India, Mauritius to strengthen travel trade
July 13th, 2012 - 9:25 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, July 13 (IANS) India and Mauritius will strengthen ties in the tourism sector by increasing investment in the hotel industry, promoting more package tours and developing tourism infrastructure, ... Read more...
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Accord in talks for acquiring a Swiss hotel
June 28th, 2012 - 5:33 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, June 28 (IANS) City-based star hotel group Accord is looking at acquiring a 52-room hotel in Switzerland, while its new hotel in Puducherry will be inaugurated soon, said a ... Read more...
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Good taxi drivers key to tourism, says study (Lead)
June 24th, 2012 - 6:21 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, June 24 (IANS) Well-trained taxi drivers are a must if a country needs to boost its tourism potential. So says a study by industry lobby FICCI and Yes ... Read more...
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Dubai Hotels post $1.4 bn revenue
May 1st, 2012 - 12:35 am ICT by IANS
Dubai, April 30 (IANS/WAM) The Dubai hotel industry has posted a 5.4 billion dirham (about $1.4 billion) revenue in the first quarter of 2012.The impressive January-March 2012 results caps the ... Read more...
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Breaking 27-year jinx, Chandigarh hotel to open finally
April 9th, 2012 - 12:23 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, April 9 (IANS) Chandigarh residents had virtually given up hope of seeing the hotel ever function. But, finally after 27 years, the Park Plaza, which has changed its name ... Read more...
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Malabar Gold group to diversify into retailing of lifestyle products
March 30th, 2012 - 4:51 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, March 30 (IANS) As a business de-risking and diversification strategy, the Kerala-based $2.4 billion Malabar group with interests in jewellery retailing and real estate development has decided to venture ... Read more...
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Indian tourism upbeat despite tight budget (Comment)
March 29th, 2012 - 12:40 pm ICT by IANS
Although India's latest budget has increased the allocation for tourism by less than 10 percent, the tourism ministry remains hopeful that it can bring in at least seven million foreign tourists ... Read more...
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France may see closure of 4,000 hotels
December 16th, 2011 - 5:39 pm ICT by IANS
Paris, Dec 16 (IANS) France's hotel industry is likely to witness closure of 4,000 hotels -- especially the small independent ones -- over next three years, French hotel authorities have ... Read more...
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Southern hotel industry faces room boom and gloom
September 24th, 2011 - 7:50 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 24 (IANS) Hoteliers in South India are in gloom: 14,500 rooms are expected to be added by 2012 amid a slowdown in global economy, rising costs and ... Read more...
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Hotel group to open 100 hotels in Russia, CIS
September 12th, 2011 - 3:49 pm ICT by IANS
Moscow, Sep 12 (IANS/RIA Novosti) InterContinental Hotels Group (IHG) has announced plans to open 100 hotels in Russia and the Commonwealth of Independent States (CIS) by 2020.The company said ... Read more...
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Mamata sends trade envoys to Nepal
July 28th, 2011 - 2:58 pm ICT by IANS
Kathmandu, July 28 (IANS) Losing no time after assuming the reins of former red bastion West Bengal's government, its new chief minister Mamata Banerjee has sent trade envoys to ... Read more...
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Most get paid holiday on poll day in Kerala
April 12th, 2011 - 5:13 pm ICT by IANS
Thiruvananthapuram, April 12 (IANS) With all set for the Kerala assembly polls, government employees and those working in non-service industry in the private sector, banks and some IT companies will ... Read more...
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Hike in taxes disappoints Goa hotel industry
March 2nd, 2011 - 6:56 pm ICT by ANI
Calangute (Goa), Mar.2 (ANI): Representatives of the hotel industry in Calangute in Goa have expressed their disappointment with the hike in service tax proposed in the annual budget calling it a ... Read more...
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Abu Dhabi to host cooking festival
January 22nd, 2011 - 10:40 pm ICT by IANS
Abu Dhabi, Jan 22 (IANS/WAM) Abu Dhabi will host a festival of cooking art next month to showcase its tradition of hospitality and promote tourism in the emirate.The fortnight-long event -- Arts ... Read more...
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US-based stakeholders study Goa’s tourism potential
January 13th, 2011 - 8:57 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Jan 13 (IANS) After playing a holiday home to European tourists for nearly four decades, Goa is now in the cross-hairs of the American tourism industry. A 34-member delegation of the ... Read more...
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Gujjar protest makes Jaipur hoteliers to lure residents in absence of tourists
December 31st, 2010 - 5:27 pm ICT by ANI
By Lokender SinghJaipur, Dec.31 (ANI): Hoteliers in Jaipur lured residents with attractive packages to make up the losses caused by absence of tourists, due to the blockade by Gujjars in the stir ... Read more...
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Govt. approves creation of ‘Hospitality Development and Promotion Board’
December 30th, 2010 - 9:56 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Dec.30 (ANI): The Union Cabinet on Thursday approved creation of 'Hospitality Development and Promotion Board (HDPB)' for approving and facilitating of hotel projects.The decision will facilitate the setting up ... Read more...
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Skilled worker is most respected professional in China
November 28th, 2010 - 2:02 pm ICT by IANS
Beijing, Nov 28 (IANS) Skilled workers in factories, farmers and engineers comprise the top three most respected professional categories in China, while people who work in the medical and entertainment industry come ... Read more...
