restaurant Associations of India (FHRAI), has submitted a representation to Tourism Minister Prahlad Singh Patel, and to Minister for Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises Nitin Gadkari, highlighting issues faced by its member establishments over higher electricity tariffs in the Union Territory of Andaman and Nicobar Islands. The association has stated that in spite of a favourable order from the Electricity Regulatory Commission, the UT’s electricity department has not been extending the benefit of lower electricity tariff to the MSMEs, especially the hospitality establishments. FHRAI has requested Government urgent…
-CB Edit Desk Tourism activities will not be reopened in Goa until everybody in the state gets at least one dose of the vaccine, state Chief Minister Pramod Sawant said on Thursday, as reported by The Mint. The CM added that the administration is aiming to achieve this goal by 31 July. “Until we administer the first dose of vaccine (across the state), tourism will not be reopened here. Our target is to accomplish this goal by 31 July. We will consider reopening only after achieving that goal,” said Sawant. The state’s coronavirus caseload went up by 310 and rose to…
-CB Edit Desk Despite the impact of the lockdown on the hospitality sector, Marriott International considers India as one of its top markets, according to Craig S. Smith, Group President, International, Marriott International, as reported by BusinessLine. “We are continuing to invest in properties in India despite the pandemic. In the future, we will bring our other brands to India as well,” Smith said while responding to a question from BusinessLine at a virtual event organised by Les Clefs d’Or, a global professional association of hotel concierges. Smith sees a lot of potential in the Indian market because of the young population.…
-CB Edit Desk The major legal issues for investment in the hotel and hospitality sector in India can be divided into six categories, as reported in Lexology: 1) Foreign Investment in the Hotel and Hospitality Sector Around 11 million foreign tourists visited India in 2019. Recovery in the tourism sector in India is likely to occur at end of 2021, said Bird & Bird LLP. The Government of India has implemented various campaigns such as “Incredible India” and “Atithi Devo Bhava” (“Guest is God”) in order to promote tourism in India. The Government of India has also introduced `visa on…
-CB Edit Desk Ankur Bhatia, executive director of travel and hospitality conglomerate Bird Group, died in New Delhi on Friday, 11th morning, following a massive cardiac arrest, as reported by The Mint. Bird Group, which was founded as Bird Travels in 1971, is a leading operator in the hospitality sector. It also has interests in technology, aviation services, luxury retail and education, and also operated dealerships for BMW.
-CB Edit Desk The Hotel and Restaurant Association of Western India (HRAWI) has written a letter to the Chief Minister of Maharashtra, Uddhav Thackeray, stating that the new unlock parameters that are being contemplated for Mumbai will further push the hotel industry into uncertainty, as reported by India Today. The association has demanded that they be given some certainty on when they could roll out the full-fledged revival plans. The letter to the Chief Minister said: -If a further parameter is now being proposed of the cases to reach a level of detection of 200 positive cases per day, such…