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Low tourist inflow during CWG disappoints hotel industry
October 20th, 2010 - 4:09 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Oct 20 (IANS) A low tourist inflow during the Commonwealth Games had an adverse impact on the hotels and restaurants business which was left with an over supply of rooms ... Read more...
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Celebs particularly vulnerable to bed bugs, say experts
October 13th, 2010 - 5:46 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, Oct 13 (ANI): Experts hint that celebrities may be at higher risk of being bitten by blood-sucking bed bugs.Action Pest Control president John Russell says that celebrities traveling from five-star hotel ... Read more...
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Andhra Pradesh for closer ties with Australian cities
October 6th, 2010 - 9:48 pm ICT by IANS
Hyderabad, Oct 6 (IANS) Andhra Pradesh is keen to develop closer ties with the Australian cities of Brisbane and Ipswich in the areas of agriculture, education, information technology, biotechnology and tourism, Chief ... Read more...
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Sarovar Hotels to add six more hotels to portfolio
September 26th, 2010 - 5:11 pm ICT by IANS
Shimla, Sep 26 (IANS) Delhi-based Sarovar Hotels and Resorts would add six more properties to its portfolio in the next six months, a top company official said here Sunday.
the hospitality chain, operating ... Read more...
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‘Hiring talent challenge for hotels in south India’
September 4th, 2010 - 9:10 pm ICT by IANS
Chennai, Sep 4 (IANS) With 119 hotels coming up in the four southern states and 11,000 rooms likely to be added to the capacity, hiring trained manpower will be a challenge for ... Read more...
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“Ramu Helps Me Get The Best Of Myself” - Vivek
August 16th, 2010 - 6:15 pm ICT by Sampurn Wire
August 16, 2010 (Sampurn Wire): Vivek Oberoi, son of the yesteryear actor and hotel industry tycoon Suresh Oberoi, is in news for his role in an upcoming movie Raktacharitra, directed ... Read more...
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Mosque To Be Built Near Ground Zero In New York Amid Discord
August 4th, 2010 - 8:18 pm ICT by Pen Men At Work
August 4, 2010 (Pen Men at Work): The path has been emptied for altering a property in New York into a Mohammedan community center and mosque. However, this development has been massively ... Read more...
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Agra residents cry foul over airport in Jewar
June 16th, 2010 - 1:34 pm ICT by IANS
By Brij Khandelwal
Agra, June 16 (IANS) This city, which is home to the Taj Mahal and gets around 12,000 tourists a day, has no airport. But its residents point out that a ... Read more...
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Dubai hotel industry to boom in 2010: Experts
May 19th, 2010 - 10:36 pm ICT by IANS
Dubai, May 19 (IANS/WAM) With increasing number of hotels, Dubai's hospitality sector is witnessing a rapid surge after facing the impact of global recession last year, say industry experts.
When most of the ... Read more...
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Top 10 most annoying things about hotels
May 11th, 2010 - 5:07 pm ICT by ANI
Melbourne, May 11 (ANI): No matter if you are staying in a 5-star hotel or a sub-standard budget lodge, there will be many things you'll find wrong as far as the place's ... Read more...
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Goa police on lookout for LTTE cadres, sympathisers
April 21st, 2010 - 3:32 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, April 21 (IANS) Police are keeping an eye on Sri Lankan Tamils possibly working on fishing trawlers and in the mushrooming hotel industry in coastal Goa after the union home ministry ... Read more...
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Tax holiday extended to boost CWG hotel projects
March 11th, 2010 - 5:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, March 11 (IANS) A tax holiday granted to the hotel industry has been extended by three months to speed up the completion of the Commonwealth Games hotel projects that had ... Read more...
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Andrew (Randy) Kwasniewski Found Dead
March 10th, 2010 - 8:48 pm ICT by GD
By Ranjan Bhaduri
New York, Mar 10, (THAINDIAN NEWS) President of Hard Rock Cafe Las Vegas, Andrew (Randy) Kwasniewski passed away last Tuesday in his Las Vegas home. Randy Kwasniewski's death was first ... Read more...
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Jordan to foray into boutique hotel industry
January 30th, 2010 - 5:43 pm ICT by ANI
London, Jan 30 (ANI): Jordan is making up her mind to open a boutique hotel to boost her six-figure salary, it has emerged.The 31-year-old Jordan, real name Katie Price, is believed to ... Read more...
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Tourists pack Taj Mahal, jam roads to Agra
January 1st, 2010 - 1:52 pm ICT by IANS
Agra, Jan 1 (IANS) Thousands of tourists, domestic and foreign, flooded Agra on the last day of 2009, causing hours-long traffic holdups that stretched to the next city. In the past week, ... Read more...
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Haryana approves bed-n-breakfast for Gurgaon during 2010 Games
December 2nd, 2009 - 11:38 pm ICT by IANS
Chandigarh, Dec 2 (IANS) To accommodate the rush of tourists during the 2010 Commonwealth Games in New Delhi October next year, the Haryana government here Wednesday announced a bed and breakfast scheme ... Read more...
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Assocham for tax holiday for five-star hotels
November 25th, 2009 - 7:29 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 25 (IANS) The Associated Chambers of Commerce and Industry of India (Assocham) has called for a five-year tax holiday for all hotels including five-star establishments, especially in Delhi and ... Read more...
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